| Lexington Herald Leader |
A look at state flag-protection laws |
07/30/16 |
No |
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| Tallahassee Democrat |
Tupelo is state’s ‘official’ honey |
03/17/16 |
No |
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| Florida Politics |
Rick Scott signs Ag Department changes into law |
03/16/16 |
No |
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| Tampa Bay Times |
Gov. Scott signs bill on Tupelo honey and Styrofoam regulation |
03/16/16 |
No |
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| The Smithsonian |
Six American States Have Official Guns |
09/04/15 |
No |
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| Miami Herald |
Historians differ on whether Florida flag echoes Confederate banner |
06/24/15 |
No |
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| ABC News |
How Other Southern States' Flags Also Evoke the Confederacy |
06/22/15 |
No |
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| The Washington Post |
How the Confederacy lives on in the flags of seven Southern states |
06/21/15 |
No |
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| WTXL-TV |
Why is there a Tupelo Honey Shortage? |
05/22/15 |
No |
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| The Star |
Tupelo Honey Festival celebrates 25 |
05/21/15 |
No |
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| The Star |
Tupelo Honey Festival this weekend |
05/14/15 |
No |
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| The Oracle |
Honey causes buzz in Florida Senate |
03/25/15 |
No |
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| The Wakulla News |
Tupelo honey’s bitter year |
03/13/15 |
No |
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| WCTV |
Tupelo Honey Could be the State's Official Honey |
03/13/15 |
No |
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| Tallahassee Democrat |
Tupelo honey on track to become Florida's official variety |
03/13/15 |
No |
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| Tampa Bay Times |
Tallahassee abuzz on honey |
03/10/15 |
No |
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| The Press Gazette |
A bill as sweet as Tupelo honey |
02/25/15 |
No |
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| The Ledger |
Honey Bill May Not Be Sweet For Polk |
02/23/15 |
No |
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| The News-Herald |
Lawmaker proposes sweet bill |
01/31/15 |
No |
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| Palm Beach Post |
Tupelo honey, the sweet stuff – not the song, could become state symbol |
01/29/15 |
No |
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| Reuters |
Love for Florida manatees should have limits, regulators say |
01/21/15 |
No |
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| Wired |
Could These Redesigned State Flags Bring America Together? |
10/22/13 |
No |
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| The Florida Times-Union Blog |
Today in Florida History Sept. 24th |
09/24/13 |
No |
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| Southwest Florida Online |
Florida's Gopher Tortoise - Emerging Wonder |
04/03/12 |
No |
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| The Daytona Beach News-Journal |
A message for lawmakers: Make auto racing official state sport |
02/26/12 |
No |
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| The Daytona Beach News-Journal |
Auto racing as Florida's state sport? |
11/02/11 |
No |
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| The Tampa Bay Times |
Make NASCAR the official sport of Florida? State senator wants to |
11/01/11 |
No |
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| Ocala Star-Banner |
Florida cracker horses provide plenty of blue-collar horsepower |
08/07/11 |
No |
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| The Ocala Star-Banner |
Barking treefrog as state amphibian? Not this year |
05/06/11 |
No |
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| The Gainesville Sun |
Oelrich wins Florida Senate approval for barking treefrog |
04/29/11 |
No |
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| The Tampa Bay Times |
Will the barking tree frog become Florida's official state amphibian? |
04/26/11 |
No |
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| The Sun Sentinel |
Barking tree frog bill hopping through Senate |
04/05/11 |
No |
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| The Palm Beach Post |
Barking tree frog new state symbol? |
03/17/11 |
No |
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| The Associated Press |
Lawmaker Wants to Make 'Merry Christmas' Official |
12/24/10 |
No |
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| Tampa Bay Times |
Gary Siplin introduces "Merry Christmas" legislation |
12/23/10 |
No |
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| The Bradenton Times |
Florida Cracker Horses were a special visitor to De Soto National Memorial over the weekend |
03/23/10 |
No |
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| New York Times |
A Puddy Tat, but Watch Out for That Bite |
01/04/2010 |
No |
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| Florida Panther Net |
Governor Crist proclaims March 21st as Save the Florida Panther Day |
03/19/09 |
No |
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| The E.W. Scripps Co. |
Gov. Crist draws attention to Florida panther |
03/13/09 |
No |
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| Central Florida News 13 |
Fla. Lawmakers Tackle Tough Issues: State Bird, Sea Grass |
03/05/09 |
No |
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| Holmes County Times-Advertiser |
Residents of Florida will celebrate Arbor Day 2009 on January 16 |
01/12/09 |
No |
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| The New Times |
Florida Is Cleaner |
12/23/08 |
No |
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| Biological Research Associates |
Stiles and BRA Team to Relocate Tortoises to Nature Preserve |
11/30/08 |
No |
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| St. Petersburg Times |
Florida Cracker horses making a comeback |
08/29/08 |
No |
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| The Naples Daily News |
Collier students helped nudge gopher tortoise to state symbol status |
07/05/08 |
No |
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| The Tennessee Democrat |
Florida's Singing a New Anthem |
07/01/08 |
No |
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| The Tampa Tribune |
State Song May Bring Composer Fame, But Very Little Fortune |
06/17/08 |
No |
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| St. Petersburg Times |
Jan Hinton's new Florida anthem is a song from her heart |
06/01/08 |
No |
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| The Observer News |
Whatever Happened May 29,2008: A State Horse |
05/29/08 |
No |
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| The Daily News |
Crist designates state's official horse, reptile |
05/28/08 |
No |
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| Sarasota Herald Tribune |
Bills signed to pay wrongly convicted, honor cracker horse |
05/28/08 |
No |
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| Daytona Beach News-Journal |
Small horse looms large in state history |
05/22/08 |
No |
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| The Tampa Tribune |
Florida, Get Ready To Sing A New Song |
05/03/08 |
No |
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| The Herald Tribune |
Bills that passed in the Florida Legislature |
05/03/08 |
No |
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| South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
Legislators tie up loose ends in final burst of activity |
05/03/08 |
No |
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| The News-Press |
Florida House votes to give 'Cracker Horse,' loggerhead sea turtle special designations |
05/02/08 |
No |
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| Associated Press |
Lawmakers add two more state symbols as session draws to close |
05/02/08 |
No |
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| South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
Florida House votes to alter lyrics of state song |
05/02/08 |
No |
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| WTSP-TV |
Horse, turtle recognized in final hours of session |
05/02/08 |
No |
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| Daytona Beach News-Journal |
New state anthem, revised state song on the verge |
05/01/08 |
No |
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| The News Press |
Fla. House offers compromise on state song |
05/01/08 |
No |
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| The Sun-Herald |
Lawmakers celebrate Florida's frontier heritage |
04/30/08 |
No |
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| The Herald Tribune |
Lawmakers have time for silliness |
04/29/08 |
No |
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| South Florida Times |
"Swanee River" will remain state song |
04/25/08 |
No |
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| The Tampa Tribune |
House Leader Might Block State Song Legislation |
04/25/08 |
No |
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| The Boston Herald |
Florida keeps 'Swanee River' as state song |
04/25/08 |
No |
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| WWSB ABC 7 |
Senate passes bill to name gopher tortoise Florida's official tortoise |
04/25/08 |
No |
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| The Palm Beach Post |
Florida's state song becomes a duet of 'Folks' and 'Sawgrass' |
04/24/08 |
No |
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| The News-Press |
Gopher tortoise closer to receiving official state designation |
04/24/08 |
No |
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| WCTV |
Residents React to State Song Compromise |
04/22/08 |
No |
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| The Suwanee Democrat |
'Swanee River' may be staying |
04/21/08 |
No |
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| Associated Press |
Foster's "Swanee River" Will Remain State Song |
04/10/08 |
No |
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| The Tampa Tribune |
Fla. Singing Song Compromise |
04/10/08 |
No |
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| Palm Beach Post |
Lawmakers agree to official duet on songs |
04/08/08 |
No |
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| Palm Beach Post |
Proposed state song faces snags, key vote |
04/08/08 |
No |
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| Fla. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Plum Creek Timber Company provides new home for 1,781 gopher tortoises |
04/09/08 |
No |
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| Palm Beach Post |
Lawmakers to consider new Florida state song |
04/07/08 |
No |
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| The Gainesville Sun |
Area lawmakers want to tweak state song |
04/03/08 |
No |
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| St. Petersburg Times |
Rural Florida legislators balk at replacing state song |
04/01/08 |
No |
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| The News-Press |
Students want gopher tortoise to be state symbol |
03/29/08 |
No |
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| The Orlando Sentinel |
State song survives |
03/14/08 |
No |
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| The Miami Herald |
'Old Folks' could be forced into retirement |
03/14/08 |
No |
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| WWSB, Sarasota, Fla. |
Senate panel votes on state song; House committee voted on same proposal |
03/13/08 |
No |
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| The Tampa Tribune |
Proposed State Song Clears House, Senate Committees |
03/13/08 |
No |
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| United Press Intl. |
Fla. Legislature may dump Foster song |
03/13/08 |
No |
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| Plant City Courier & Tribune |
Trekking Cracker Horsemen Stop At Cow Cavalry Memorial |
03/12/08 |
No |
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| The Orlando Sentinel |
10-day ride boosts Cracker horse's chance for Florida honor |
03/09/08 |
No |
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| Florida Dept of Agriculture |
Bronson Welcomes Cracker Horse Riders On Historic Journey |
03/06/08 |
No |
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| The Bradenton Herald |
Cracker horses arrive in Tallahassee |
03/06/08 |
No |
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| The Tallahassee Democrat |
Cracker horses make their way to the Capitol |
03/06/08 |
No |
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| HorseAndPonyWorld.com |
Cracker Horses |
03/06/08 |
No |
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| The Lakewood Ranch Herald |
Long-ride calls attention to Florida's Cracker Horse heritage |
02/26/08 |
No |
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| The Tampa Tribune |
Riding Into History On Cracker's Back |
02/25/08 |
No |
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| Tampa Bay 10 News |
Long ride to getting a state horse |
02/25/08 |
No |
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| South Shore News & Tribune |
Cracker Horse Still Runnin' |
02/23/08 |
No |
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| The Tampa Tribune |
Cracker Horse May Reign Again |
02/20/08 |
No |
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| St. Petersburg Times |
Audio Report: Florida's new song? |
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No |
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| The Ledger |
Sawgrass Beats Out Old Folks for State Song |
01/15/08 |
No |
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| Florida Today |
Pick for state song tells of gators, rockets |
01/12/08 |
No |
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| WPTV News Channel 5 |
Florida Becomes Closer to Adopting New State Song |
01/12/08 |
No |
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| Florida Today |
State song contest winner: 'Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky' |
01/11/08 |
No |
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| Associated Press |
Move over 'Olk Folks': State song rival unveiled |
01/11/08 |
No |
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| The Miami Herald |
Lyrics of the selection to be Florida's new state song |
01/11/08 |
No |
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| Florida Today Capital Bureau |
State song contest winner: 'Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky' |
01/11/08 |
No |
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| The Murzin Report |
Bill I sponsored to establish a Florida state anthem |
01/11/08 |
No |
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| ClickOrlando.com |
Just Sing Florida: New State Song Announced |
01/11/08 |
No |
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| Reuters |
TransMedia Group Retained to Stop the Vote for Florida State Song Search |
01/07/08 |
No |
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| The Tallahassee Democrat |
Lawmaker: Florida needs state anthem |
01/08/8 |
No |
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| Pensacola News Journal |
Murzin brushes off new state song, pushing instead for Florida 'anthem" |
01/08/08 |
No |
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| SweetHomeFlorida.com |
Web site for state anthem |
01/08/08 |
No |
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| Reuters |
TransMedia Group Retained to Stop the Vote for Florida State Song Search |
01/07/08 |
No |
Read now |
| Capitol News |
Lawmaker proposes state 'anthem' option |
01/07/08 |
No |
Read now |
| Horses in the South |
The Marsh Tacky Horse -- A Lowcountry Legend |
12/11/07 |
No |
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| HorseChannel.com |
Official designation for the Florida Cracker Horse |
09/18/07 |
No |
Read now |
| The Human Society |
New Protection for Florida Gopher Tortoises A Step Forward |
09/13/07 |
No |
Read now |
| Pensacola News Journal |
'Do It!' campaign beats goal |
04/29/07 |
No |
Read now |
| The St. Petersburg Times |
the uninvited guesta |
04/22/07 |
No |
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| The Brandenton Herald |
Lawmakers, musicians push to replace Foster's "Old Folks at Home" |
03/29/07 |
No |
Read now |
| Naples Daily News |
Week to ponder plight of panther kicks off |
03/08/07 |
No |
Read now |
| CBS Channel 4 |
Florida Makes Key Lime Pie Official State Pie |
06/29/06 |
No |
Read now |
| Pensacola News Journal |
Bush to sign bill naming museum for Fetterman |
06/22/06 |
No |
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| Automatic Merchandise Online |
Florida Names Key Lime State Pie |
05/12/06 |
No |
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| PR Web |
Advocates Applaud Florida for Passing A State Pie |
05/05/06 |
No |
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| Bloomberg |
Florida Pie Fight Pits Key Lime Against Pecan for State Symbol |
04/13/06 |
No |
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| The Gainesville Sun |
What should state pie be: pecan or key lime |
03/10/06 |
No |
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| The Sun-Sentinel |
Miami lawmaker renews battle to make key lime the state's pie |
03/09/06 |
No |
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| First Coast News |
The State Debate: Key Lime vs. Pecan Pie |
03/08/06 |
No |
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| NBC6.net |
Lawmakers To Decide If Pecan Or Key Lime Will Be State Pie |
03/08/06 |
No |
Read now |
| News-Journal |
State pie loaded with carbs, symbolism |
03/04/06 |
No |
Read now |
| The Miami Herald |
KEY LIME VS. PECAN: Pie war almost out of the oven |
03/02/06 |
No |
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| The Miami Herald |
Florida legislators discuss about pies |
02/25/06 |
No |
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| Independent Florida Alligator |
Bush names orange state fruit |
05/24/05 |
No |
Read now |
| New York Times |
It's Now Official: Florida's Fruit Is the Orange |
05/22/05 |
Yes |
Read now |
| Tampa Bay's 10 News |
Florida chooses orange as state fruit -- of course |
05/21/05 |
No |
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| Sarasota Herald Tribune |
Bush signs bill, orange is official state fruit |
05/20/05 |
No |
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| The Business Journal |
Orange becomes Florida's official fruit |
05/20/05 |
No |
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| USA Today |
Finally, the orange becomes Florida's official fruit |
05/20/05 |
No |
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| The Lakeland Ledger |
Florida Needs a State Amphibian |
05/18/05 |
No |
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| Sun-Sentinal |
It's official! Legislature finally picks the orange as state fruit |
05/05/05 |
No |
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| WSTP-10 News |
House votes the orange as official state fruit |
05/05/05 |
No |
Read now |
| St. Petersburg Times |
Legislators welcome orange to state books |
05/04/05 |
No |
Read now |
| Sarasota Herald Tribune |
The day in Tallahassee |
05/04/05 |
No |
Read now |
| St. Petersburg Times |
Senate picks the orange |
04/28/05 |
No |
Read now |
| The Herald |
Orange approved as new state fruit |
04/28/05 |
No |
Read now |
| St. Petersburg Times |
Official state oversight |
04/23/05 |
No |
Read now |
| The Miami Herald |
Kid campaign picks candidate: the orange |
04/13/05 |
No |
Read now |
| Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
Students want the orange to be the state's official fruit |
03/24/05 |
No |
Read now |
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