{"id":446,"date":"2008-02-17T08:33:52","date_gmt":"2008-02-17T13:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=446"},"modified":"2008-08-06T10:07:23","modified_gmt":"2008-08-06T14:07:23","slug":"sunday-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=446","title":{"rendered":"Sunday news roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m pressed for time, so please excuse me for just doing a quick news dump here. I&#8217;m taking care of both Florida Citizens for Science and personal stuff before jumping into the car Monday for the trip to Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando Sentinel: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/local\/state\/orl-evolution1708feb17,0,5605323.story\">4 extra words in Florida science proposal rankle educators<\/a> and an editorial that says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/opinion\/orl-ed17108feb17,0,4995553.story\">It&#8217;s silly even to debate whether evolution should be taught in schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Miami Herald: Carl Hiaasen writes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/540\/story\/421075.html\">Our reputation for flakiness is at stake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tallahassee Democrat: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080217\/OPINION01\/802170310\/1006\/OPINION\">Raise the bar: approve new standards, evolution and all.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The News-Press: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-press.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080217\/NEWS0104\/802170409\/1075\">Florida science lessons evolve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bradenton Herald: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/opinion\/story\/406283.html\">State should OK new standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I plan on issuing a couple of press releases first thing Monday morning. One will give a full, official FCS statement on the adding of &#8220;scientific theory&#8221; throughout the standards, and the other will give information on a press conference FCS will host after the Board of Education makes its decision.<\/p>\n<p>I will then drive up to Tallahassee and commence live-blogging. Stay tuned &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m pressed for time, so please excuse me for just doing a quick news dump here. I&#8217;m taking care of both Florida Citizens for Science and personal stuff before jumping into the car Monday for the trip to Tallahassee. Orlando &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=446\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcZNLl-7c","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":449,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=449","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":0},"title":"Monday news roundup","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"February 18, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm going to be leaving soon for my road trip to Tallahassee. 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The newly proposed Florida standards demand that students\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Analysis\/Commentary&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Analysis\/Commentary","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":481,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=481","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":2},"title":"Still here","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"February 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I just wanted to write a quick post saying I'm still around. Florida Citizens for Science activities swamped me the past month or so, taking away from other work, family and college responsibilities. So, I am now taking a short time out from FCS to catch up on everything else\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;In the News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"In the News","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":535,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=535","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":3},"title":"Media Alert","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The following two media alerts are being sent out to news outlets statewide: First one is notice of a press conference and the second is a notice of a Public Roundtable Discussion. Reporters are encouraged to visit the Florida Citizens for Science Media Page. ** NEWS CONFERENCE \u00e2\u20ac\u201c MONDAY 4\/14\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08&quot;","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":502,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=502","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":4},"title":"News roundup","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"March 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"My apologies for this quick news link dump. The chemistry class I'm taking now is kicking my butt. I hope to have some thoughts on the movie situation up here tonight. In the meantime: Herald Tribune. I'm not buying what Mr. Luskin is selling. Stein and John Stemberger, president of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Creationism Bills&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Creationism Bills","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=11"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":435,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=435","url_meta":{"origin":446,"position":5},"title":"Full calendar","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"February 7, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"OK, since there are quite a few things happening, I'll try to outline it all here for your convenience. Feb. 9 -- Darwin Day in Tallahassee. Also, the Florida Citizens for Science annual meeting will be held at this event. 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