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A look at how Treasure Coast legislators fared this week: Feb. 12

Here's a look at what Treasure Coast legislators did last week and how issues pertinent to the region played out:

Jensen Beach's Rego, Hess win regional wrestling titles head to state

With just seconds left in the Region 4-2A 152-pound championship and his opponents shoulders nearly pinned to the mat, a large smile appeared on Denzel Rego's face.

Big men lead Martin County to district title

After his two big men struggled with Port St. Lucie's front line three weeks ago in a one-point win, Martin County boys basketball coach John Leon challenged Justin Simmons...

Fishing tournament to benefit Dandy-Walker Syndrome research

The Angling For Awareness Inshore fishing tournament, to benefit Dandy-Walker Syndrome research is set for March 10.

Ray McNulty: Davis Cup and Fish a good match

Unless he starts winning major championships in the sunset of his career, Mardy Fish won't ever be included in the discussion of America's all-time great tennis players.

Boys Basketball: AlexThompson delivers, Jensen Beach wins district title

Alex Thompson scored 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Jensen Beach boys basketball team captured the District 15-5A championship with a 68-55 win over Suncoast on Saturday...

Monday chat: Wartime romance ends in marriage for Palm City veterans

PALM CITY — World War II in the Pacific was no obstacle to romance for Ferne Wilkins of Rutland, Vt., and Charles Kiorpes of Yonkers, N.Y.

Martin students show off science fair projects at Treasure Coast Square mall

JENSEN BEACH — Many teens at the Treasure Coast Square mall Saturday were there for more than just retail therapy. They were showcasing their projects for judges of the...

Chilly weather hitting Treasure Coast Saturday, Sunday

Cold temperatures coupled with strong winds Saturday night and Sunday morning have prompted wind chill advisories to be issued across the Treasure Coast and a cold weather shelter...

Martin County government meetings: Feb. 12

Find out what governmental boards are meeting this week.

St. Lucie County government meetings: Feb. 13-17

Find out what governmental boards are meeting this week.

Indian River County courthouse news: Feb. 12

Indian River County courthouse news for the week of Feb. 12.

Anthony Westbury: Cool reception for Georgia man in St. Lucie

What happened to Paul Schmidt sounds like highway robbery, but apparently it's perfectly legal.

Eve Samples: Possible local contender emerges in Allen West race (Hint: He's a sheriff)

After a decade with an oddball congressional district that looped from Jupiter to Fort Pierce then across the state to Punta Gorda, Martin and St. Lucie County voters are finally...

Russ Lemmon: FDOT contractor winds up with egg on face for encroaching on private property

Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for the lines to form for the iPad 3.

How your local lawmakers voted this week: Feb. 12

Lawmakers' Insider Trading: Members voted, 417-2, to bar members of Congress and their staff from using inside legislative information in personal stock trading. The bill also...

Michael Goforth: Poverty is a challenge, not a roadblock to success

What are we to think of the report last week linking poverty to lower student achievement in St. Lucie County?

Martin County school official accuses ex-employee of malfeasance

STUART — The Martin County School District's finance director is charging that the district's former head of human resources conducted private business on school...

For second time, Romney rakes in more Treasure Coast campaign money than other GOP competitors combined

For the second quarter in a row, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney raked in more campaign money on the Treasure Coast than all of his Republican competitors combined.

Martin County Taxpayers Association: Martin County should be prepared to fund St. Lucie Inlet dredging by itself

Few people know that the St. Lucie inlet was created in 1892 and that the natural inlet was in the Peck's Lake area of Jupiter Island. The inlet became a federally...

Thumb up: Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart receives lofty state ranking

LOFTY RANKING: First, the Florida Department of Education announced the Martin County School District ranked third among the state's 67 school districts in the first-ever...

Thumb down: Conference underscores U.S. vulnerabilities if oil spill occurs near Cuba

OFFSHORE PERILS: "Experts say U.S. ill prepared for oil spill off Cuba."

Thumb up: DUI arrests drop by 20 percent on Treasure Coast

SAFER ROADS: The message appears to be sinking in on the Treasure Coast: Driving under the influence is dangerous — to oneself and other motorists — socially...

Letter: Some letters to the editor, such as one on Elin Nordegren, better left unprinted

Kathleen Dunlop, Orchid

Letter: Reality check means rich must pay more, defense must be cut

Georgeann Calendine, Vero Beach

Letter: Hypocrisy in Catholic outcry over edict about contraceptive coverage

Joan Fox, Vero Beach

Letter: Take time to learn about World War II veterans and their stories

H. Austin Scott, Sebastian

Letter: Obama's health care rule is an attack on Christians practicing their faith

Rose Marie Martinez, Vero Beach

Letter: That Fonda is great actor doesn't mean she wasn't traitor as well

Francis DuCoin, Stuart

Letter: Our family takes single-stream recycling, composting seriously

Gerrie Biegner, Fort Pierce

Letter: Good to see Judge Nelson not hiding behind her robe

Bill Bodon, Sebastian

Letter: Where you aware of the fact that our congressmen need not live in the districts in which they run for election?

Janvier Bolinger, Stuart

Letter: If more people send letters to the paper, it's because they are disgusted with elected officials

Tom Gilmore, Stuart

Letter: House members commonly change districts after redistricting

David S. Levine, Hobe Sound

Letter: Bank cancels a sale that would have let a longtime owner stay in his home

Jim Weix, Stuart

Letter: Take a gander: Sauce for the politicians should be sauce for voters too

Arthur Einstein, Stuart

Letter: Why is it the public's business how Elin Nordegren builds her house?

Alf Liljeros, Stuart

Indian River Medical System begins requiring photo IDs for some visitors

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Visitors to certain areas at Indian River Medical Center will be required to have photo identification under a new policy implemented earlier this...

St. Lucie schools to be asked to help market Southern Grove development

Port St. Lucie's Community Redevelopment Agency is expected to ask the St. Lucie County School District to help market recession-battered Southern Grove to potential developers,...

Head of Indian River Citrus League speaks out against buffering plan for agricultural land

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Citrus growers and packers need every bit of help they can get, not new restrictions forcing them out of some agricultural areas, the head of the...

Group clears second hurdle needed to excavate Old Vero Ice Age site

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Now that two agencies have given the green light for a fossil hunt at the old Vero Man site, it's up to the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee to...

Nine Treasure Coast seniors named National Merit Scholarship finalists

Nine Martin County and St. Lucie County seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship Program finalists.

Florida grapefruit crop expected to fall a bit short of forecasts

Florida's grapefruit crop, most of which is grown on the Treasure Coast, is coming up a little short this season, according to revised projections released Thursday.

Partnership forged with 'The Ride to Beat Hunger' and the Indian River Community Foundation

By the time the Rev. Scott W. Alexander, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, embarks on a demanding month-long 3,300-mile bike ride across America to...

Martin County felony arrests: Feb. 10, 2012

Martin County felony arrest report for Feb. 10.

St. Lucie County felony arrests: Feb. 10, 2012

St. Lucie County felony arrest report for Feb. 10.

Indian River County felony arrests: Feb. 10, 2012

Indian River County felony arrest report for Feb. 10.

Indian River County dirt roads can be paved for reduced price with 'millings'

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Alex Introcaso and John Culp, residents of Pine Tree Park southwest of Vero Beach, are tired of their neighborhood's dirt roads turning into rivers...

Sheriff's Appeals Board will hear case of fired former Indian River deputy March 8

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Sheriff's Office's Career Service Appeals Board is scheduled March 8 to hear the case of a former deputy fired last week for lying about...

Funnel cloud warning issued for Indian River, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties

National Weather Service meteorologists issued a funnel cloud warning at 3:41 p.m. Friday for western Indian River County, northwestern St. Lucie County and northeastern...