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

Joe Garcia - AIDS Walk

Why Stogie Likes Tampa Bay

Alafia River - Gibsonton, Florida

Vote for Change Kickoff In Ybor City

Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:00 AM
1226 E. 7th Ave. Tampa FL

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Stephen Colbert: Separation of Church and Plate

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

Happy Mission Accomplished Day

May 1, 2003

The Bush/Ros-Lehtinen Approach

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is focused on the wrong things. As usual. Now she wants to indict Fidel Castro. While there is no doubt that Castro has done a lot of horrible things over the years and should be brought to justice, but, really, is this the type of thing our representatives should be focused on?.......here
When Can We Indict Her And Bush?

Laura Dern as Katherine Harris

Supreme Court Justice Antonin "get over it" Scalia likely won't be watching it, but HBO will be re-living the election that launched a thousand legal briefs -- and tens of thousands of touch-screen voting machines -- when it airs the new film Recount beginning May 25th........here

Florida Democrats DNC Protest

Tampa Electric's Growth Falls Sharply

Weighed down by the sagging housing market, Tampa Electric expects its lowest customer growth in nearly a decade, company executives said Tuesday afternoon......here

This might explain the letter i received from TECO today letting me know that if i don't pay my bill in full each month before the due date it will be necessary to increase my security deposit.

Antiquated

Tampa, Florida

Millions Of State Dollars Earmarked For Tampa Bay

Despite deep cuts in spending, the state budget the Florida Legislature is expected to approve this week includes funding for some projects around the Tampa Bay area. A quick look at some of them.......here

Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority

Commissioner José ''Pepe'' Diaz

The Miami-Dade County Commission is seriously considering allowing skank developers to destroy more of the Everglades because, apparently, they can't see any reason not to........here

Slavery In Florida

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"We used to own our slaves but now we just rent them,".........Edward R Murrow

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Picadillo

With Red Beans And Rice And Yuca
$5.95 At.......Rosa's Market 4209 W.Martin Luther King Blvd Tampa

Tampa Locavore

Democrats Registering In Record Numbers

A New Sense Of Political Urgency

The line of newcomers that snaked across the checkered tile floor was emblematic of those that have formed across the country this year: black voters, young voters, lifelong Republicans switching parties -- all registering in record numbers, and all aligning as Democrats.........here

Pets On The Patio In Ybor City

Florida College Student Invents Reusable Alternative to Styrofoam

Proving that simple solutions are often better than complicated high-tech ones, Eckerd College student Audrey Copeland has invented an alternative to Styrofoam take-out containers that you don’t even have to wash yourself. The EcoClamshell......here

Florida’s First Earthship

I am a Florida Certified General Contractor who is building Florida’s first true Earthship. This home is to be completely off the grid using solar for power and capturing rainwater for all of the home’s water needs........here