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Spring training baseball comes to Florida every single year. Our history with baseball is complicated, but the impacts of today are lasting. How did we get here, to the very first day of 2019's spring training season? 

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Songs

Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco

Hey Go by Lobo Loco

Things You Never Known by Lobo Lobo

Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco

Springtime by Lobo Loco

Sources

http://www.floridagrapefruitleague.com/home/history/

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WHS/1886.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WNL/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-league-of-baseball-is-founded

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/photo-1-78

https://dc.curbed.com/2016/9/20/12986838/swampoodle-irish

https://www.mlb.com/spring-training/grapefruit-league/

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a5b2c2b4

https://www.flasports.com/2018/07/30/2018-mlb-spring-training-produces-687-1-million-of-economic-impact-for-the-state-of-florida/

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/288561-ron-desantis-to-welcome-2019-spring-training-at-governors-baseball-dinner

https://www.sportsdestinations.com/management/economics/economic-impact-florida-sports-13586

https://sabraz.org/the-cactus-league-a-brief-history/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7jTuxjDWw0

Bills and proposals and new laws and old fights! All that in just five minutes on this week's Tallahassee Tuesday!

Songs

Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco

Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.wuft.org/news/2019/02/12/florida-lawmakers-file-anti-gun-violence-legislation/

https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/2019/02/12/bill-to-arm-florida-teachers-passes-first-committee-along-party-lines/ 

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/editorials/2019/02/14/florida-legislature-renews-efforts-undermine-home-rule-our-view/2838614002/ 

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/29/florida-bill-would-have-students-learn-alternatives-to-climate-change-evolution/ 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article226334175.html

https://www.aclufl.org/en/news/look-ahead-2019-whats-next-legislative-horizon 

https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_State_Legislature

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/287910-sixty-days-for-2-14-19-a-prime-time-look-at-the-2019-legislative-session

Zora Neale Hurston liked the mystery that surrounded her. That was part of what made her so unique. But who was she, really? And how did she carry her legends with her?

Songs

Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco

Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco

Hey Go by Lobo Loco

Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco

Indian Summer by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.zoranealehurston.com/about/

https://www.zoranealehurston.com/books/

https://www.itsmymaitland.org/about/

https://eatonvillefl.wordpress.com/history/

https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance#section_7

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/01/08/zora-neale-hurston-federal-writers-project

https://www.biography.com/news/zora-neale-hurston-their-eyes-were-watching-god-80th-anniversary

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma01/grand-jean/hurston/chapters/index.html

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/clotilda-slave-shipwreck-discovery-alabama-delta-spd/

http://time.com/5272335/zora-neale-hurston-barracoon-published/

Budgets! Sanctions! Education! Marijuana! All that, in under five minutes, just for you!

Indian Summer by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-desantis-budget-recommendation-20190201-story.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article225394015.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/01/31/common-core-florida-standards-ron-desantis-governor/2738154002/

https://www.clickorlando.com/education/what-is-common-core-and-how-will-gov-desantis-new-order-change-it

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2019/01/29/florida-sanctions-airbnb-over-west-bank-policy/2713008002/

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/17/on-medical-marijuana-florida-gov-ron-desantis-wants-to-heed-the-will-of-voters/

The manatees flock to Blue Spring State Park every winter. Why do they come? Who looks out for them when they do? And what is the future of our beloved sea cow?

Check out more on how to protect these creates at Save the Manatee Club.

Send me an e-mail at [email protected]

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Songs 

Springtime by Lobo Loco

Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco

Indian Summer by Lobo Loco

Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco

Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_bbxKGUaAI

https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/blue-spring-state-park

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2018/01/05/manatee-deaths-boat-strikes-2017-tied-statewide-record-set-2016/1001088001/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/Red-Tide-s-continuing-toll-The-554-dead-manatees-in-2018-already-surpasses-last-year-s-total-_171056483

https://www.savethemanatee.org/how-to-help/report-injured-manatee/

https://www.fws.gov/southeast/wildlife/mammals/manatee/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-mistakes-manatees-for-mermaids

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/endoceanmanatees/

https://defenders.org/florida-manatee/threats

Marjory Stoneman Douglas changed the world. It's time to reclaim her name, tell her story, and try harder to be the type of Floridian she was.

Songs

Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco

Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco

Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco

Hey Go by Lobo Loco

Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saQnkgnDSJY

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3985972?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.nps.gov/bicy/learn/historyculture/miami-jetport.htm

https://freesound.org/people/CCCanary/sounds/266754/

https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/historyculture/msdouglas.htm

http://historymiamiarchives.org/guides/?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=389

Drunk History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbnVdurs15A&t=318s

January 18th, 2019

Snow is an unusual sight in the state of Florida. But sometimes, when unusual things happen, amazing things follow soon after.

Songs

Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco

Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco

Indian Summer by Lobo Loco

Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco

Sources

ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/mwr/035/mwr-035-12-0566.pdf

https://www.tampapix.com/snow.htm

https://www.gazettetimes.com/the-great-blizzard-of-great-arctic-outbreak-of-hit-the/article_dd5e0dbd-1a32-52dd-87c9-c4a851f0974c.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=7rAUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/articles/the-colony-of-east-florida/

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2018/01/02/cold-you-should-have-been-here-1899/995793001/

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-03-14-8901140282-story.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article55396310.html

https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/snow-in-tampa-bay-35-years-ago-we-got-a-real-dusting/1211246

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-christmas-1989-citrus-freeze-25-anniversary-20141223-story.html

http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-school/aurora-borealis/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-christmas-1989-citrus-freeze-25-anniversary-20141223-story.html

Your update on the movings of our state government, for the week of January 8th to the 15th!

Songs

Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco

Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/14/gov-desantis-names-miami-appellate-judge-robert-luck-to-florida-supreme-court/

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/10/ron-desantis-unveils-sweeping-environmental-plan-to-fix-floridas-water-woes/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-sheriff-suspended-handling-marjory-stoneman-douglas-high/story?id=60322181

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/08/desantis-issues-two-executive-orders-on-his-first-day-in-office/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/11/groveland-four-desantis-florida-pardon-black-men-accused-rape/2550190002/

The fight for medical marijuana is still new, but has already shifted and changed several times. Even now, with the laws in effect, the treatment faces consistent pressure as it tries to find its place in the healthcare system in Florida.

Songs

Hey Go by Lobo Loco

Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco

Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco

Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco

Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/05/16/why-cant-patients-smoke-marijuana-in-florida-john-morgan-pushes-for-answers-today-in-court/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-john-morgan-smoke-lawsuit-20180529-story.html

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-morgan-recreational-marijuana-20180626-story.html

https://www.cannamd.com/florida-amendment-2/

https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Right_to_Medical_Marijuana_Initiative,_Amendment_2_(2014)

https://tbo.com/news/politics/attorney-morgan-medicinal-marijuana-initiative-will-pass-in-florida-20140221/

http://www.floridaforcare.org/about

https://www.thestreet.com/markets/history-of-marijuana-14718715

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/8/20/17938366/medical-marijuana-legalization-states-map

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/8/20/17938358/marijuana-legalization-decriminalization-states-map

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/12/07/change-on-the-horizon-for-floridas-medical-marijuana-industry

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/trending/fl-op-col-ben-pollara-med-marijuana-20181102-story.html

https://www.aclu.org/gallery/marijuana-arrests-numbers

https://www.coloradopotguide.com/colorado-marijuana-blog/article/can-you-overdose-on-marijuana/

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/medical-marijuana-2018011513085

https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Medical_Marijuana_Legalization,_Amendment_2_(2016)

https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/11/20/medical-marijuana-patients-could-see-big-changes-florida-commentary/2027961002/

Our new governor has a vast history, and who better to introduce us to him than himself. Ron DeSantis, in his words, this week on Wait Five Minutes.

Songs

Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco

Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco

Frozen Creek by Lobo Loco

Arround the Lake by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1YP_zZJFXs

https://rondesantis.com/

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/03/president-rick-scott-marco-rubio-ron-desantis/

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/02/ron-desantis-adds-four-more-to-ranks-of-new-administration/

https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article220303490.html

https://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/governor/florida/

https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/florida/governor/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=kX3S8QlHdkc

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/13/desantis-resignation-ends-dormant-ethics-complaint/1283073002/

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/13/desantis-resignation-ends-dormant-ethics-complaint/1283073002/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8_pgBQdH3o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANbKixzFcfI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgX2gkM9y50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2acGFGlAV5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHgl-1OrIVY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7rP4u5MS8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ID8oPlFa2g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXHHBCmdMc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O6eR99qG9M