Offers an in-depth look at Canine Assistants, a non-profit agency outside Atlanta that trains service dogs on a leafy ranch to help people with conditions, including epilepsy, cerebral palsy, quadriplegia and more.....more
Billed the party for more than $100,000 during the two years he served as House speaker. The charges included repairs to the family minivan, grocery bills, plane tickets for his wife and purchases from retailers ranging from a wine store near his home to Apple's online store. Rubio also charged the party for dozens of meals during the annual lawmaking session in Tallahassee, even though he received taxpayer subsidies for his meals.
The Westboro Baptist Church made several stops in Tampa this morning. The church members are visiting from Topeka, Kansas, spreading their anti-gay, anti-Catholic, and anti-government messages.
Metromix Tampa Bay has hunted down another local food challenge, but this time it is bigger and better than ever. It is the battle of the food fighter champions. Their challenge-the Dagwood Pita...eat as many of the near 1 pound pita-licious sandwiches in ten minutes... Who Will Win It???
Yes We Can! (I) heard from “tens of thousands of people” protesting the bill and that “the incredible outpouring of opposition by teachers, parents, students, superintendents, school boards and legislators has greatly influenced my decision.”.....Florida Governor Charlie Crist
Not In Our Backyard It’s rare to see a former Florida Democratic Party chairman taking President Barack Obama to task — but that’s exactly what Scott Maddox is doing on the issue of offshore oil drilling. With Obama having come out for expanded offshore energy exploration, including up to 125 miles off the shore of the Sunshine State, Florida Democrats are somewhat divided in their backing of the president. While some leading Democrats, including state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, are backing the president,
Maddox and Democrats in the U.S. House continue to fight the proposal........here
Joe Garcia announced today he has resigned his post as the Energy Department’s Director of the Office of Economic Impact to run for Congress in Florida’s 25th district. In a living-room YouTube announcement surrounded by his wife of 18 years, Aileen, and daughter, Gaby.