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Florida's population was diversifying as it grew. In the thirty years after Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba in 1959, more than 800,000 Cubans moved to the Miami area. Haitians and Nicaraguans ... fled to Florida from oppressive regimes in their homelands. People from all over Latin America and beyond came seeking jobs and advancement. From the northern states, retirees flooded into the sunshine and warmth. By 1990, 25 percent of the population was elderly.
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While Florida is the most southern of all U.S. states, it is not considered to be part of the more cultural region of The South. Generally, the population does not have the distinct southern dialect of English found just north in Georgia and the Carolinas. Also, do not expect to experience 'southern' culture. (For instance, sweet tea- a drink synomymous with "The South" is rarely offered in Florida restaurants. Generally, the more south you go in the state, the more 'northern' it seems. All in all, Florida is its own region of the United States in its own right.
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/PRNewswire/ — Many snowbirds with homes both in Florida and a northern state already have a big tax advantage if they have changed their domicile to Florida. If the voters on January 29th approve an amendment to the state constitution, that advantage will increase according to Allan R. Lipman, an attorney who is licensed to practice in both New York and Florida. More »
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Florida has 3 million acres of freshwater lakes and 12,000 miles of streams and rivers. From those waters over 250 different species of freshwater fishes have been collected. This includes several rather rare native fishes and 73 species of non-native fishes (fish that come from outside of the United States and would not have been found in Florida if it were not for man's intervention).
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The Florida peninsula, warmed by surrounding subtropical and tropical waters and cooled by the trade winds, is famous for its pleasant climate, abundant sunshine, and scenery. The NW of Florida is a gently rolling panhandle area, cut into by deep swamps along the Gulf coast. The St. Marys River in the northeast and the Perdido River in the northwest form part of the boundary with Georgia and Alabama. Much of the east coast is shielded from the Atlantic Ocean by narrow sandbars and barrier islands that protect the shallow lagoons, rivers, and bays. Immediately inland, pine and palmetto flatlands stretch from the Georgia border almost to the southern tip of the state. Central Florida abounds in lakes, with Lake Okeechobee being the largest.
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A state mandate to require all of Florida's elementary schools to offer the federal School Breakfast Program. In its first year of implementation, over 50,000 children sat down for the first time to a school breakfast — the overwhelming majority from low-income families. Now, over a quarter of a million Florida school children participate in this nutrition program each school day.
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