The Ybor City Stogie

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Soup Sampler, Lobsta Chowda, Ybor Chili and House Special.
$5.99.....At The Stone Soup Company, 1517 7TH Ave in Ybor City
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
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Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Robert

He is from New York. He has been homeless for 10 years.

Tampa Bay Homeless

Monday, July 18, 2011

Gaby For Mayor Kick Off Event

Join Gabrielle Perham, Candidate For Honorary Mayor Of Riverview

At her Kick-Off Meet & Greet at S&S Tacos & Stuff and Pizzas & Stuff, Thursday the 21st. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Riverview Boys & Girls Club and the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce.
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Happy Birthday

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Is Federal Spending Really Out Of Control?

I am trying my best not to become a cynical old fart in old age, if you call 51 old age. But the brainwashing of our country in the name of "what's best for the country" is sickening. We need less spending now, like we need a hole in the head. People losing their houses, jobs and eating the cheapest food they can find, are not free. We need smart spending i.e. in education to help the masses, not less taxes for the multi-nationals.

We had a balanced budget in 2001, and then Bush decided he had to spend 1 billion dollars a day in Iraq. Afghanistan is 10 billion per month; Libya is 300 million per month! Why is defense not in the austerity discussions? Wages have decreased over the last decade thanks to our free trade polices with un-developed nations and CEOs who farm our jobs out to these countries are making millions, as is Wall Street. Spreading the wealth in the name of the public good is American, so we can afford public programs that has made our country great i.e. LBJs Great Society programs.

Dog eat dog with a growing wage gap and poor in the streets is not American. It's time for the people to start demonstrating our ........ cynicism?, concerns for the country. For the Tampa area the WMNF web site would be a place to ogranize. They've already lost their government support.
Rob Lorei