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12:00 am
Mon August 9, 2010

FBI agent, now retired on Treasure Coast, kept tabs on Meyer Lansky

Meyer Lansky

The notorious mobster was living in Miami Beach when FBI agent Bill Murphy, now of Vero Beach, was assigned to watch him.  

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Floridays
12:00 am
Sat August 7, 2010

Florida's unofficial founder now virtually unknown

Pedro Menendez

No, it isn't Ponce de Leon, but rather a Spanish explorer named Pedro Menendez, who came to the New World with orders from the king to drive out the French. Renowned historian Dr. Eugene Lyon discusses Menendez' life and accomplishments.   

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Floridays
12:00 am
Sat August 7, 2010

Coyotes no longer just in the Wild West

Coyotes are considered highly intelligent.

They've been seen in New York's Central Park and downtown Chicago, and are believed to prey on sea turtle eggs on Treasure Coast beaches.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Tue August 3, 2010

Author traces changing status of manatee, from sea cow to sacred cow

Manatee is now an endangered species

Journalist and author Craig Pittman says media exposure caused attitudes about the manatee to change.  

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Floridays
12:00 am
Mon July 12, 2010

'All u can drink' orance juice stand beckoned to motorists heading south on U.S. 1

Citrus grower Ken Kennedy says some tourists would stop at his Vero Beach store and ask how far it was to "Florida," meaning Miami.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Fri July 9, 2010

Fatback and a penny was one Miami woman's remedy for her son's infected cut

VNA of the Treasure Coast leader Ann Marie McCrystal encountered the woman and the boy during her student nursing days.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Fri July 9, 2010

Farmer says pigs are better food source than cows

  • An interview with a farmer

That's because nearly the entire body of a pig can be utilized.

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