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Reports on the minimal disruptions suffered by Florida's newspapers as a result of Hurricane Erin which hit the state on August 2, 1995. Ability of `Vero Beach Press-Journal' to print and distribute its August 2, 1995 edition; Readiness of local newspapers to meet the storm; Newspapers affected by the hurricane.

Focuses on issues concerning the children lost in the state child-welfare system and found by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. Effort of the three Sun-Sentinel reporters to track down the children; Statement of Brant Houston, executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors; Publication on the story of the lost children.

The author reflects on the feuds between local enforcement and alternative weeklies in Arizona and Florida. It states that the arrest in Phoenix of "Village Voice Media" executive editor Michael Lacey and CEO Jim Larkin Maricopa County sheriff's deputies are proof their alternative papers can still get under the skin of local authorities. It adds that in Florida, a vindictive law enforcement group is still carrying on its case against three sales executives of the "Orlando Weekly" for aiding and abetting prostitution.

Cites the competition between `Saint Petersburg Times' and `Tampa Tribune' newspapers in their bid to launch a marketing blitz for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team. Slew of competing promotions at Tropicana Field; Launch of season ticket holder list as promotional tool.

States that the Florida's Miami-Dade County Commission has set aside a special $850,000 legal advertising budget for community papers while effectively reducing the advertising revenues the `Miami Herald' is able to bid for. Effect of the move on `Miami Herald' newspaper; Plan of `Miami Herald' general counsel to file legal action against the commission.

The article focuses on the Talk-to-Seller kiosks launched by the newspaper Palm Beach Post which allows consumers to contact sellers about the advertisements published in its Web site in Florida. Users can converse with sellers in either English or Spanish language. The newspaper received 400 calls on job recruitment, real estate, automobiles and other classified advertisements since the launch of the project. One of the benefits of the project is that it gives opportunity to advertisers without Web presence to promote sales to online shoppers.

Reports on the launch of a Sunday edition of `Daily Sun,' a newspaper in Lady Lake, Florida. Circulation; Cost of the Sunday edition.

Reports on the fault being attributed to `Sarasota Herald-Tribune' newspaper and `The Sun Herald' newspaper for the murder of a Florida woman by Wayne Harbison. Refusal of the newspapers to publish the sex offender's name and photo when he was released back to the community.

Focuses on the involvement of Edwin Roberts Jr., editor of Tampa Tribune, on conversion plans of the USS Forrestal into a museum in Tampa, Florida. Reactions of St. Petersburg Times on the move of Roberts; Allegations of crossing ethical standards on Roberts; Views of Reid Ashe, publisher of Tribune, on the issue; Opinion of noted citizens on the issue.

Focuses on former Tribune Media Services editor Mark Mathes' purchase of two monthly newspapers in Florida's Tampa Bay area. Career background; Purchase of the newspapers from founding publisher Eric Robinson.

Reports on the Poynter Institute for Media Studies' release of the book `The Charlotte Project: Helping Citizens Take Back Democracy,' by Edward Miller, a Poynter associate. Gist of book.

Reports on the complaint of `Beacon' weekly that Breeze Corp. is violating Florida Statute 540.01 prohibiting unfair discrimination and competition in business by illegally setting below costs of production advertising rates. Compared rates Breeze, `Shooper,' and `Beacon,' rate per column inch; Average per column inch rate for weeklies from the Florida Advertising Publishers Association Membership Directory.

Reports on a Florida appeals court ruling on the unconstitutionality of a state law prohibiting news organizations from naming rape victims. Case of the tabloid `Globe' which printed the name of the accuser in a rape charge against William Smith; Rationale behind the statute; Comments of Globe editor-in-chief Phil Bunton.

Discusses why the author continues to subscribe to his hometown's newspaper in Dade County, Florida. News reports of interest to the author; Feelings evoked by reading news about the people in the rural Florida town.

Reports on the success of the `Ledger' periodical's Newspaper With A Heart fund rive in Florida in 1998.

Reports on the printing of trading cards for police officers of Palm Beach County, Florida by `Lake Worth Herald' starting January 1996. Printing of the cards as the newspaper's public service; Reason for the trading card printing.

Profiles Marty Baron, executive editor of 'The Miami Herald' newspaper. Direction of local coverage of the Florida presidential recount in 2000 and the Elian Gonzalez saga; Role in expanding the newspaper's reporting in several areas; Employees' agreement that Baron has made the 'Herald' a much stronger paper. INSET: Making a Big Splash.

Describes the 'Sarasota Herald-Tribune' in Florida. Details of the photographs published in the paper; Purpose of placing a Sarasota image in the paper; Comments from publisher Diane McFarlin on the paper.

Presents information on the 'Palm Beach Post' newspaper in West Palm Beach, Florida. Achievements of the paper; Reason behind the assumption that the paper is a rich people's publication; Views of editor Edward Sears on the paper.

Focuses on the debut of the electronic community newspaper, `Press Journal,' in Indian River County, Florida. Ownership of the paper by E.W. Scripps Co.; Mission statement of the paper according to publishers.

Discusses Journal Communications Inc.'s settlement of a libel suit filed by former Clay County, Florida commissioner Charles R. Griffin and his wife Melissa against `Clay Today,' a Florida community paper published by the chain's Add Inc. subsidiary. Aspects of the lawsuit stemming from false child abuse complaint against Griffin; Apology made by the paper.

Reports on the agreement between the `Orlando Sentinel' and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on the cleanup of ground water contamination attributed to the paper. Terms of the agreement; Story by `Sentinel' journalists on the contamination due to trichloroethylene (TCE) used by the paper; Extensive testings made since the discovery of the contamination.

The article focuses on a roadside wedding of Mark Stevenson and Jeanne Marie McGinnis in Key West, Florida on June 27, 2009. The ceremony was held on the corner of North Roosevelt and Kennedy Boulevards in Key West, which the couple regularly use to hawk copies of "The Key West Citizen." McGinnis said that they wanted to do it on the street so that their regular customers could take the time off work to see them. According to "Citizen" circulation director Bob Timmerman, the couple earn 110 to 125 U.S. dollars per day hawking copies of the paper.

Reports on a marketing agreement of the 'St. Petersburg Times' newspaper that it hopes will solidify its position not only in Tampa's Hillsborough County but in the whole Tampa Bay area, Florida. Paper's deal with the International Plaza in Tampa to be the only one newspaper to be sold at the mall; Rivalry with 'The Tampa Tribune.'

Informs that the 'Albuquerque Journal' is negotiating to buy the naming rights to the concert outdoor arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Paper's earlier' criticism of Bernalillo County's method of funding the construction of the facility; Similar negotiation in southern Florida between the 'Miami Herald' and the Broward County Convention Center.

Reports on the competition between 'The Tampa Tribune' and 'Saint Petersburg Times' newspapers in Florida. Features of the papers' obituary sections; Reasons for the popularity of 'The Tampa Tribune.'

Focuses on the ethics code introduced by the Tampa, Florida-based newspaper the `The Tampa Tribune' to improve the paper's credibility. Excerpt of the said ethical guidelines; Risk or disadvantages of a published code in journalism standards or ethics; Management's belief that the risk on the downside of readership is a bigger risk than having an ethics policy used against them in court.

Comments on `Miami Herald' publisher David Lawrence Jr.'s decision not to run for governor of Florida. Impact of the potential candidacy on the paper's reputation for neutrality; Political writer Tom Fiedler's assessment of Lawrence's prospects for candidacy.

Reports that John McAleenan and Kathy Reakes, former reporters of the newspaper `Florida Today,' are suing the paper for alleged improper training and supervision. Firing of reporters for entering the apartment of a murder suspect; Defamation and humiliation by editors.