The Everglades News

Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has tapped Michael Grunwald, the senior national correspondent for Time magazine, to help him write his forthcoming book about the financial crisis.

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A load of stone crab is weighed at Ernest Hamilton's Stone Crab in Everglades City.

The Senate began debating a long-awaited bill Tuesday that would authorize billions for water projects nationwide, including the next phase of Everglades restoration and widening of the Port Canaveral channel.

As the dust settles from the 2013 legislative session, it is a good time to reflect on the Legislature's treatment of land and water resource protection in Florida.

Imagine the job description: Twelve-hour days in the hot sun, drenching rain, biting mosquitoes, thigh-deep mud, and wading in waters patrolled by sharks and crocodiles.

Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons line the street as they watch classic cars pass during a parade Saturday, April 27, 2013 in downtown Everglades City, Fla.