The Ybor City Stogie

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Raging Bigot Mayor Jim Naugle of Fort Lauderdale

Naugle- a fake Democrat who has campaigned for George Bush and endorsed Mike Huckabee for President- once again held a press conference surrounded by "religious" leaders and folks clutching their bibles. The only thing missing from his usual routine were the scary men in army fatigues threatening to take the war against gays "into the streets."........here

Helen Gordon Davis To Be Honored In Tampa

Former Florida State Sen. Helen Gordon Davis will be honored Oct. 16 at a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tampa hosted by the Centre for Women and the Displaced Homemakers Network........here

Obama Inspires Tampa Bay 'Vote Local' Campaign

Tampa Bay area Democratic leaders expect record support for Sen. Barack Obama in November, and they want to seize on that enthusiasm as a way to get more local Democrats in office. They've begun an ambitious "Vote Local" campaign that uses targeted mailings and some of the same social-networking tools that have allowed national candidates to cash in on the power of the Internet...........here

Vote Local

China Gobbling Up Florida Turtles

A rising demand in China for turtles for food and medicine has led to the round-up of thousands of turtles from Florida's lakes, ponds and canals. Exporters are shipping up to
3,000 pounds of softshell turtles a week out of Tampa International Airport,
according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...........here

Hope for Florida's Wildlife Emerges From Climate Meeting

"The power of people can make a huge difference in our success in dealing with climate change," said Nobel laureate Dr. Jean Brennan at the closing session of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's climate change summit on Friday...........here

Happy Birthday John

Just Imagine

Please join me not only in remembering John on October 9th but also in spreading the message of peace. This is something that was so important to John - the fact that we could all work together for the positive good of our planet. He would have loved how we are all mobilizing ourselves in thought and in action. It's time for action and the action is peace!.........Yoko Ono

Residents' Faith In Tampa Heights Being Repaid

Talks of turning Tampa Heights into the next Hyde Park date back to the early '90s, when city and real estate officials touted the historic neighborhood as the next fancy district.......here

Kevin Beckner for Hillsborough County Comission

Vote for Kevin wherever you live in the county on November 4th.

Richard's Run for Life In Ybor City

Last year I ran Richard's Run for Life in historic Ybor City in Tampa. It was a beautiful course on a Friday night... running down the brick roads in the middle of a historic, active scene. The race supports children's cancer research..........here

Richards Run For Life

Three Corrupt Extremists From Miami

I figured the big news out of south Florida today was going to be about the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce debate that pitted the 3 ultra-reactionary rubber stamps, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen plus the notoriously crooked Diaz-Balart Brothers against Annette Taddeo, Joe Garcia and Raul Martinez........here

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Phyllis Busansky for Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections

Meet the Diaz-Balart Brothers

The Two Guys In The Back
here

Homeless Women Vets Get New Home In Tampa

Room by room, a two-story, century-old brick boardinghouse at 1301 E. Columbus Ave. is outfitted with community donations designed to make homeless female veterans feel at home. Twin beds donated by Haverty's are covered with patchwork spreads sewn by Lady of the Lake Quilters...........here