Gainesville mother hopes for change for wheelchair-bound son – A Gainesville mother is asking for donations for her 23-year-old son who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that causes rapid muscle degeneration in the body. The donations will purchase equipment to meet his medical necessities. The Independent Florida Alligator

Conservatives Skeptical of Obama’s Preschool Plan – Republicans believe President Obama’s plan to create large-scale preschool programs will not benefit children in the long run. Some conservatives are concerned about the quality controls and the criteria for participation into the preschool programs. New York Times

Device Offers Partial Vision for the Blind – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first treatment to give limited vision to people who are blind. The device allows people with certain types of blindness to detect crosswalks on the street, the presence of people or cars and sometimes even large numbers or letter. It involves a technology called the artificial retina. The New York Times

St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster, Rays owner Stu Sternberg to meet – St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster has repeatedly asked for meetings with Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg and on Friday he’s getting one. The meeting was scheduled after a proposal to let the team look at possible new stadium sites outside mid-Pinellas. Sternberg said Tropicana Field is inadequate to play in until the user team’s agreement expires in 2027 and has been asking for permission to look at potential stadium sites in other counties. Tampa Bay Times