May 2020 – Page 6 – Capital Outlook

Rebuilding airline industry could be long trek

May 5, 2020

By Jim Turner News Service of Florida Reviving the airline industry in Florida could take years to get back to January levels, requiring confidence from passengers that their flights and their destinations are safe from the coronavirus. To try to provide that comfort, Spirit Airlines President and CEO Ted Christie

Top regulator calls for ‘surgical’ reopening

May 5, 2020

By Jim Turner News Service of Florida Shop owners in rural counties without large reported outbreaks of COVID-19 are ready to reopen under new sanitation and physical distancing guidelines, the state’s top business regulator said last Friday. On the day the state topped 1,000 deaths from the contagious respiratory disease,

$349 billion COVID-19 small business program short-changes businesses of color

May 5, 2020

Charlene Crowell A $349 billion program created to assist America’s small businesses was launched on April 3 to provide payroll, utilities, rent and more for eligible applicants screened by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). On April 16 – less than two weeks later — this national stimulus enacted in

Donald John Trump is hazardous to your health

May 5, 2020

Dr. Julianne Malveaux The daily White House coronavirus briefings have made me cringe, scream, shake my head, and even laugh! The President of the United States offers medical advice, minimizes the coronavirus, injects partisanship into his remarks, and generally treated these critical briefings as his daily open mike. He

Jones showed star basketball qualities early

May 5, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Jazmine Jones surprised the prognosticators who called the WNBA draft but they wouldn’t have been if they knew her roots. Jones had the kind of beginning that helped her hone her talent to be the first-round No. 12 pick that she was. It

TCC’s Settembre, Mandelbaum named to top-50 list

May 5, 2020

Special to the Outlook Tallahassee Community College head men’s basketball coach Zach Settembre and assistant coach Ben Mandelbaum have been named two of the 50 most impactful coaches in men’s JUCO basketball by Silver Waves Media. The list highlights coaches, in no particular order, who have made and continue to

RB Akers drafted by Los Angeles Rams in second round

May 5, 2020

By Derek Satterfield Seminoles.com Former Florida State running back Cam Akers was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round with the 52nd overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. Akers’ selection on the second day of the draft marks the 37th straight year a Seminole has been

The Christian Response To the Coronavirus

May 2, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Saturday, May 2, 2020 Let us continue to pray that our Lord will lead the scientists and physicians to find a vaccine for treating this deadly coronavirus. We know that God is able to do anything but fail. I hope

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

May 1, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Friday, May 1, 2020 Well, my brothers and sisters, the Lord has blessed us to see the fifth month in this year. My God, we are still living! Over a million of our fellow Americans have been infected by this