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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Photography Legal In Manatee County, Florida
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The photographer was 20-year-old Randy Sievert of Bradenton, who was arrested in February after he stood on a public road and photographed Manatee County sheriff’s officials conducting a search warrant on a private home.........here
See 'Anna in the Tropics' For Free In Ybor
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What Stogie Had For Lunch
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$5.95 At.......Rosa's Market 4209 W.Martin Luther King Blvd Tampa
Tampa Locavore
Pastor Hayes Wicker of Naples, Florida
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For those who don’t know, fundamentalist right-wingers in Florida are attempting to pass a constitutional amendment in Florida this year that would ban gay marriage in the Sunshine State. The same gay marriage that is already illegal under four separate parts of state law. What this nutjob is actually saying is that the fact that they haven’t yet enshrined hatred in the Florida Constitution.........here
Tampa Getting A New Neighbor
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Our Darwinian Society
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida Bans Truck Nutz
Run Monkeys Run
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A dozen monkeys that escaped from a wildlife preserve during the weekend have all the ingredients to start a successful colony in the wild, including mature males, reproducing females and a dominant troop leader. The people-shy patas monkeys have thousands of acres of sod and ranch land to roam in northern Polk County, even the sprawling 870 square miles of the Green Swamp........here
Rob Lorei's Interview With Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio
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Iorio is a strong advocate of the environment, neighborhoods and mass transit. But her tenure has been marked by budget cuts, tension between her and the City Council and problems getting major projects such as the new art museum and the Riverwalk under way..........here
Monday, April 21, 2008
Meet The Diaz-Balarts: A Couple of Castro's 'Nephews'
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"Give my best to my nephew, would you?
He's in Congress, you know." Now he has two "nephews" in Congress. Lincoln says, "Castro likes to toy with us in that way. It's totally cynical. It's just part of his game. His visitors say, 'You've got a nephew in Congress?!' They're so impressed.".......here
The United Fruit Company
Hillary Clinton And The Activists
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Matthew Yglesias On Joe Garcia
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Alligator Alley For Sale
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My Beautiful Mommy
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Tampa Bay’s Cartoonists
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Florida Department Of Agriculture Shuts Down Microgreen Seller
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz May Be In Violation Of Loyalty Oath
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The Florida House Learning Center
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Faye Armitage - The Better Choice for Florida’s Environment
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GOP Women: Pro-Lifers Can't Forget Abused Kids
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Clearwater Beach Opens Piece Of Beach Walk Project
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UF Strikers Feeling Effects Of Protest
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Florida Lawmakers Busy With Menus
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Howard Dean April 17, 2003
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Florida Doesn't Like Bush Rubberstamps
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Florida Legislators Busy With Testicles
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The subject? Replicas of bull testicles hanging from vehicles. In some parts of Florida, it has become fashionable to attach the reproductions to the back of pickup trucks........here
Florida Unveils Champmobile
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Ronda Storms: Arranged Marriage Taking Place
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Campaign Finance Reform In City Of Tampa Elections
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Blue America Welcomes Joe Garcia
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
What Florida Republicans Want
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Florida's Mystery Earmark
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Manatee Migration Draws Families To Florida Coast
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Anti-Tolerance T-Shirts At Wesley Chapel High
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Conch Republic Independence Celebration
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The annual Conch Republic Independence Celebration commemorates the day the republic seceded from the United States to form a fifth-world nation recognized by international public law as "a sovereign state of mind."........here
Florida Grouper with Peri Peri Beurre Blanc
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Streets Of St. Petersburg, Florida
"The Land" Pulled From Tampa School’s Shelves
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Sax Player Arrested In Ybor City
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Hillary Lost It
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If Hillary Clinton somehow manages to lie and divide and hate her way to the top of the Democratic ticket, she can forget about my vote.
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