Help us name the endangered Pygmy Hippopotamus that was born Tuesday, August 26, at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. The birth is the first for the Zoo and a significant conservation milestone for the species in captivity with only a few calves born each year..........here
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Name The New Baby At The Lowry Park Zoo
Help us name the endangered Pygmy Hippopotamus that was born Tuesday, August 26, at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. The birth is the first for the Zoo and a significant conservation milestone for the species in captivity with only a few calves born each year..........here
Yvonne Yolie Capin For Florida State House
Tampa Is In My GenesAs a small business woman, I know the value of hard work.
I want to fight in Tallahassee for a stronger economy, better schools and to make sure that one catastrophe doesn't devastate your family's future.........here
You can now make "A Choice for A Change"
Mayor’s Youth Corps Class of 2009
Mayor Pam Iorio is inviting Tampa teenagers to get involved in government by joining. Young people in 9th, 10th and 11th grade can apply now to become a member of the Mayor’s Youth Corps. The deadline is October 24, 2008 and applications are available from high school Guidance Offices.......here
Free Churros At Polling Stations
How to Increase Voting According to TinyTommy at Sticks of Fire is looking for suggestions on how to increase voter turnout, especially elections that don’t involve presidential candidates and don’t take place in November.........here
I'm Getting My Chocolates In Largo
William Dean Chocolates is an artisan chocolate company that hand paints and airbrushes chocolates right here in Largo. On Monday they appeared on “The View” as one of Whoopi’s “Must Haves.”..........here
Ethically Challenged Florida Republicans
Tom Feeney and Vern Buchanan According to a new report released today by the non-partisan Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Republican Congressmen Tom Feeney (FL-24) and Vern Buchanan (FL-13) are among the 20 most corrupt Members of Congress out of the 535 members of the House of Representatives and Senate........here
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Million Doors for Peace
Join thousands of us on Sept. 20th, as we go door-to-door in our communities across America, finding the next wave of the movement to End the Iraq War.here
The Big Read Hits Tampa
Whether young, old, black or white, a rainbow of readers gathered to launch the Big Read Tampa at Hillsborough Community College in Ybor on Saturday. This month, members of Hillsborough County are encouraged to participate in the communitywide reading event by reading a single book and attending countywide activities......here
Eating Tampa’s 2008 Search for the Best Food in Tampa
Stogie's Favorite: El Paraiso CafeWelcome to Eating Tampa’s 2008 search for the best food in Tampa! Polls will be open for the month of September and winners will be posted throughout the month of October.
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Hillary's Visit To Tampa
The Blair Watch Project Takes All Of Us
That campaigning takes people who are willing to put their money and/or time where their mouth is. If you ever complained about your county commission, or shook your head in disgust as you read about them in the paper, or wished your leaders had more vision or spent your taxes more wisely
your time to do something about it is now........here
Bloggers Link To This Project. Help Brain's Fans Stay Informed.........here
Vote Kevin Beckner
Bill Nelson's Fightin' Words On Drilling
"I want everybody to know -- including the senator [Saxby Chambliss] that’s just walking onto the floor -- that this senator is not going to allow Florida to be a sacrificial lamb for whatever is struck as an energy compromise,"..........here
Monday, September 8, 2008
To Lose It All In Pinar del Río
There will be no journalists there hunting for slogans, nor hearing the victim’s complaints over unfulfilled promises. But support from citizens, help from family living abroad and from international NGOs [non-government organizations] – solidarity that doesn’t look for political support, nor acts of faith – cannot disappoint them.........hereStop The United States Embargo On The Cuban People
Dr. Dean In Collegetown, USA - No Slackers Here
A coalition of students from Stephens College, Columbia College and MU registered 659 college students Friday, a figure that exceeds their total registration count from the 2006 election cycle......here
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Sarah Palin Has Women Flocking - To Barack Obama
EMILY's List was perhaps the first to sing out about an opportunity rather than a threat from Palin, pointing to a poll it had done a couple of days after McCain selected the Alaskan moose huntress..........here
Friday, September 5, 2008
Hillary Coming To Tampa
All Peoples Life Center6105 E Sligh Ave
Tampa, FL
Monday, Sept. 8, Doors Open at 5:00 PM.
This event is free and open to the public, however, tickets are REQUIRED.
Old Florida on the Half Shell
It's several degrees hotter than the highest recorded temperature in Hades, and so humid it's like breathing wet cotton. Only air conditioning makes the Southern summer bearable -- air conditioning and seafood. I decide I need to pay homage to Apalachicola, Fla., a place sanctified by both. Apalachicola is the Jerusalem of air conditioning and the Vatican City of oysters.........here
Bush Front Man Martinez Shines Less Bright In Florida
A June Quinnipiac University poll found only 40 percent of Florida voters approved of Martinez's performance, compared with 51 percent for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and 61 percent for Gov. Charlie Crist.......here
Outrageous Injustice for Florida MILF
I often write about the female sentencing discount, but here's one terrible aberration--a 40-year-old woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison--yes, you read right, 30 years--for having sex with a 16-year-old boy.......here
Michael Moore's "Slacker Uprising" For Free
"This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans. The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters ever at the polls in November."........Michael Moore
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners Meeting
The Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners met today in Tampa and covered a range of issues including park lighting, road safety in front of Plant High School, affordable housing, street flooding, the Confederate flag, and the county’s animal shelter.........here
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