UF/IFAS in the news, 9/6

Good morning! The week’s final UF/IFAS news roundup:

Buses saved, but taxes may increase in Lee County

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130905/NEWS01/309050046

Editorial: Raising Lee taxes not a good idea

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130906/OPINION/309060008/Editorial-Raising-Lee-taxes-not-good-idea

Lee County Extension Service cuts explained

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130905/NEWS01/130905012/Lee-County-Extension-Service-cuts-explained

Invasive Species (Clay)

http://www.claytodayonline.com/ee/claytoday/en/component/fullstory/20130905_024_art_0/invasive-species

Home and garden events (Volusia)

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130905/LIVING/130909795/1065?Title=Home-and-garden-events

Holmes County 4-H invites community to Meet and Greet Night

http://www.chipleypaper.com/news/local/holmes-county-4-h-invites-community-to-meet-and-greet-night-1.197957

Dig into the fall veggie garden (Leon)

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20130906/TLHLOCAL05/309060022/Dig-into-fall-veggie-garden

EXTENSION CONNECTION: Money management for women starts in October (Okaloosa)

http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/community/extension-connection-money-management-for-women-starts-in-october-1.198016

Craft classes at your local library (Gulf)

http://www.starfl.com/society/society-news/craft-classes-at-your-local-library-1.197718

 

Other news:

UF withstands impact of federal research cutbacks

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130906/ARTICLES/130909753/-1/entertainment?p=1&tc=pg

Revealed: How US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security

Teen birth rate hits historic low, federal report says

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/teen-birth-rate-hits-historic-low-officials-say-8C11086339

Florida coastal seaweed could help the body fend off cancers and inflammatory diseases

http://news.ufl.edu/2013/09/05/seaweed/

City Commission to mull an offer to buy biomass plant (Gainesville)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130905/ARTICLES/130909737/1139?p=1&tc=pg

City hopes to use closed prison as soon as possible (Gainesville)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130905/ARTICLES/130909754?tc=cr