Posted on January 8, 2009 by West Raven
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A showdown is brewing near Port Mayaca in Martin County as a group of environmental protesters are camping out for a second night tonight demanding access to a natural swamp on land owned by Florida Power and Light Co.
“If they don’t open the swamp, we will cross the tracks and risk arrest,” said Peter Shultz [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2008 by West Raven
By Tami Osborne, WINK News
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – With shelters over-flowing, hundreds of homeless people in Collier County are left with nowhere to turn but the woods. Now, some people want to make it illegal for them to camp there.
“You basically try to hide out as best as you can, where you’re not noticed,” homeless [...]
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