Good Morning! On this day in 1974, Adam Walsh was born. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act was a result of the 6 year old’s abduction from a Sears department store in Hollywood, Florida, in 1981.
The question of whether to call your evening meal “supper” or “dinner” sparked quite a discussion among our crew. Southern Living says Southerners call it supper. What do you call it? Let us know in today’s Poll.
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The Phoenix Declaration describes several key education principles from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, including parental choice and responsibility, transparency and accountability, truth and goodness, cultural transmission, character formation, academic excellence, and citizenship.
Florida is also implementing new history lessons about communism across all grades, starting in the 2026-2027 school year, following the passage of Senate Bill 1264.
Backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the new lessons are designed to teach students about the atrocities of communist regimes, from Fidel Castro’s Cuba to the Soviet Union and China. Critics say the lessons blur the line between education and political messaging.
The curriculum will require students to compare communism’s death tolls with wartime casualties, examine propaganda in entertainment, and contrast The Communist Manifesto with the Bill of Rights.
State’s Hemp Industry in Jeopardy
A provision included in the continuing resolution to reopen the government, signed by President Trump on Wednesday, will take nearly all hemp-infused products off shelves nationwide, potentially devastating Florida’s multibillion-dollar hemp industry.
Florida lawmakers have tried to regulate hemp products over the past three years, with Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoing 2024 legislation that would have banned the sale of delta-8 and imposed regulations on other intoxicating hemp-derived products.
The newly passed federal legislation reverses a loophole in the 2018 farm bill. According to a Senate Appropriations Committee bill summary, the measure prohibits “the unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived products, including Delta-8, from being sold online, in gas stations, and corner stores.”
Earlier this year, Florida lawmakers created a workgroup on hemp, concluding that they did not want to pass legislation that would destroy the industry in the state, but deciding that more regulations were needed.
Group Saves Marineland Dolphin Park
On Wednesday, a judge approved the sale of the historic Marineland Dolphin Adventure, located near the St. Johns-Flagler County line, to a group known as #1 Apex Association. The group won the bankruptcy auction with a $6.5 million cash bid, plus non-cash consideration valued at approximately $635,000.
Marineland, which has been open since 1938, was put up for sale over the summer as part of the bankruptcy process for its former owner, The Dolphin Company. The company, which owns dolphin attractions around the world, acquired Marineland in 2019.
Apex, owned by Clay County couple Barbara and Jon Rubel, is backing Jack Kassewitz, a dolphin expert whose wife, Donna Kassewitz, was a founder of the Dolphin Company.
The Rubels stepped in at the last minute to outbid two developers. Marineland’s new owners say they will transform the park into a nonprofit organization focused on research and public education, while treating its bottlenose dolphins humanely.
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➤ Statewide: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Operation Dirtbag, which targeted illegal immigrants who were known sexual predators, has arrested more than 150 sex offenders. (More)
➤ Starke: On Thursday, Bryan Jennings, 66, became the 16th man executed in Florida this year. He is convicted of kidnapping, raping, and killing 6-year-old Becky Kunash in 1979 in Merritt Island. (More)
➤ Jacksonville: On Wednesday, the city council called an emergency meeting and approved a bill to send $200,000 to Feeding Northeast Florida, as food insecurity has mounted during the government shutdown. (More)
➤ Brevard County: Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s High Intensity Target Unit demolished a second “nuisance house” this week. The sheriff said it was a prime example of code violations, citing dozens of complaints from neighbors. (See Video)
➤ Miami Beach: A funeral service was held on Wednesday at Hard Rock Stadium for Sgt. David Cajuso Jr., who died last month in an accident when he lost control of his department-issued motorcycle. (See Photos)
➤ Fernandina Beach: The city launched a fundraiser for Peg Leg Pete, the 10-foot-tall wooden pirate statue that crews recently moved from in front of the town welcome center. The city is seeking $23,000 to restore Pete. (See Photo)
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➤ Florida lawmakers are trying to curb sports gambling corruption with a new bill that, if passed, would make betting with insider information a third-degree felony. (More)
➤ Tampa Bay Rays announced Wednesday that they will return to an updated Tropicana Field for the 2026 baseball season after playing their home schedule this year at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. (More)
➤ Miami Marlins owner Bruce Sherman told employees that he “fully expects” pitcher Sandy Alcantara to be on the team’s opening day roster, but that the team is not “shutting down” trade talks from other teams. (More)
➤The Florida Gators fired head women’s soccer coach Samantha Bohon after four seasons with the program. Bohon’s overall record with the team was 18-34-18, and she won just five conference games during her tenure. (More)
➤ Georgia football coach Kirby Smart brought former Florida coach Billy Napier to his team’s practice this week, presumably to help him build a game plan for the Texas Longhorns this Saturday. (More)
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➤ Blue Origin launched NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, after being delayed on Wednesday due to highly elevated solar activity. (See Video)
➤ Unionized Starbucks employees went on strike Thursday during the company’s annual Red Cup Day. Eleven Starbucks locations in Florida have unionized. (More)
➤ Punta Gorda-based Helimix, a drinkware company, sold some of its assets related to its shaker bottle to Yeti, the popular Texas-based outdoor products company, in a $38 million cash deal. (More)
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➤ Robert “Doc” Hernandez, a Navy medic, said he found healing at K9s for Warriors in Jacksonville through his service dog, Mary Lee. (See Video)
➤ Kennedy Space Center’s culinary experience event, Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef, is set to return on Nov. 15, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station with a showcase of international cuisine by renowned chefs. (See Video)
➤ Orlando-based Margaritaville is selling a first-of-its-kind mission patch inspired by Jimmy Buffett’s love of space and his commitment to conservation. All proceeds are donated to the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. (See Photo)
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Florida Adopts New Education Measures
