Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, FL) articles from November 2001

Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, FL) archives from November 2001

Florida Republicans, Democrats Engage in Spat over Budget Cuts, Taxes.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Cotterell Nov. 1--Republicans scrambled Wednesday to put a happy face on an internal rift that caused the special session to implode in an ugly spat of name-calling and finger-pointing over budget cuts and taxes. Florida...

Tallahassee, Fla., Civic Center Hopes City, County Will Cover Budget Gap.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 1--The Civic Center will seek financial assistance from the city and county to cover a deficit of almost $240,000 for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Much of the $239,872 deficit stems from the slowdown in...

More suggestions on living your best life.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Jeff Herring More things I've noticed along the way: _Our son's birthday is Sept. 11. As we put him to bed this Sept. 11, he said, "Daddy, I hate it that I'll always remember this day as the day they flew airplanes into...

Florida Lumber Industry Celebrates New Tariff on Canadian Imports.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 2--The local forest industry hopes a new tax on imported Canadian lumber will help bring the industry out of its slump. Opponents of the tax say it will increase the price of a new home. The tax is the latest...

Red Tide Forces Closure of Apalachicola, Fla., Bay to Oyster Harvesting.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Gerald Ensley Nov. 2--If you're heading to Apalachicola for the seafood festival this weekend because you have a hankering for famous Apalachicola Bay oysters, be aware: All the oysters at the festival will be imports. The...

Discounted Retail Giant to Move to New, Larger Tallahassee, Fla., Facility.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 2--Sam's Club is moving. And a new, larger facility is being built at Capital Circle Southeast off Apalachee Parkway. The store will be part of a new proposed subdivision that has been zoned for offices,...

War against terrorism vastly different than Persian Gulf War.
November 3, 2001... Byline: Tony Bridges TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ It certainly looks the same: the same green-tinted images of explosions in the night, the same shaky satellite feeds from reporters in the danger zone and the same TV banners announcing the...

Ad Campaign Aims to Shine Spotlight on Florida State University Academicians.
November 3, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 3-- Bobby Bowden's Seminoles have it. And Florida State University's academicians want it, too -- respect. In October, they positioned themselves to go after it. They started popping up in the most unlikely...

Florida Lawmakers Find No Easy Fix for Intangibles Tax.
November 4, 2001... Byline: Andrew Dunn Nov. 4--After the special session ended last week in a whirlwind of confusion and frustration, one of the nagging questions the Legislature was left with was what should be done with the intangibles tax cut. Some...

Atlanta Officials Fight to Use More River Water for City's Needs.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Bruce Ritchie Nov. 5--ROSWELL, Ga.--A muskrat swims along the surface of the Chattahoochee River while nearby, a Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority treatment plant sucks up millions of gallons of river water to help serve more...

Team of Florida State University Scientists Win Rights to Cancer-Fighting Drug.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager Nov. 6--A team of Florida State University scientists has been declared the rightful inventors of three potential cancer-fighting compounds initially patented by a California company. U.S. District Judge Roger...

Consumers Cut Back on Credit Cards.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 6--Karen Hager has been watching the trends that tell how the economy is doing: Consumers are shopping, but not in excess. They're using cash rather than credit. And in some cases, they're offering to cut up their...

Tallahassee, Fla., Is Sweet on Krispy Kreme.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Sarah Gomilla Nov. 6--Krispy Kreme is making dough all over Tallahassee. With the completion of the fourth Krispy Kreme at East Park Avenue and North Magnolia Drive, "America's favorite doughnut" will have the quadrants of the...

Florida's Governor Expected to Call Back Lawmakers to Repair State Budget.
November 6, 2001... Byline: David Twiddy Nov. 6--Gov. Jeb Bush and legislative leaders are expected today Tuesday to call lawmakers back to Tallahassee the week after Thanksgiving to take another shot at patching a $1.3 billion hole in the state budget. ...

Gen X has made at least one enduring contribution.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Mike Pope It's been 10 years since Douglas Coupland introduced "Generation X" into our cultural vocabulary; many people my age still wince at the phrase. To many folks born between 1963 and 1981, the phrase seems more like a...

Florida House Speaker Praises Senate President, Says Budget Deal within Reach.
November 7, 2001... Byline: David Twiddy Nov. 7--A week ago, House Speaker Tom Feeney led his Republican troops in pushing through a Senate plan to cut the state budget, all the while saying it and Senate President John McKay were not doing their jobs. ...

Tallahassee, Fla., Housing Industry Shows No Signs of Slowing.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 7-- Wesley Hollis isn't hurting for business. In fact, he already has other masonry jobs lined up after he completes brick work on a new home under construction in Chemonie Crossing. "I wish I could retire...

School grading may toughen.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Andrew Dunn TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ The Florida Department of Education is proposing changes in the way it grades schools, but officials say the new criteria have really been a long time coming. "It was part of the original...

To make the grade, students must learn to be responsible.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Jeff Herring Report cards came out last week. As usual, my phone has been ringing off the hook. "Should we ground him for life, take away her car, make him quit his job, make him get a job," etc. It's an exasperating time for...

Company Offers High-Speed Fixed-Wireless Internet Access in Tallahassee, Fla.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 8--WorldCom launched its high-speed fixed-wireless Internet access service in Tallahassee on Wednesday. The technology uses a band of the radio spectrum to deliver Internet access at speeds 30 to 50 times...

SkyWest Airlines to Start Flights from Tallahassee, Fla., to Dallas/Fort Worth.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 8--Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines will begin direct service from Tallahassee to Dallas/Fort Worth in January. SkyWest's two daily round-trip flights on 50-seat regional jets will open up a new hub...

Tallahassee Democrat, Fla., Business Bazaar Column.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Alice Coale Nov. 8--Opening thought: "We'll dress up in tuxes or as beach bums." -- Gabe Rand. Shop talk: You've planned the wedding of the year on a shoestring budget. Auntie Faye has demonstrated her culinary prowess by...

Gainesville, Ga., Lake's Low Level Has Residents Looking Downstream.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Bruce Ritchie Nov. 9--GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Ron Seder turned a hard left in his 23-foot Maxum powerboat when a temporary hazard marker suddenly appeared ahead of his bow. "You don't see them until you're right up on them," he...

Agents Investigate Possible Hazardous Waste at St. Marks, Fla., Refinery.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Bruce Ritchie Nov. 9--ST. MARKS, Fla.-- State agents on Thursday finished a two-day search of the St. Marks Refinery after receiving new tips of illegal hazardous waste storage and dumping there. Department of Environmental...

Health Problems Force Leon County, Fla., Tourism Executive to Resign.
November 9, 2001... Byline: John Fleming Nov. 9--Charles Wright, who as director of the Leon County Tourist Development Council has led efforts to promote the region since 1995, is stepping down because of persistent health problems, he said Thursday. The...

Audit Raps Leon County, Fla., Tourism Agencies.
November 9, 2001... Byline: John Fleming Nov. 9--Financial audits of a Leon County public/private partnership that came under scrutiny this summer show sometimes lax bookkeeping, but no evidence of wrongdoing. The audits of the Leon County Tourist...

Seminoles left misdirected after Wolfpack win.
November 10, 2001... Byline: Randy Beard Which way did they go? Where's the ball? What the heck do you call that play? Who has the quarterback? Who is the quarterback? Those are some of the thoughts that were racing through the heads of the Florida State...

N.C. State shocks No. 10 FSU.
November 10, 2001... Byline: Steve Ellis TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ The Dynasty is done. Gone is the chance for Florida State to extend the NCAA-record streaks of 14 consecutive 10-win seasons and top-five finishes in the Associated Press poll. The clock ran out...

Policing now focuses on rooting out terror.
November 10, 2001... Byline: Tony Bridges Since Sept 11, law enforcement in America may have changed forever. Police officials across the country say that protecting their communities from rapists, robbers, con men and killers is no longer enough. ...

Experts Call Real Estate an Asset in Soft Economy.
November 10, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 10--Many investors and financial advisers view real estate as an asset that can provide diversification and stability to one's portfolio -- especially in times of economic uncertainty. "We see real estate as...

Quincy, Fla.-Based Utility Giving Refunds to Leon County, Fla., Customers.
November 10, 2001... Byline: John Fleming Nov. 10--Just in time for the shopping season, about 24,000 Talquin Electric Cooperative customers in Leon County will be getting an average of nearly $130 refunded to them, the utility announced Friday. To be...

New York-Based Firm Buys Tallahassee, Fla., Shopping Center for $11.5 Million.
November 10, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 10--The Parkway Shopping Center at Magnolia and Apalachee Parkway has been sold. But not before its owners secured leases for at least two of its vacant storefronts and negotiated a deal to have an exit off of...

Trips by Florida Food Inspectors to Dairy in Madrid, Spain, Criticized.
November 12, 2001... Byline: David Twiddy Nov. 12--At least four times a year, Florida food inspectors fly more than 8,000 miles round-trip to make sure a dairy north of Madrid, Spain, is producing yogurts and desserts safe for Florida consumers. The...

Former Florida State Senator Under Scrutiny in $1-Million Nonprofit Deal.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Nancy Cook Lauer Nov. 12--A former longtime state senator is under scrutiny for his part in a questionable $1 million deal with the troubled Occupational Access and Opportunity Commission -- an agency he created while in the...

Tallahassee, Fla., University Continues Quest for Top Professor Despite Cuts.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager Nov. 12--Despite the state's budget crunch, Florida State University plans to forge ahead with its program to hire super professors. For the third year, FSU is luring extraordinary professors to campus by...

Travelers in Tallahassee, Fla., Continue with Plans after American Crash.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 13--For many Veterans Day travelers at Tallahassee Regional Airport, travel went on despite the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in New York City Monday morning. Some travelers said the crash, while...

Analysts Say AirTran, Other Small Airlines Can Do Well During Uncertain Times.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 14--Airline industry experts say AirTran Airways is in a better position to weather the nationwide downturn in air travel than most of the country's airlines. Why? AirTran, which will begin serving Tallahassee...

Georgia, Florida Continue to Disagree Over Water Use in Apalachicola River.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Bruce Ritchie Nov. 14--ATLANTA -- Florida and Georgia continue to disagree on how much water is needed in the Apalachicola River during droughts, a Georgia official said Tuesday after a meeting failed to produce a water-sharing...

Florida's Gaffney a finalist for Biletnikoff Award.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Randy Beard TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Florida's Jabar Gaffney has been named one of the three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which recognizes college football's top receiver. "It is a neat honor to be one of the finalists for...

Florida State-Florida rivalry: This one is different.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Gerald Ensley TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ The Florida game already? My, but time flies when you're not playing for a national championship. And facing a possible thrashing from your hated archrival. Yet Florida State fans are...

Florida Classic pits Florida A&M vs. Bethune Cookman.
November 15, 2001... Byline: St. Clair Murraine TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Sheldon Watson plans to leave his office early on Friday. He won't go home, though. There will be too much to do. Too many people to see before, during and after Saturday's Florida Classic...

The practice and study of religion on campus.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Leo Sandon I am high on a new book that provides interesting and firsthand information regarding religion in higher education. Three authors, all professors of religion, spent much time engaged in thorough ethnographic observation...

Florida Officials to Allow State Employees to Choose Pension Plan.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Nancy Cook Lauer Nov. 15--Beginning in June, public employees will be able to choose a brand-name retirement account instead of the one run by the state. That option follows a unanimous vote Wednesday by the State Board of...

Recovering from affair requires rebuilding trust.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Jeff Herring We hear about it all the time _ in magazines, on TV and among our friends: Someone else has had an affair and a marriage is falling apart. When we hear about this so often, we can become a little calloused to what...

Airtran Opens New Era of Service in Tallahassee, Fla.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 16--AirTran Airways took off from Tallahassee Regional Airport on Thursday to the sounds of music, cheering and praise from civic officials. AirTran "is the latest addition, and what I think will be the crown...

Task Force Sends Results from Electric Industry Study to Florida Legislature.
November 16, 2001... Byline: David Twiddy Nov. 16--After 16 months of work, a state task force studying how to inject competition into Florida's electricity industry Thursday sent its recommendations to the Legislature. What lawmakers will do with the...

Harry Potter Fans Snap up Movie Tickets in Tallahassee, Fla.
November 17, 2001... Byline: Tia Mitchell Nov. 17--As Friday progressed, the lines to get into the movie theater got longer and chances of seeing the Harry Potter movie without having purchased tickets far in advance became slimmer. At AMC 20 Movie Theater...

Son of a Sharecropper Donates $1 Million to New Law School in Orlando, Fla.
November 17, 2001... Byline: Gerald Ensley Nov. 17--Shirley Cunningham Jr. was resigned to returning to the family farm in Kentucky after he graduated from Tennessee State University in 1976. But the Tennessee State president -- a guy name Frederick Humphries...

Florida State President Says University's Board Should Set its Own Tuition.
November 17, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager Nov. 17--Florida State University President Sandy D'Alemberte said Friday that FSU's board needs the authority to set its own tuition. The statement was nothing new. D'Alemberte has been saying the same thing...

Florida's Sen. Graham Leads Push to Recreate State University Governing Board.
November 17, 2001... Byline: Nancy Cook Lauer Nov. 17--Supporters of Sen. Bob Graham took to the Florida State University campus on Friday to announce that his campaign to re-create a statewide governing board begins in earnest at a rival university's campus...

Florida State routed by Florida.
November 18, 2001... Byline: Steve Ellis GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ Florida State left The Swamp without being swamped _ at least not in the humiliating start-to-finish fashion Florida fans had envisioned. The Gators kept their slim national championship hopes...

FAMU police arrest student for hazing incident.
November 19, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Florida A&M University police arrested a student Friday afternoon in the beating of freshman band members that sent one of them to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital last week with acute renal failure....

Tallahassee, Fla.-Based Land Management Firm to Market New River Camp Sites.
November 19, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 19--The St. Joe Land Co. is moving forward in its quest to bring St. Joe lands to the marketplace. St. Joe Land is gearing up to begin marketing a new venture, RiverCamps, next year. And the company has slowly...

Leon County, Fla., Retired School Teacher Left $100,000 of Estate to Educators.
November 19, 2001... Byline: Andrew Dunn Nov. 19--Nelle Wright Tavenner devoted her entire life to education, and that dedication continues even after her death. The Leon County Schools retiree, who died in May at age 99, left $100,000 of her estate to the...

Florida A&M University Committee to Discuss Candidates for President's Post.
November 19, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager Nov. 19--It is looking less likely that Florida A&M University's board of trustees will select a new president by its initial early December target. "I have had discussions with our search firm," said Randy...

HEADLINE HERE.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ The Florida A&M University search committee has decided to postpone finalizing the president's job description until its advisory group's input is completed. "It's the most important document...

Tallahassee, Fla., Broadcasting Icon Dies.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Gerald Ensley Nov. 20--His famous brother made the news. But to a generation of Tallahassee residents, broadcaster Frank Pepper was the news. So the news was sad Sunday, as Pepper died at 84, two weeks after suffering a stroke....

Retailers Give Customers a Season of Sales.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 20--Ann Ross is following in the steps of most consumers these days. She's keeping a close eye on her pennies and spending them only on good deals. Those are what she will be looking for starting Friday, the...

Experts Predict Drop in Travel Levels for 2001 Holiday Season.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Rachel Sams Nov. 20--This isn't your typical holiday travel season, but it's still going to be a busy Thanksgiving weekend in the air and on the ground. Holiday travelers have fewer flights to squeeze on to than usual this...

Stretch Thanksgiving into a yearlong attitude.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Jeff Herring The Thanksgiving holiday is a special time based on a special idea that seems to get lost in our hectic world. We are so accustomed to it, I believe we forget the purpose of Thanksgiving. Just take a look at the...

Florida Legislature Braces to Try Again to Agree on Tax Cut.
November 21, 2001... Byline: David Twiddy Nov. 21--A week before lawmakers return to Tallahassee to continue chopping away at a $1.3 billion revenue shortfall, the state tax on stocks and bonds continued to fixate politicians. Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday...

Florida Bankers Group Cautions Holiday Shoppers against Identity Theft.
November 22, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 22--As the holiday shopping season goes into high gear, the Florida Bankers Association is cautioning consumers to be aware of identity theft. Identity theft happens when someone steals personal information...

Tallahassee Democrat, Fla., Business Bazaar Column.
November 22, 2001... Byline: Alice Coale Nov. 22--Opening thought: "If they can sit on a horse and have a positive mind, we can teach them to ride." -- Julius Bell. --Shop talk: The way he walks and talks, a big bundle of humble with a smidgen of grumble,...

Alumnus-Turned-Portfolio Manager Donates $100,000 to Florida Business School.
November 23, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager Nov. 23--Michael Robinson says he owes it all to the Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry. For 36-year-old Robinson, it includes managing a portfolio of $20 billion in debt securities for Tyco...

HEADLINE HERE.
November 24, 2001... Byline: David Twiddy TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Budget cuts, take two. Three and a half weeks after their initial attempt to balance the state budget imploded, lawmakers return to Tallahassee this week to try again _ albeit with more of the...

FSU song author fighting mad.
November 24, 2001... Byline: James L. Rosica Tommie Wright says a national department store chain is playing his song -- and ripping him off. Wright, who wrote the music for the "Florida State University Fight Song," is suing J.C. Penney Co. Inc. for...

Tallahassee, Fla., Accounting Firm Sends E-Mails Warning of Tax Deadlines.
November 24, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 24--A Tallahassee accounting company says it has found a way to pull small-business owners through its doors. It's giving away freebies on its Web site. Earlier this month, Tallahassee-based LedgerPlus -- an...

Sales Get Mixed Results from Shoppers in Tallahassee, Fla., Area.
November 24, 2001... Byline: Tia Mitchell Nov. 24--Depending on one's outlook, shopping the day after Thanksgiving is either very smart or very dumb. The sales are what attract shoppers, while the crowds keep others away. Kmart on Apalachee Parkway opened...

Stretch Thanksgiving into a yearlong attitude.
November 25, 2001... Byline: Jeff Herring The Thanksgiving holiday is a special time based on a special idea that seems to get lost in our hectic world. We are so accustomed to it, I believe we forget the purpose of Thanksgiving. Just take a look at the...

Florida Lawmakers Need Another Session to Deal with $1.3 Billion Shortfall.
November 25, 2001... Byline: David Twiddy Nov. 25--Three and a half weeks after their initial attempt to balance the state budget imploded, lawmakers return to Tallahassee this week to try again -- albeit with more of the groundwork completed this time. ...

Florida Budget Cuts Force Closure of 4-H Camps for Youngsters.
November 26, 2001... Byline: John Fleming Nov. 26--State budget cuts will hit home next summer for 4-H participants in Leon and 16 other North Florida counties when a summer camp open since 1946 closes its doors. Camp Cherry Lake in Madison will run out of...

State Workers in Florida Honored Tuesday for Productivity.
November 26, 2001... Byline: Bill Cotterell Nov. 26--As Florida legislators convene to cut state spending this week, another group of economy-minded state employees will be honored Tuesday for saving taxpayers nearly a half-billion dollars. It's the first...

Florida State University Puts Student Films Online.
November 26, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager Nov. 26--Want to check out the work of the next generation of filmmakers? Now you can without leaving your living room. Florida State University's School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts now...

FAMU police charge another band member with beating.
November 27, 2001... Byline: James L. Rosica TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Florida A&M University police Monday arrested another student in the reported beating of freshman band members that sent one of them to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Carl Dozier Edwards, 22,...

Officials Close Apalachicola, Fla., Area to Oyster Harvesting.
November 27, 2001... Byline: Bruce Ritchie Nov. 27-- Red tide killed thousands of fish offshore, leading the state on Monday to again close Apalachicola Bay to oyster harvesting on Tuesday. The eastern bay could be reopened if water samples collected...

Tallahassee, Fla.-Area Retailers Report Mixed Outlook on Early Holiday Sales.
November 27, 2001... Byline: Juana Jordan Nov. 27--David Dell didn't imagine he'd have to spend Monday flipping through catalogs and making arrangements for shipments of additional merchandise for his store. But the weekend after Thanksgiving produced far...

Ukrainian Educators Hope to Learn from Tallahassee, Fla., Schools.
November 27, 2001... Byline: Andrew Dunn Nov. 27--Ten Ukrainian educators are visiting Tallahassee to learn about American schools and to devise plans for education reform in their fledgling democracy. The principals are touring public, private and charter...

Florida Legislators Work on Latest Round of Proposed Budget Cuts.
November 27, 2001... Nov. 27--State educators knew they were getting off light when the Legislature took its first swipe at balancing the state budget last month. On Monday, Senate budget leaders unveiled a new round of figures, cutting $204 million more out...

Outgoing President of Florida University to Receive $100,000 Bonus.
November 27, 2001... Byline: Melanie Yeager Nov. 27--Wanting to reward outgoing President Frederick Humphries for a job well done, the Florida A&M University Foundation's board of directors voted to give him $100,000 paid over the next five years. "I...

Tallahassee, Fla., May Need to Spend Thousands on Compressor Repair at Plant.
November 27, 2001... Byline: John Sevigny Nov. 27--City officials may have to spend as much as $500,000 to rebuild a vapor compressor that "failed catastrophically" in the water treatment arm of the city's newest and most efficient power plant. The...

Federal rehabilitation agency declares Florida `high risk'.
November 28, 2001... Byline: Nancy Cook Lauer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ The state board charged with helping disabled people find jobs is not properly monitoring contractors in its transition to privatization, according to the federal agency holding the purse...

All Signs Point to a Solution for the Florida Budget Crisis.
November 28, 2001... Byline: Joni James Nov. 28--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Among the signs that Republican leaders already have a plan worked out for solving Florida's budget crisis: Gov. Jeb Bush took time Tuesday to talk golf with Senate President John McKay and...

Florida House Leaders Stumble on First Day of Budget Session.
November 28, 2001... Nov. 28--State officials are determined that the second special session to fix a $1.3 billion hole in Florida's budget won't be as embarrassing as the first. Unlike the 11-day session in October, legislative leaders optimistically came to...

Portion Apalachicola Bay, Fla., Reopens for Oyster Harvesting.
November 28, 2001... Nov. 28--A portion of Apalachicola Bay will reopen today for oyster harvesting, following a one-day precautionary closing due to red tide. The reopening was accompanied Tuesday by an announcement by Gov. Jeb Bush that the U.S. Small...