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- Seminole leader who resisted the American government's removal of his people from Florida in the 1830s. He died in prison after being tricked into surrendering (1837).
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•An honor student who founded a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics team at a brand-new high school his senior year, Barry Bohnsack didn't apply anywhere else but Valencia Community College in Osceola, Fla.
Community college stars emphasize learning outside of school 2007
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Investigators said three men were seen on surveillance video at 4 a.m. on Monday driving the back of a van into the glass doors of the Walgreens store located on 2900 Boggy Creek Road in Osceola County.
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His true Indian name was As-se-se-ha-ho-lar, or Black Drink, but he was commonly called Osceola, or Powell.
Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Louise Manly 1896
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Traveling turkey hunters, especially those who want to take the Grand Slam (an Osceola, Eastern, Rio Grande and Merriam), know all too well that the Osceola is the key.
ESPNsoccernet Steve Bowman 2010
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He saw them steal undisclosed items, followed them, brought them back to his house and called Osceola deputies.
SplicedFeed 2009
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Blacks and Hispanics are moving to counties that already were racially diverse, such as Osceola in central Florida and Mecklenberg in North Carolina, home to Charlotte.
The Sunday Word: McCain as Manager - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Blacks and Hispanics are moving to counties that already were racially diverse, such as Osceola in central Florida and Mecklenberg in North Carolina, home to Charlotte.
The Sunday Word: McCain as Manager - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Some counties with high foreclosure rates - such as Osceola in Florida, San Joaquin in California and Henry in Georgia - saw month-to-month declines in October.
WCAX - Local News 2009
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Some counties with high foreclosure rates - such as Osceola in Florida, San Joaquin in California and Henry in Georgia - saw month-to-month declines in October.
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Most recently, the Board of Aldermen for the town of Osceola, Missouri, issued a resolution calling on the University of Kansas to drop its "Jayhawk" mascot name because of its association with an episode on September 22-23, 1861, when US Senator Jim Lane and 2000 "jayhawkers" subjected that prosperous town of 2500 to two days of looting, murder and arson -- with fewer than 200 people remaining afterwards.
Tobias Winright: What's In A School Name And Mascot? Tobias Winright 2011
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