Florida Florist

North Port Sun 2009/07/02

Before the the mowers rob the gold from the roadsides, I call your attention to coreopsis. Native to Florida, more than a dozen varieties of this wildflower bloom in a range of yellows and golds, and one kind, sometimes called "swamp coreopsis," produces pink flowers.

Punta Gorda Herald 2009/07/03

A lifelong cowboy, Bolman "Bo" Slater was raised by a benevolent horse trader, served a stint in prison, dipped cattle to prevent tic fever, fought all comers in sandlot boxing matches and rode tall right through the barriers of racial injustice to become a boss at one the largest ranches in Southwest Florida.

CNN 2009/07/02

Thursday, July 2, 2009

USA Today 2009/07/02

Michael Jackson's body will be moved by motorcade to his sprawling Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County on Thursday for a sort of lying-in-state period where friends, family and fans can pay their respects until funeral plans are finalized, media reports said Tuesday.

Bloomberg 2009/07/03

July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Private-equity firms said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. may be diminishing the appetite for future bank takeovers by demanding buyout groups put more capital at risk.