Welcome, Grant!
The Florida Standard warmly welcomes our new colleague Grant Holcomb to the team! Grant will report on everything going on in Tallahassee and much more. Click the link below to read some of Grant’s first stories.
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This week's top stories:
COVID Transmission in Schools Was Extremely Rare: New Study
“Leftist activists and the mainstream media made hyperbolic claims about COVID transmission in schools, prolonging closures, depriving students of learning and causing severe mental health problems in young people.”
Read more here from Jonas Vesterberg
Worrell’s Misconduct Enabled Murder of Young Women and Children, Governor’s Office Says
“After the suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell, Leftists have called Ron DeSantis a dictator. But records indicate that Worrell’s policies enabled the murder of women and children – and many other heinous crimes.”
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Rifles with Silencers, Pistols, Burner Phones and Prepaid Debit Cards Found in Michigan Voter Fraud Raid
“Documents from an investigation by Michigan State Police and the attorney general’s office reveal an advanced – and armed – voter fraud operation taking place in the months leading up to the 2020 election.”
Read more here from Jonas Vesterberg
FBI Arrests Nearly 100 Pedophiles in International Child Sex Trafficking Bust
“Thirteen children were rescued from harm after a joint operation in the U.S. and Australia led to a massive bust.”
Read more here from Josh Miller
Florida Man Rescued After Spending Two Days at Sea Surrounded by Sharks
“The man was severely dehydrated, sunburned and stung by jellyfish. He says the thought of seeing his parents again kept him going.”
Read more here from Zac Howard
AP Psychology Course Scrapped Across Florida
“The College Board and DOE have traded jabs over the new standards, leading many educational entities across Florida to end AP Psychology altogether.”
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Residents Outraged at Gas Station Project Above Wakulla Springs Water Source
“Southwest Georgia Oil Company wants to build a 16-pump facility directly above a groundwater cave that feeds into the Wakulla Springs ecosystem.”
Read more here from Jonas Vesterberg
City HR Manager Fired for Anti-White Comments Keeps His Role with Florida School District
“The NAACP representative responsible for working with the School District of Indian River County to help fight racism got caught bashing ‘white people.’”
Read more here from Zac Howard
Duval Schools Approve Use of Controversial Soros-Funded Approach to Discipline
“The district will use federal grant money to install ‘restorative practices’ that have been blamed for enabling the Parkland shooting. Several other Florida school districts received similar grants.”
Read more here from Zac Howard
