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The race for Leon County Commission has kicked up a notch with the recent entry of Nick Maddox. Mostly known for being a key leader on the Florida State Seminoles’ 1999 Championship team, Maddox hopes to bring much-needed change to our local government. “The incumbent in this race has been in office for 5,731 days. How much is too much? It’s time for new energy and a new voice,†said Maddox. 
From Left, Dr. Susan Baker, Chief of Staff, and Manny Linares, Chief Executive Officer of North Shore Medical Center, with potential life-saving medication to treat 10-year old Haitian boy diagnosed with Guillan Barre Syndrome.
Opening "Manatee Crossing" at Port Everglades are, from left: Port Everglades Director Phillip C. Allen; Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter; Port Everglades employees who won a contest to name the bridge Marcy Whitaker, Natacha Yacinthe, and Susan Wright; "Manny the Manatee," and Broward County Public Works Director Tom Hutka.
Pictured from left to right: Bill Johnson, Director, Port of Miami; Ysela Llort, Assistant County Manager, Miami-Dade County; Jose Abreu, Director, Miami-Dade Aviation Department; Stephanie Kopelousos, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation; Christopher Miles, Regional Special Assistant, State of Florida Governor Charlie Crist; Jane Garvey, Miami Access Tunnel; Representative Carlos Lopez Cantera, State of Florida, District 113; George M. Burgess, County Manager, Miami-Dade County; Joe Aiello, Miami Access Tunnel; Honorable Dorrin D. Rolle, District 2 Commissioner and Chairman of Airport and Seaport Committee, Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners; Gus Pego, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation, District 6; Honorable Carlos Alvarez, Mayor, Miami-Dade County; Honorable Jose “Pepe†Diaz, Vice Chairman, Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners; and Johnny Martinez, Assistant City Manager, City of Miami.
