Thursday, August 28, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Humane Society of Tampa Bay Making Good Matches
According to an article in this week's Tampa Tribune, Hillsborough County Animal Services euthanized almost 2000 animals in April of this year. More cats than dogs are brought into the shelter and more dogs are adopted, so cats are the majority of the animals being euthanized..........herePic Of Stogie's Friends
Friday, June 6, 2008
Republican Ros-Lehtinen Votes With Bush 85% Of The Time
2008 is not a good year to be a Republican running for office. Even the Republican leadership is saying that if the "Republican brand were dogfood, it would be taken off the shelf."........here
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Dean Stays At DNC
Barack Obama is keeping Howard Dean as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Obama spokesman Bill Burton said Obama appreciates Dean’s hard work to grow the party..........here
HurricaneMcCain.com
In response to McCain's visit, the Florida Democratic Party today unveiled www.HurricaneMcCain.com, an online portal dedicated to exposing the danger McCain poses to Florida, and a new ad that the Party plans to air on television soon.......hereWednesday, June 4, 2008
Corruption Watch - The Diaz-Balart Bros
Here’s an idea. Let’s say we pass federal legislation allowing politicians to take all the lobbyist money they want. The sky’s the limit.......here
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Joe Molloy: The Man Who Would Be King
It's a warm, sun-drenched weekday morning outside D.W. Webb Middle School, in the Town 'n' Country neighborhood of Tampa. Under a cloudless sky, Joe Molloy, a boulder of a man, bespectacled and clad in a gray Webb Middle School T-shirt, khaki shorts and black New Balance sneakers, is preparing for his first phys ed class of the day........here
President Carter Will Endorse Obama
Former President Carter says he’ll endorse Democrat Barack Obama after the polls close on the final primaries..........here
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Rebel Tampa
Next year, a giant Confederate flag may tower above the tree line near the junction of Interstate 75 and Interstate 4.......hereIt will be lit at night.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Locavore Barack Obama
Senator Barack Obama carries his order of wings and rings at the Firehouse Brewing Company in Rapid City, South Dakota...........here Tampa Locavore
Friday, May 30, 2008
Obama's South Florida Ground Troops
Earlier this month, a group of about 30 people gathered at the downtown Miami law firm of delancyhill. Most attendees were not seasoned political operatives, but many are well known within South Florida’s diverse black community, drawn from the worlds of marketing, business and law........here
Peaches For Oysters
If you’ve ever heard the saying – “the best defense is a good offense” – then you know exactly what I’m thinking when I say we should boycott Georgia Peaches...........here
300 Days Alone On A Tropical Island
French explorer and adventurer Xavier Rosset is about to embark on a 300 day trip to live alone on a remote tropical island in the South Pacific. His adventures will be filmed and used for a 52 minute documentary..........here
Annette Taddeo Calls On Ros-Lehtinen To Sign Pledge
The time has come to lift the 2004 travel and remittance restrictions. I hereby call onCongresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen – who was so instrumental
in the Bush Administration’s decision to impose the ban – to abandon her previous position and to support Cuban and Cuban-American families. I call on President George Bush, and commit to press the next President of the United States and the Congress, to remove the 2004 travel and remittance restrictions and to return these regulations to their pre-2004 levels..........here
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wasserman Schultz, Robert Wexler and Barack Obama
Three Reasons To Hope Perhaps nothing has been as disappointing over the past 7 and one half years than the inability of Congress to get its act together and take action against Bush and company.........here
The Reality Of Salaries And Florida’s New Health Care Law
I don’t know how anyone votes when you actually have good choices for once. There is actually going to be a real debate with McCain and Obama, one that was missing in 2004 when the two choices were bad and worse............here
Florida Cuts Tax Holiday For Hurricane Supplies
Just four years ago, Florida was ravaged with four major hurricanes in the span of 10 weeks. Then, in 2005, two more major hurricanes hit Florida, making it one of the worst consecutive hurricane seasons in U.S. history..........here
Celine Dion Wasting Florida's Water
This TreeHugger doesn't usually cover the celebrity beat and I would rather chew on ground glass than listen to her, but Canada's gift to the world, Celine Dion and her husband René Angélil, drink up 18,000 gallons of water per day in their modest 9,800 square foot Jupiter Island pile.......here
Amateurs Assist with Florida Fires
Amateur Radio operators in Brevard County, Florida responded in a support role during a recent spate of wildfires that ravaged the towns of Palm Bay and Malabar........here
This Is Why Other Countries Laugh At Us
Dunkin Donuts pulled an ad of Rachael Ray because some conservatives didn’t like her scarf!!! What’s obviously a paisley print black and white scarf wrapped around her neck apparently looks like an islamic head covering to the others.......here
The Republican Party Of Florida
In Communist Party newspaper Monday, Fidel Castro called Obama the "most advanced" candidate in the presidential race, though he also criticized Obama's stance on the Cuba embargo. That proved too tempting for the Republican Party of Florida, which altered this image to make it seem like Castro is holding an Obama poster..........here
"Taking the Lane” With Florida Bicycle Laws
Everyone’s familiar with the rules for bicyclists riding on the road in Florida, right? OK, check the Florida Statutes section 316.2065 for a quick refresher..........here
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Florida Ranks 50th In The Nation For Children's Health Care
Thank you JEB And special recognition to his outstanding supporting cast of Florida Legislators. You've managed to undo a decade of advances in Florida's child health care. Now we're at the bottom of the pile in a nation that lags behind most other major nations in the world. Aim low and it's easy to succeed.......here
Dean Emerges As Peacemaker
Howard Dean arrived at this month's New Hampshire Democratic Party convention with the purposeful brusqueness that has marked his years on the national stage, climbing out of his rental car with hardly a word for anyone before retreating into a holding area........here
Judge Tosses Tampa-Based DNC Suit -- Again
A federal judge has once again thrown out a Tampa political activist's request to have the courts force the Democratic National Committee to seat Florida's presidential delegates.......hereTuesday, May 27, 2008
Pat Hollarn, Supervisor of Elections Of Okaloosa County
A small county in the Florida Panhandle that is home to one of the world's largest air bases is embarking on a sweeping experiment in Internet voting that could transform elections in the 21st century..........hereMeet The Supervisor
Clinton Fans Rally In Tampa
Picket lines were up outside the Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse in Tampa. Protesters want to draw attention to a lawsuit filed by democratic activist, Victor DiMaio.......here
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