The Ybor City Stogie

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Christopher Cano For Vice Chair of the Hillsborough Democratic Party

"Today I declared my candidacy for Vice Chair of the Hillsborough Democratic Party, I'm going to devote all the local party resources to electing progressives in key seats and restoring the party back to the people. Election will be in Feb."
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The Citrus Taliban Infiltration Of Hillsborough County Schools

Hillsborough County school superintendent Jeff Eakins reaffirmed his support Tuesday for a Christian organization that aims to expand its presence in the public schools. Addressing First Priority Tampa Bay — which has grown to serve dozens of local schools in the past six years, with the goal of helping students share the message of Christ. here

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First Priority, part of a national movement, teaches students to feel comfortable discussing their faith and spread the Gospel at school. The clubs bring religious leaders to campus for voluntary student prayer
and discussion sessions.

infiltration: To enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes

We pay Mr. Eakins $225,000 a year.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Palomilla Steak

With fried rice and platanos

At Arco Iris in Tampa

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Hillsborough County Dems New Leader Ione Townsend

The Hillsborough County Democratic Party has been known for a long time to take a backseat to the Hillsborough Republican Party regarding fundraising and getting people elected, something that Townsend vowed to attempt to end on her watch. here

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Elizabeth Belcher announced in November that she would be stepping down.

She said “It is outrageous that false allegations, accusations and false claims floating around here in the DEC. We are destroying

ourselves from the inside.”