Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Where Are They Now
Hillsborough County's Three Amigos
Some of you are too young to remember or are not from around here but 30 years ago in 1983 three Hillsborough County Commissioners, Jerry Bowmer, Fred Anderson and Joe Kotvas were arrested for taking bribes. Commissioner Jerry Bowman was the ring leader who would solicit bribes and then make payoffs to fellow commissioners Kotvas and Anderson. Bowmer was caught red handed and then wore a wire to roll over on his crooked partners. I remember putting up signs for Mr. Kotvas.
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Joe Kotvas writes books and you can find him on Twitter or at his very nice website tvasbooks.
Jerry Bowmer according to WTSP is selling swamp land in Polk County.
Fred Anderson has since died.
Some of you are too young to remember or are not from around here but 30 years ago in 1983 three Hillsborough County Commissioners, Jerry Bowmer, Fred Anderson and Joe Kotvas were arrested for taking bribes. Commissioner Jerry Bowman was the ring leader who would solicit bribes and then make payoffs to fellow commissioners Kotvas and Anderson. Bowmer was caught red handed and then wore a wire to roll over on his crooked partners. I remember putting up signs for Mr. Kotvas.
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Joe Kotvas writes books and you can find him on Twitter or at his very nice website tvasbooks.
Jerry Bowmer according to WTSP is selling swamp land in Polk County.
Fred Anderson has since died.
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Where Are They Now
Mayor Bob: Darn Sure Means Rail
In a speech filled with talk of teamwork and cooperation, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn delivered this don't-mess-with-us challenge: "We can be a region with a first-class transportation system," Buckhorn said during his second State of the City speech on Tuesday. "We need mobility options now. That means bus rapid transit, that means (high-occupancy vehicle lanes), and it darn sure means rail. He went on to allude to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to turn away $2 billion from the Obama administration to build high-speed rail from Tampa to Orlando. "Don't tell me that I have to listen to the mayor of Detroit thank me because he's building his light rail system with our money.
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If he can pull this off he could make people forget about the 6 foot lap dance rule
and go down as the greatest mayor this city has ever had.
If he can pull this off he could make people forget about the 6 foot lap dance rule
and go down as the greatest mayor this city has ever had.
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Bob Buckhorn,
HART,
Local Delays,
Local Traffic,
Tampa,
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Florida Students for Equal Funding of Education
After attending the Hillsborough County School Board Student Forum, it came to our attention that Florida's lack of funding for education comes from our very own state legislators' inability to make our public schools a priority. Currently each student in Florida receives $3,000 less in education funds than the national average. As a sophomore at Freedom High School in Tampa, I am directly affected. I've witnessed firsthand the pressure both teachers and students are placed under when students of various academic abilities are placed in a single classroom. In addition, public schools are unable to expand and update programs in the areas of arts and technology.
That's why I created a petition on SignOn.org to the Florida State Legislature and Governor Rick Scott, which says:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
New China
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Shrimp with lobster sauce
With Fried Rice and drink.
$4.95 At New China, 3801 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa
Shrimp with lobster sauce
With Fried Rice and drink.
$4.95 At New China, 3801 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa
Same Old Jeb: Republican Rebrand? Hardly!
Monday, March 25, 2013
If You Build It They Will Come
Ruth: Stop Talking And Build A Rail Line
In 1973, I arrived in Tampa to start my career as an ink-stained wretch. I was 23. One of the big issues facing the greater Tampa Bay area was whether to spend the money to begin development of a light-rail system stretching across the Howard Frankland Bridge eventually linking Tampa to St. Petersburg and Clearwater. It was decided by the powers that be there should be extensive discussions on the subject before moving ahead.It is now 2013, 40 years later. I am 63. And everyone is still talking without so much as a single rail spike to have ever been driven into the ground.
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In 1973, I arrived in Tampa to start my career as an ink-stained wretch. I was 23. One of the big issues facing the greater Tampa Bay area was whether to spend the money to begin development of a light-rail system stretching across the Howard Frankland Bridge eventually linking Tampa to St. Petersburg and Clearwater. It was decided by the powers that be there should be extensive discussions on the subject before moving ahead.It is now 2013, 40 years later. I am 63. And everyone is still talking without so much as a single rail spike to have ever been driven into the ground.
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Poll shows public support for publicly financed light rail.
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Folks that want to help.
Vote Transit
Connect Tampa Bay
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Folks that want to help.
Vote Transit
Connect Tampa Bay
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What stogie Had For Lunch
Hot Dog
With fries and a drink.
$3.50 at The Yellow Food Truck across the street from the Marion Transit Center in Tampa.
With fries and a drink.
$3.50 at The Yellow Food Truck across the street from the Marion Transit Center in Tampa.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Stephanie Wilkerson Of Tampa
Brutal School Bus Driver
The surveillance video below shows school bus driver Stephanie Wilkerson viciously kicking an eight-year-old girl off a bus last year. The incident occurred on September 28, 2012, outside Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School in Hillsborough County, Florida. The eight-year-old girl is autistic, according to WTSP, the local CBS affiliate. She suffered a fractured ankle when she fell to the ground. Wilkerson, 41, has been fired. Shecurrently faces a charge of aggravated child abuse.
See the video here.
See her at HCSO here
What a awful person. Yuck!
See the video here.
See her at HCSO here
What a awful person. Yuck!
St Pete For Peace Celebrates 10 Years Of Resistance
Preserving Florida’s History
Researchers at USF St. Petersburg are working to digitize a treasure trove of Spanish documents that shed light on Florida’s past in St. Augustine.
Occupy Tampa Jams Interstate Traffic
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Help Feed Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Staff
What Stogie had for lunch.
$4.00 At the food truck across the street from the Marion Transit Center in Tampa.
What Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said about the sequester. "We're really starting to see the effects of that in our office," she said. The cuts have also affected the quality of life for congressional aides, said Wasserman Schultz, At the hearing, for example, she said prices of meals in House restaurants are getting so high that aides are being "priced out" of a good meal.
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$4.00 At the food truck across the street from the Marion Transit Center in Tampa.
What Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said about the sequester. "We're really starting to see the effects of that in our office," she said. The cuts have also affected the quality of life for congressional aides, said Wasserman Schultz, At the hearing, for example, she said prices of meals in House restaurants are getting so high that aides are being "priced out" of a good meal.
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