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Hiaasen's 'Chomp' takes a bite out of reality TV

Last updated Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 7:58am

"CHOMP: A NOVEL." By Carl Hiaasen. Alfred A. Knopf. $16.99. Age 10 and up.

South Florida is known for many things: Alligators, orange groves and the writer who spins the area's most sensational attributes into even more sensational story lines, Carl Hiaasen. In his many best-sellers for adults and kids, Hiaasen has demonstrated a unique gift for wrapping real environmental issues into apocryphal, bust-a-gut books that parody pop culture -- a talent he furthers in his most recent middle-school novel, "Chomp."

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'Pineapple Grenade' a slap-happy romp

Oline H. Cogdill Sun Sentinel

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 5:08pm

"PINEAPPLE GRENADE." By Tim Dorsey. Morrow. $24.99.

At this point in Tim Dorsey's comic series about a serial killer who wreaks havoc on those who don't respect Florida or its history, the Tampa, Fla., author could easily give up any pretense of a plot.

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(The Associated Press) This undated photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, shows the pleasure boat that sank in rough weather in the waters off the Florida Keys with eight people onboard. The boat capsized in stormy weather on Saturday, Oct. 8. Seven people, including a 4-year-old girl, were found by a commercial fishing boat after 20 hours in the ocean. A 80-year-old woman is presumed dead.

7 survive 20 hours at sea clinging to boat, cooler

Jennifer Kay, Suzette Laboy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 7:45am

MARATHON, Fla. — Eight relatives had set out to fish in less-than-ideal conditions off the Florida Keys. It was raining, seas topped 7 feet and winds were whipping up to 38 mph.

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Nicholas Lindsey, 16, wipes his face as he stands before a Pinellas County judge in a St. Petersburg, Fla. courtroom during his first appearance in court Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Lindsey is accused of shooting and killing a St. Petersburg police officer Monday night. He was ordered held without bail. (Jay Nolan/Associated Press)

St. Petersburg, Florida police officer shot on Monday Feb 21, 2011

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:50am

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Feral cat advocate group opposed to Florida refuge plan

Press release

Last updated Friday, February 4, 2011 - 12:37pm

BETHESDA, Md. -- Alley Cat Allies, the national advocate for stray and feral cats, said a proposed plan by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to trap and remove cats in the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges will not succeed in protecting other species and will result in cats' deaths.

In comments submitted to the agency, Alley Cat Allies said the plan is not viable, nor is it based on good science.

"As animal advocates, we want what is best for all the animals of the Florida Keys.

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