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Monday, March 31, 2008
All Religions Are Fairy Tales
It looked harmless enough, but the words on a billboard un-nerved so many people that a popular restaurant nearby actually lost business..........here
Anti-Illegal Immigration Groups Grow In Florida
Citizens of Dade United is among a growing cohort of anti-illegal immigration groups in Florida trying different tactics to drive out undocumented immigrants. They have turned to legislators in Tallahassee for help in the wake of Washington's inability to find a solution.........here
Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean
Has stopped work on a poll about continuing a popular land-buying program, saying there are still questions about whether it should be extended. Bean challenged the poll, saying county officials and program supporters must answer questions about the county's ability to pay for managing more land. Bean also questioned whether voters would support continuing the program in the current anti-tax atmosphere...........here
Tampa Bay Beagle Rescue
Tampa Bay Beagle Rescue was started in 1999 by a single woman, Betty Roberts. By 2003 she had gathered volunteers and they forged a non profit organization. They are the only non profit rescue group in Florida dedicated exclusively to rescuing beagles and beagle mixes from shelters and abusive or neglectful situations........here
Sunday, March 30, 2008
The Ghosts of Ybor: Charlie Wall
It may have been the South, but in the early 1900s Tampa, Fl, specifically its Latin community known as Ybor City, was more reminiscent of the Wild West. Gambling parlors and whore houses were located on every corner, shootouts between police and gangsters were a regular occurrence, election ballot boxes were stuffed, police and politicians were on the take, and very few residents found any of this to be odd........here
Send Your Panties To Burma
It's an international women's protest against the brutal military dictatorship in Burma, and it's called "Panties for Peace." This creative group learned that the thuggish military men oppressing the people of Burma are not only brutal, but also very, very superstitous. It turns out that one of their phobic beliefs is that they must never, ever come into contact with female undies.........here
McKay Bay Nature Park
Yesterday I had to take a load of stuff out to the city dump just south of Ybor City and thought, just in case, I'll take my Polaroid with me. Funny, I've been to the city dump several times and really never noticed a park out this way..........here
The Ybor Festival of the Moving Image
Hillsborough Community College presents the 6th annual Ybor Festival of the Moving Image, Thursday, April 17 through Sunday, April 20, 2008. This eclectic film festival explores the cinematic world of independent filmmakers, offering a spectrum of features, documentaries and personal films, plus live performances, workshops and lectures.......here
Sophie Scholl At Cafe Bohemia, St. Petersburg
The true story of Germany’s most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in the multi-award winning drama SOPHIE SCHOLL-THE FINAL DAYS. Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.........moreWednesday, April 2, 8:00pm, Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave., St. Pete
Florida Dems - Stop Your Whining!
Stop Attacking And Blaming Howard Dean For The Mess You Are In The vote for the change was 115-1. Thats right, Democratic lawmakers were complicit in this mess, and made no real effort to stop it.........here
Treasured Maps Of Early Florida
Panfilo de Narvaez and some 400 conquistadors came to Florida looking for gold in the spring of 1528. Eight years later, four survivors arrived in Spanish Mexico. They were the remnants of the first European expedition into the interior of America. So the European experience in America began not at Jamestown or Plymouth Rock, but more than 75 years earlier at Boca Ciega Bay - near Tampa........here
Florida's Latest Attraction
It's breakfast time in Orlando and thousands of people are clambering aboard tour buses all over the city ready for fun in the Florida sunshine. One group, however, won't be following the others to Disney World or the area's many other theme park attractions. They'll be taking a shopping trip in the company of estate agents and mortgage brokers, hoping to find a bargain among a selection of repossessed and run-down homes........here
Don't Shortchange The 'Working Poor' In Florida
And I would ask our elected leaders to stop before each vote they cast on safety-net services and ask themselves: "What if it were my grandmother in a nursing home where there will be fewer personnel to bathe and turn her? What if it were my autistic child on a waiting list to be helped in developing social skills? What if it were my sister in an abusive marriage, or my disabled brother deprived of helping hands?"..........here
Butch Harrison: A Real Florida Cracker
Harrison, known as the Florida Cracker Storyteller, spins tales about the Florida of his youth and carries his listeners away to another time and place. He looks the part of a Florida Cracker because he has lived it. Harrison grew up in South Florida, with the Everglades, the Florida Keys and the ocean serving as his playground. And he grew up understanding and appreciating Florida’s natural beauty.........here
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