Robert Macklin, U.S.N. Retired, Robin Macklin and Barbara Macklin at the swearing-in ceremony.
Robert Macklin had the pleasure of officiating at the swearing in of his son, Robin Macklin, at Jacksonville Naval AIr Station on May 22nd. Mr Macklin is a retired Navy Captain. Robin is a junior at Florida State University. He will serve with the Navy for two summers at Pensacola and then receive his commission as an ensign. He will then enter two years of flight school before winning his Navy wings of gold.
Nixonâs here
President Nixon, Pat and Tricia sent the weekend on Key Biscayne, arriving late Thursday and leaving Monday afternoon. Aside from working hours, Mr. Nixon spent a brief period in the Bahamas, toured Cape Florida and Crandon Parks with Mr. Rebozo, and took a boat tour up the Miami River Sunday afternoon.
The yellow school bus is going green as Miami-Dade starts transition to an electric fleet Linda Robertson, The Miami Herald
Jan. 15 A landmark decision by Miami-Dade County Public Schools to begin converting its noisy, pollutant-belching diesel buses into an electric fleet was driven by middle school student Holly Thorpe s science fair project. Her investigation yielded even more alarming conclusions than she expected, showing that carbon dioxide fumes inside buses were 10 times higher than limits recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency.
A year after she presented her findings to school board members and urged them to switch to zero-emissions buses, the district is taking the first step toward cleaner, healthier transport.
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Alvarez attended Coral Gables High and St. Thomas University, which lies four miles from the Marlins old ballpark in Miami Gardens. He signed with the organization as a free agent in February 2003 and posted a 3.09 ERA in nine relief appearances his final ones in the big leagues.
Though he was born in Mexico, Amezaga attended Miami High. The Amazin Amezaga served two stints with the Marlins (2006-09, 11), slashing .255/.315/.339 with 39 doubles, 17 triples and eight homers in 437 games. The fan favorite appeared at every position except catcher and pitcher during a nine-year career.
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A second-round Draft pick by the Marlins in 2002 out of Miami Southridge High, Andino played sparingly for them during the first four seasons of his 10-year career. He slashed .201/.250/.299 in 79 games before finding some success with the Orioles over the next four seasons. Andino returned to Miami in 2016, going 7-for-24 in 13 games.