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TRUSTED. BALANCED. LOCAL. Orlando Sentinel Sunday, January 24, 2016 Start the weekend early with Travel Arts, Comics, coupons and more! Up to $299 in coupons $3.00 TOP STORY Weather 8 A.M.: 49 2 p.m.: 57 5 p.m.: 54 Chance of rain: 0 Weather Report, B6 Orlando-area jobless rate Ms December's 4.3 percent makes it lowest in more than 7 years to the Orlando suburb of Mait-land. Sprinkle said the most demand for qualified professionals is in accounting, finance and information technology locally, but "we are really seeing it across all profes- Pease turn to JOBS, A10 December numbers are always relatively good because of holiday hiring, but the number is also 0.8 percent lower than December 2014.

"It's very competitive. We're at the point now where we're at a fully employed economy," said David Sprinkle, executive recruiter for Veritas Recruiting Group in Lake Mary. "It's challenging to find people who are qualified that aren't working, especially for people with experience and degrees." The good news about Orlando jobs comes the day after news broke that payroll processing giant ADP may bring 2,400 new jobs storm begins its 7 '1-7 1x T' '-V- -y 1 Traffic creeps along Interstate 40 were in the path of a winter storm Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Md. Two feet or more of snowfall is forecast for Washington and Baltimore, and nearly as much for Phil- COLD CASE 1J tn Friday morning through heavy snow near Nashville, Tenn. Millions of people as it traveled through parts of the Southeast toward the East Coast.

Index Business AM Comics D8 Deaths JJ4 Games D7 Local News Bl Opinion AM Sports CI Style Home Dl TV D6 News Now PEOPLE ARTS Film academy unveils plan to double the number of female and minority members. A2 "Spunk and the Harlem Literati" full of energy and style, but carries on too long, writes Matt Palm. A2 LOCAL STATE Geneva man given 11-year sentence for fatal DUI crash that killed his best friend. Bl Senior dogs get their day in Winter Park author's book "My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts." Bl Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce from her husband George Zimmerman in September 2013. A Seminole County judge made it final this week.

B2 NATION WORLD University of Virginia student honored as "intellecutal risk-taker" was arrested in North Korea A3 As Iowa looms, Donald Trump takes first shot at fellow Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. A3 Emails show officials in Flint, brushed off warnings and mocked health officials and residents who complained about the city's water. A3 STYLE HOME Architect's touch turns old garage into guest house holding video art collection Dl SPORTS Magic waste a big second-half lead before losing 120-116 to the Hornets in overtime. CI Orlando City defender Brek Shea says the Lions' once again are taking aim at a playoff berth. CI Tom Brady-Payton Manning matchup parf of high drama of conference tide games.

By Paul Brinkmann Staff Writer The Orlando area's unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in December, according to state statistics released Friday, making it the lowest rate in more than seven years. Winter Some parts of U.S. may see 2 feet of snow by Sunday By Jessica Gresko and seth borenstein Associated Press WASHINGTON A storm that arrived postcard-pretty in the nation's capital Friday was morphing into a painful, even paralyzing blizzard with gale-force winds pushing heavy snow and coastal flooding. One in seven Americans could get at least half a foot of snow by Sunday, and Washington could see snowdrifts more than four feet high. The first flakes were lovely, but forecasters warned that much, much more was on its way.

Not that anyone will see the worst of it Much heavier snow and wind gusting to 50 mph should create blinding whiteout conditions once the storm joins up with a low pressure system off the coast, said Bruce Sullivan, a forecaster at the National Weather Service's Calculus helps students get ahead of curve By Annie Martin Staff Writer Serena LeMand wants to study business in college, and like an increasing number of fellow Orange County students, she figures taking calculus during her senior year of high school will put her ahead of the curve. "I know getting into college is really competitive, and I wanted to take classes that would set me apart," said LeMand, 18, who attends Winter Park High. "I'm good at math, so I thought taking a hard math class wouldn't be that bad." Students in Orange and Seminole counties are more likely to take calculus a course that some educators say is integral to college admissions and preparation than their peers in most Florida school districts. Orange's enrollment grew by Please turn to MATH, A10 adelphia. New York City's expected total was upped Friday to a foot or more.

But Sullivan said "the winds are going to be the real problem; that's when we'll see possible Drew Kesse, with his wife Joyce during a press conference Friday, said it's time for his daughter Jennifer, who disappared 10 years ago, "to come home." GEORGE SKENESTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER er in a complex about a mile away from where she lived. Video surveillance showed a person parking the car, then leaving without looking back. In the decade since, police have not found any leads significant enough to find Kesse. Her parents, Drew and Joyce Kesse, joined Orlando police detectives at a press conference on Friday. They pleaded for anyone with information to Please turn to KESSE, A10 icy grip ANDREW NELLESASSOCIATED PRESS power outages." The result could create snowdrifts four to five feet high, so even Please turn to STORM, A10 Publix CEO brings energy to new role By Kyle Arnold Staff Writer Long before he was tapped to be the next CEO of Publix, Todd Jones had ambition to take the company to new heights.

Shortly after being named re- gronal drrector for Jacksonville in 1999, Publix leaders sent Jones to Cornell University to learn the ins and outs of the inter- national super- Jones market game, said Burt Flickinger, who taught the course. "He told me, Jacksonville is the last market, Winn-Dixie is number one, but it won't be long before Publix is on top said Flickinger, now a supermarket industry consultant with Strategic Resource Group. Please turn to PUBLIX, A10 Company 49533 1 501 5 2 Family holds out hope of finding Jennifer Kesse What To Do Today Voices Opinion Editorial: Don't back off on open-record promise. AM Viewpoint: Private air traffic control hurts small guys. A15 Beth Kassab: Enough's enough for specialty plates.

Bl Mike Bianchi: We can't blame Magic's fall on Vaughn. CI Marni Jameson: Orderly home is just steps away. Dl The recent colder weather has left manatees the warmer waters at Blue Spring State Park. There were more than 300 this week. The Orange City Blue Spring Manatee Festival celebrates the sea cows from 9 am.

to 5 p.m. today and Sunday at Valentine Park in Orange City. There will be shuttles. Info and more local events, B3. By David Harris Staff Writer Everything was normal for Jennifer Kesse on the morning of Jan.

24, 2006 until it wasn't She woke up, showered, laid out a few outfits on her bed, got dressed and left her Mosaic at Millenia condo for work. Then the 24 -year-old vanished. In the decade since, the only trace police managed to find was her car, found two days lat Please recycle. Newsprint is a renewable resource. TODAY I JOIN THEY.

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