The crystalline Ichetucknee River flows six miles through shaded hammocks and wetlands before it joins the Santa Fe River. From the end of May until early September, tubing down the river is the premier activity in the area. In addition to tubing, visitors can enjoy picnicking, snorkeling, canoeing, swimming, hiking, and wildlife viewing. info Tip: Get There Early.
"I really do not think that we should have homosexuals guiding our children. I think that it’s a lifestyle that I don’t agree with. I realize a lot of people do. It’s my personal faith, religious faith, that I don’t believe that the people who do this should be raising our children. It’s not a natural thing. You need a mother and a father. You need a man and a woman. That’s what God intended.".......Bill McCollum
On July 14, 1939, the Tampa Morning Tribune announced the war department's decision to build the "Southeast Air Base" in Tampa. The land selected was a 6000 acre marshy area known as Catfish Point. here
At some point, Brian Blair needs to seriously consider which is more important: his political career or his family. Blair’s oldest son Brett was arrested again, the second time in as many months, this time for Grand Theft. here
A Sicilian midwife who seems to have begun delivering babies in Tampa, as early as 1907. She kept a records of the births in tiny notebooks, all of which are still intact. here
University of South Florida Researchers are rebutting BP claims that beaches hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill are clean, noting evidence of tar balls and buried oil along miles of sand in northwest Florida and Alabama.......here
Hillsborough State Attorney Mark Ober Will not file criminal charges against members of the WFLZ M.J. Morning Show. Although the state fire marshal has been recommending Felony charges for seven months, the state attorney decided not to go along. The incident involved a radio stunt where the morning show tried to fry a frozen turkey in a cooker full of oil that was in a van. A fire started and the Tampa Fire Department had to put it out. here
Maxine Waters, a long-time and VOCAL supporter of the Progressive Democrats is being attacked by an alleged house panel. Um. It's just too much to believe, Obama. STOP trying to make people (especially the blacks in the house) get IN LINE. here
Next Time You Order A Beer At The Trop Make Sure Your Cup It's Clean. "One of the workers came back with some used cups and began washing them. When I asked her what she was doing, she stated that the “supervisor” told her to rinse off the cups and put them with the unused ones.".....Concession Worker
"The facts speak for themselves. But you liberals wouldn’t know anything about facts, would you? Liberals deal in lies, deceit, accusations, and mud slinging. It’s all they know.".....Scott Factor
A Massive Cover-Up In The Gulf "...dolphins whales, seabirds fish are all floating dead on the surface of the water.. see more.. see more.. boats helicopters are scooping them away dead and dying... Whales are being exploded by the military cause they cant be carried. dead bodys as far as the eye can see air smeling of benzene ..weve seen birds fall from the sky."
-- Part of an unconfirmed text message from an anonymous cleanup worker, at BP's oil spill, to his wife, ca. early June 2010 here