For 22 years, the International Whaling Commission has banned commercial whaling. But now a group meeting behind closed doors in St. Pete Beach is talking about what it would take to end that moratorium..........here
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Whaling Group Meeting In St. Pete Beach
For 22 years, the International Whaling Commission has banned commercial whaling. But now a group meeting behind closed doors in St. Pete Beach is talking about what it would take to end that moratorium..........here
Florida Company to Recycle Political Signs
Gulf Stream Plastics (GSP), a Florida-based company, is serving as a dropoff site for political signs through Thanksgiving. Thus far, an estimated 800 pounds of political signs have been collected and shredded.........here
3,000 Pack The Tampa Convention Center For McCain
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Orlando Bosch And The Bush Family
The political pressure to grant Bosch a pardon was begun during the congressional campaign run by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, herself a Cuban American, and overseen by her campaign manager Jeb Bush. The resultant pardon reputedly saw huge celebrations in Miami, in what was then called 'Free Orlando Day"
In Florida, Dems Now Outnumber Repubs Among Hispanic Voters
Looks like yet another group that has been a stalwart for the GOP has come to its senses, in the wake of the Worst President Ever. Hispanic voters in Florida now are mostly Democrats...........here
Monday, September 15, 2008
Debates On Between Raul Martinez And Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Oct. 8 and Oct. 31, the dates for debates between Democratic challenger Raul Martinez and Republican rubber-stamp Lincoln Diaz-Balart......here
Obama To Campaign in Miami and Jacksonville
On Friday, September 19, Senator Obama plans to campaign in Miami-Dade County, and on Saturday, September 20, he will hold an event in the Jacksonville area.Details on locations, times and ticketing for these events will be announced in the coming days.
Brian Blair And Michael Jackson From Gary, Ind.
Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair went a bit off track in an interview between himself and challenger Kevin Beckner on ABC Action News’ Flashpoint talk show on Sunday, cracking a racial joke about himself and singer Michael Jackson both being from the same Gary, Ind., neighborhood........hereSunday, September 14, 2008
Big Cats on the Menu
This page was devoted primarily to pending changes in Florida's captive wild animal rules, but even if you are not from Florida, this could make a big difference where you live because Florida currently produces more big cats than any other state. These cats are hauled all over the country, and sometimes even to foreign countries where people are not as concerned with protecting animals...........here
Kurt Browning's Florida Voting Law
Voting rights advocates are alarmed over the Florida Secretary of State's September 8th decision to enforce the state's "no-match, no-vote" law, a voter registration law that previously blocked more than 16,000 eligible Florida citizens from registering to vote, through no fault of their own, and could disenfranchise tens of thousands more voters in November.........here
Florida Deal for Everglades May Help Big Sugar
In June, Gov. Charlie Crist announced that Florida would buy one of the state’s two big sugar enterprises, the United States Sugar Corporation. He billed the purchase as a “jump-start” in the environmental restoration of the Everglades, which cane growers are accused of polluting with fertilizer runoff........here
Men Painting Florida - Highwaymen Art
The Highwaymen artists are/were a collection of black artists from Fort Pierce, Florida who painted vivid landscapes and Florida scenes. They painted from the 1950's to the 1970's. With few exceptions, you could not purchase their paintings in galleries. Their works were sold mostly from the trunks of cars to passing motorists. They could also be found carrying their paintings door to door in business districts and even selling on busy street corners.........here
Saturday, September 13, 2008
They Killed Him In My Mom's Yard
A 46-year-old man died Thursday night after being zapped three times with a Taser and bound in handcuffs and leg irons, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. "We told them, 'Don't shoot him no more,' and they kept shooting him,"
Wilson's mother, Annie, said Friday...........here
Fellow Floridian Andy Lacasse
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A sign in one man's front yard has stirred up a controversy in his community. "I got nothing good to say about Obama," Lacasse told News 13. "If I see anybody touching that sign, I got a club sitting right over there."............here
"If you're going to attract attention, at least make sure your spelling is right."........Steve Rice
Joe Garcia Endorsed By Bob Graham
Some history lessons leap out at you with road signs. Well, today it was a sidewalk sign saying this building in the center of Miami-Dade College was the Dante Fascell Conference Center, and this was where Sen. Bob Graham was going to issue his endorsement of Joe Garcia for Congress in FL-25........here
Blair Vs. Beckner Sunday At 11 a.m.
In the highest profile one-on-one meeting in the campaign so far, incumbent Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair and challenger Kevin Beckner have taped an appearance for Sunday’s Flashpoint with Brendan McLaughlin on ABC Action News Channel 28..........here
Howard Dean Rocks Lewis & Clark
Howard Dean still has something of a rock star quality about him, at least on college campuses.The chairman of the Democratic National Committee was at Lewis & Clark College on Friday as part of a voter registration tour of the Northwest. Coatless, with his sleeves rolled up, Dean entered from the back of an auditorium at the Templeton Student Center to the rousing cheers of about 300 students..........here
Friday, September 12, 2008
Miami Residents Are Most Attractive In US
If you live in Miami, consider yourself among the most attractive people in the United States. The Sunshine State's metropolis has the most beautiful people, according to an online survey of "America's Favorite Cities" by Travel + Leisure magazine, while Orlando came in At No. 21..........here
The Citrus Taliban On Barack Obama
Who knew the Christian Coalition was in the business of defining Christianity? Perhaps Mr. Baxley might consider pausing and looking back at the campaign of the man he supported so diligently in 2000 and 2004..........here"He wants to tax the rich more and redistribute wealth to other people — where I come from that’s socialism. Karl Marx was not a Christian.”...........Dennis Baxley
Annette Taddeo: Red to Blue Winner In FL-18
Terrific news for Annette Taddeo, our brilliant challenger against a Bush rubber-stamp in Washington. Taddeo now has full backing of the Democratic Party establishment’s Red to Blue program.......hereIt's About Time!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
New Roof For Tampa's Kress Building
In the wake of the demolition of a historic high school earlier this week, Tampa City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena today proposed spending $100,000 to repair the collapsing rooftop of the Kress building, one of the city’s threatened downtown landmarks........here
Soledad O’Brien Visits UF
She is a correspondent for CNN’s Special Investigations Unit and co–anchored the network’s morning show from 2003 to 2007.And now, she’s coming to UF. O’Brien will kick off UF’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations with a speech at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts tonight.......here
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