The sight of a video camera in the courtroom sent shivers down the spine of the prosecution Monday morning. As soon as I stepped in front of the judge, the young state prosecutor in my case asked for a 15 minute delay because a Local 10 cameraman had his camera trained on him.........here
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Carlos Miller's Saga Continues
The sight of a video camera in the courtroom sent shivers down the spine of the prosecution Monday morning. As soon as I stepped in front of the judge, the young state prosecutor in my case asked for a 15 minute delay because a Local 10 cameraman had his camera trained on him.........here
The Life and Times of Joe Garcia
While there have been many Independents, Libertarians, and Greens running for office in the Elections that are being held in the United States of America in 2008, there are some people within the Democratic Party that are worth mentioning. One of them is Joe Garcia and the upcoming elections for the 25th District of Florida.........here
Tampa Bay Transit Plans Find Funding In Tallahassee
Two transportation budget items have passed both houses of the Florida Legislature and are part of next year's budget.......here
Raytheon's Florida Neighbors Sue Over Water Contamination
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida is sending out letters this week to about 150 homeowners living within the boundaries of the so-called Azalea neighborhood, which appears to be contaminated from underground wastewater seeping from the Raytheon Company plant........here
Florida Forever Funding Approved Unanimously
Environmental groups throughout the state are delighted with the approval of funding for the land acquisition and protection program Florida Forever - or at least for the next 10 years...........here
Tampa Gives Itself A Pass On Destroying Trees
It is only by holding ourselves to the highest standards that we can expect others to do the same. We certainly cannot expect individuals to act in a more honorable fashion then our own elected city officials. The do-as-I say-not-as-I-do mentality of days gone by is past.........here
Monday, May 5, 2008
North and South Florida?
Tired of what they say is mistreatment by the State government, the North Lauderdale City Commission is pushing a resolution that would split Florida into two separate states..........here
Florida Passes Draconian Marijuana Bill
HB 173 is now the law in Florida. This means that if you have 25 or more marijuana plants, you will be charged with a felony, because supposedly you are selling or intending to sell your crop. Apparently, while most of the country has been liberalizing their marijuana laws, Florida has chosen a retrograde path to the 1950s.........here
Wizardry In Land 'O Lakes, Florida
Hoo boy. Just when you thought it was safe to come out of your insanity-resistant cave comes news from Pasco County, north of Tampa, that explains rather clearly why Florida's legislature is crawling with batshit insane fundies. In short, it must be the batshit insane fundies who vote for them........here
Hispanics May Put Florida In Play For Dems
Democrats are poised this week to pass a crucial milestone in Florida: For the first time, the number of Hispanic Democrats in the state is expected to exceed the number of Hispanic Republicans.......here
Margie’s Florida Adventure
Mildred And Richard Loving
A black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday........here
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Howard Dean as a Model Candidate
"I'd argue that the example of Howard Dean -- a losing candidate who just figured out another way to contribute, and significantly -- isn't a bad model to hold our candidates up against"...........Nancy Scola
2008 Independents' Film Festival
The Education Channel in Tampa, Florida is currently soliciting films, videos, animations and digital media from independent artists, producers and students in Florida and beyond for inclusion in its 2008 Independent’s Film Festival........here
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Learn How To Roll Your Own Cigar In Ybor City
The International Bazaar teaches people how to hand roll cigars in Ybor City, a district in Tampa Florida which was once the epicenter of cigar manufacturing in the United States.......here
I'm A Joe Garcia Small Dollar Contributor
I'll take this opportunity to make the record clear--I'm a Joe Garcia small dollar contributor. No secret there, and hardly a cover up. How about you? Is your donation being "covered up"? Let's show Diaz-Balart what good, patriotic American small donors can do in defense of our country--electing serious men and women who will fight for us on the real issues facing the country today, not the bogeymen from decades past........here
Tampa Begins National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, and to observe the occasion, more than three dozen cyclists rode into downtown Tampa on Friday.........here
David Rivera's Bill
Aruca believes Rivera introduced this bill now "to create a favorable campaign environment for the reelection of the three federal congresspeople, courtesy of the Cuban Republican lawmakers in the state Legislature." In fact, for the first time, the three federal Republican Congress members from Miami will face serious opposition in November from challengers who have a chance to defeat them and who favor lifting restrictions for Cuban-Americans to travel to Cuba......here
Antievolution Bills Dead In Florida
When the Florida legislature ended its session on May 2, 2008, legislative attempts to open the door to creationism died in the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 2692, as originally introduced, purported to protect the right of teachers to "objectively present scientific information relevant to the full range of scientific views regarding biological and chemical evolution.".........here
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Annette Taddeo Campaign Office Opening Party
The Taddeo for Congress (Florida’s 18th District) campaign had a party yesterday evening to celebrate the opening of its new headquarters and I went along to see … partly because they invited local bloggers, partly from nostalgia.......here
While New Orleans Drowned
“Touring the 9th Ward with reporters can’t hide the fact that John McCain voted against billions of dollars in Katrina recovery efforts, emergency health care for survivors, unemployment assistance for displaced workers, and even the creation of a commission to find out what went wrong"......Howard Dean
Florida Teacher Fired Over Bikini Photos
A former Florida teacher claims she was unjustly fired because of her part-time job. Tiffany Shephard says she was abruptly fired from her job teaching at Port St. Lucie High School."They would not tell me why. I asked the straight out if it was because of my part-time job. "The biology teacher had recently begun working part-time with 'Smokin Em' Charters, a fishing boat that's been in the news before......here
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