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'Ballad' Shows the Dark Side of Supporting the Troops

Orlando Weekly | September 27, 2007

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez documents the 1997 murder on the banks of the Rio Grande of a 17-year-old high-schooler, Esequiel Hernandez, who was shot by four undercover Marines while walking the family goats near his home in Redford, Texas.

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Tags: Kieran Fitzgerald, The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez

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In America's theme-park Mecca, Orlando Weekly recently explored these themes: How a private group of developers pulled the strings that directed public land-use policies. How a millionaire time-share mogul made his money selling bogus promises. How an annual Gay Day...

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The Fate of One of Florida's Most Unique Springs Rests in the Hands of a Developernew

Warm Mineral Springs may have started as a quiet backwater, but those days are over. The future of the springs now depends on how much revenue it can generate, rather than its value as an archeological site or a natural resource.

Orlando Weekly | Lindy T. Shepherd | 08-13-2009 | Housing & Development

Tags: Mineral Springs, springs, Florida, environment, Development

Happytown: The World's Best Bodypaintersnew

Yes, indeedy, we are the champions -- or more accurately, we are the home of the champions, twin brothers Brian and Nick Wolfe, who just won a gold medal in the "brush/sponge" division at the World Bodypainting Festival in Seeboden, Austria. The brothers Wolfe beat teams from 38 other countries to claim the trophy and the 2,000-euro cash prize that came with it.

Orlando Weekly | Billy Manes, Lindy T. Shepherd and Bob Whitby | 07-30-2009 | Commentary

Tags: Equality Florida, AAA, Full Sail University, Stedman Graham, bodypainting