Greg Allen

How A Florida Medical School Cares For Communities In Need

Greg Allen — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:56:00 +0000

If it's a Monday, you can usually find Dr. David Brown parked next to a lake in Miami, spending the day inside a 36-foot-long RV. He's not on vacation.

Brown is chief of family medicine at Florida International University's medical school. The RV is the school's mobile health clinic.

Every Monday it's parked at the Royal Country Mobile Home Park in northwest Miami-Dade County. "It's a beautiful place right here," he says.

Rubio Tries To Convince Conservatives He Hasn't Been Duped

Greg Allen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:27:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnrb3Dd8KkM

After Belt Tightening, Some States Are Back In The Black

Greg Allen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:43:00 +0000

Across the country, state budgets are back in the black after years of belt-tightening and spending cuts. From California to Florida, in nearly every state, the economic recovery has produced a surge in tax revenue.

For governors and state legislators, that's produced a new question: how to spend the money.

The past three years have not been easy ones for elected officials. Nearly every state requires them to produce a balanced budget.

As Florida Bill Looks To Aid Feral Cats, Opponents Claw Back

Greg Allen — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:44:00 +0000

In state legislatures around the country, lawmakers are debating important subjects — education reform, election laws, gun control and abortion. But in Florida, one of the hottest issues to come before the Legislature this term involves cats.

There, lawmakers are considering a contentious bill that would offer legal protection to groups that trap, neuter and return feral cats to their colonies.

An Alternative To Shelters

Before Disney, Florida's Silver Springs Lured Tourists

Greg Allen — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:33:00 +0000
Before Disney World, Silver Springs in Central Florida was for decades one of the state's most popular tourist destinations.
Even if you've never visited Silver Springs, you might have seen it. The 1960s television show Sea Hunt was filmed here, as were countless movies, including Tarzan and Creature From the Black Lagoon.
The crystal clear water of Silver Springs made it invaluable to Hollywood.