Orlando honors POWs and MIAs
Mark Schlueb Sentinel Staff Writer
September 21, 2008
ORLANDO - Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer honored the nation's soldiers who have been prisoners of war or missing in action at a ceremony Friday at City Hall.
About 200 people attended the POW-MIA recognition ceremony hosted by Dyer and his Veterans Advisory Council.The event featured speeches by Dyer, veterans council chairman Paul Hay, and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Bennett.
The Winter Springs Junior ROTC helped, along with representatives of the Orlando police and fire departments.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-b3metjustin21_0508sep21,0,3685147.story
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Orlando mayor defends regulations for feeding the homeless
Orlando mayor defends regulations for feeding the homeless
Mark Schlueb Sentinel Staff Writer
June 25, 2008
A confident Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer took the stand in federal court Tuesday, defending the city's regulations on feeding the homeless in public parks.
It was the final day of a trial that pitted the rights of the homeless against the city's responsibility to protect its parks and citizens.The homeless advocates who are suing the city over the 2006 rules are the ones who called Dyer to testify. But that decision may have hurt their case.
Attorneys for Orlando Food Not Bombs and First Vagabonds Church of God questioned Dyer for less than five minutes, and he had no problem coming up with answers.
The city's lawyers then questioned the mayor for 20 minutes, discussing his administration's programs to help the homeless and the complaints the city had received about feedings that regularly drew dozens of transients to Lake Eola Park.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Orlando Mayor to take stand in homeless feeding trial
Orlando's mayor expected to take stand in homeless-feeding trial
Mark Schlueb Sentinel Staff Writer
June 22, 2008
When Orlando's controversial rules on feeding the homeless go on trial in federal court this week, Mayor Buddy Dyer likely will have to answer some tough questions.
The advocates for the homeless who sued for the right to feed the hungry plan to call Dyer to the witness stand.
"He was the guy in charge when this ordinance was proposed and written and enacted," said Jacqueline Dowd, one of the attorneys for the feeding groups. "He's been somewhat vocal about the issue of homelessness in Orlando, and I think some of his public statements are going to be at issue."
Dyer is the most high-profile person on a list of possible witnesses that includes Orlando's police chief, city clerk and economic-development director, homeless advocates, police officers, Lake Eola-area business owners and even a homeless man.
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Mark Schlueb Sentinel Staff Writer
June 22, 2008
When Orlando's controversial rules on feeding the homeless go on trial in federal court this week, Mayor Buddy Dyer likely will have to answer some tough questions.
The advocates for the homeless who sued for the right to feed the hungry plan to call Dyer to the witness stand.
"He was the guy in charge when this ordinance was proposed and written and enacted," said Jacqueline Dowd, one of the attorneys for the feeding groups. "He's been somewhat vocal about the issue of homelessness in Orlando, and I think some of his public statements are going to be at issue."
Dyer is the most high-profile person on a list of possible witnesses that includes Orlando's police chief, city clerk and economic-development director, homeless advocates, police officers, Lake Eola-area business owners and even a homeless man.
click above for more
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