Even in retirement, Fidel Castro exerts outsized influence over our country’s political life. Even now, he may affect the access Floridians have to health care. How can this be? To teach Castro a lesson, a state legislator is fighting to ban American doctors, educated in Cuba, from practicing medicine in Florida, and already a committee has acted to move this proposal forward..........here
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Call a Doctor! Florida has Fidel-o-phobia
Even in retirement, Fidel Castro exerts outsized influence over our country’s political life. Even now, he may affect the access Floridians have to health care. How can this be? To teach Castro a lesson, a state legislator is fighting to ban American doctors, educated in Cuba, from practicing medicine in Florida, and already a committee has acted to move this proposal forward..........here
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Camp Equality In Orlando And Ft. Lauderdale
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, announced today that it is launching a national program to help elect fair-minded candidates and defeat discriminatory ballot measures. The program – called Camp Equality – will train nearly 1,500 people in 14 cities to work on political campaigns.........here
Winter Soldier At University of Florida
The Gainesville panel, organized by the Iraq Veterans Against the War, Gainesville Veterans for Peace, and a few student groups, was inspired by the Vietnam War-era protest of the same name........here
Dogfighting In Florida
Earlier this year, I was in a dog training class with Ella and had the privilege of watching another dog conquer his fears. Harry looked like a miniature black and white sheepdog with soft black eyes that peered out at the world with uncertainty. He was under the care of the Big Hearts rescue group. Harry had been found dumped by the side of the road with multiple injuries. He had been used as bait in a dogfighting operation and was barely alive........here
Florida As Intellectual Ghetto
Depending on who is reporting the story, the Orwellianly-named "Academic Freedom Bill" sponsored by members of Florida's increasingly influential First Baptist Church has cleared the state legislature's equally Orwellianly-named Judiciary Committee by a vote of either 6-3 or 7-3 and will now go on to a vote by the full senate.........here
WE THE PEOPLE PROJECT - TAMPA
This is your project; you organize it in your own way! This is an INVITATION for your participation in this project. This is not an event listing that you show up to on April 21st, it is a nationwide project. Read more.......here
Samm Simpson: Questions for General Petraeus
Help me to help you stop this loss of blood and treasure and end this occupation. Will you contribute your time, your energy and your dollars?...........here
How Things Were In Cuba Before Fidel
The Miami Cuban MafiaThey're at it again: "Miami-Dade's Cuban- American legislators once again are pushing for laws regulating travel and business between the United States and Cuba."...........here
Brian Blair Plays Intolerance Card
Hillsborough County commissioner Brian Blair has picked up Ronda Storm's gay-bashing mantle. The The Former Bubble Bee is venting mock outrage that Tampa high school students will protest violence against LGBT...........here
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Orlando International Airport Going Green
The airport is testing four Ford shuttle vans equipped with internal combustion engines modified to run on hydrogen instead of gasoline.......here
Tampa Pets Adoption Expo
A fun day for the whole family! Be sure to mark your calendars for the Tampa Pets Spring Adoption Expo, April 12, 2008 from 10am-4pm at the State Fairgrounds, Tampa!.......here
Abortion And The Florida Legislature
With all the serious problems this state has, the Republican-dominated legislature always manages to find the time to address this subject in an election year.......here
Florida Republican Culture of Corruption
It just isn't surprising that we find Republican corruption in Florida. It's a Republican hotbed, after all, the home of the President's brother Jeb. I'm sure, since I lived there until three years ago, that Republicans, especially on the state level, feel they can get away with anything........here
Fighting for the Everglades
According to the Audubon Society, if the Florida House’s proposal — backed by Speaker Marco Rubio and House Policy and Budget Chairman Ray Sansom — passes, it would mark the first time in 30 years that the state has set aside no funds for land conservation, as well as the first time in eight years in which there’s been no money for the Everglades.........here
Democratic Surrogates Mix It Up In Tampa
It’s two more weeks before Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton compete in another primary, but today in Tampa, surrogates for the candidates battled it out among fellow Democrats. Frank Sanchez was named just last week as the National Latino Fundraiser for the Barack Obama campaign........here
Shame on China
Several hundred supporters of Tibet marched through the streets of San Francisco to criticise China before the Olympic torch is run through the city the next day.......herefreetibet.org
Monday, April 7, 2008
Oakland Water Raiders
A small town in Central Florida is considering forcing a 100-gallon-per-person daily limit on water for its residents. Some residents in Oakland, which is located south of Apopka, are outraged over the proposed limit on water and said the rapid growth in the area must stop until there is no longer a shortage........hereGovernor Christ And The Explore Adoption Initiative
Throughout Florida, more than 1,000 children from varied backgrounds, circumstances, races and ethnicities are looking for a forever family and a permanent place to call home. Florida Governor, Charlie Christ, recently created the Explore Adoption Initiative which promotes public adoption services........here
Warrick Dunn Given Top Honors
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Warrick Dunn was presented with the 42nd annual Byron “Whizzer” White Award, the NFL Players Association’s highest honor. The event, which recognized NFL players for their individual contributions to their communities..........hereWarrick Dunn Foundation
Bill Nelson: There Could Be “Blood On The Floor” In Denver
In an interview with WPTV news Senator Bill Nelson says Florida folks do not react well to having their votes taken away. He says the National Democratic party just does not understand. He says he tried to "settle this thing" nine months ago. He said Howard Dean and the rest of the committee...........here
Tampa Heights Looking For Juicy Gossip
We don't mean what Jane Doe said about the souffle John Doe brought to the porch party; rather we're looking for good things (confirmed or otherwise) happening in our Urban Corridor neighborhoods............hereNew Heights
Smokin Dad In Tampa
Police pulled over Jeremy Chapman Sunday as he was driving with an unrestrained child near Linebaugh. Chapman didn't hang around to argue his case.......hereChapman told police he is addicted to marijuana.
Jonathan Rivera Loses Lifelong Battle With Cancer
Jonathan Rivera, the 5-year-old whose brief presence in a Head Start class inspired his schoolmates to mount a project to help his family, has lost his nearly lifelong battle with cancer. Jonathan died Wednesday night with his mother next to him. "He passed away as I was singing him his favorite song about a butterfly," his mother Mary Beltran said from her Town 'N Country home this afternoon..........here
Tampa: A Brave New (Low-Cost) World
I’m from Massachusetts, which is located in New England, so by default I have this inexplicable disdain for all things southern. We northerners think of ourselves as superior to our neighbors to the south, and we also fear southerners for their guns and confederate flags and pickup trucks. To a Yankee like me, the South is truly a terrifying and exotic place........here
Sunday, April 6, 2008
In Florida, Get Busy With A Bear
Here are two proposals under consideration during the ongoing session of the Florida Legislature.Proposed Law A: Bringing a gun to work is legal. Proposed Law B: Having sex with an animal is illegal.
One of these proposed laws is sailing through the legislature, and the other is stalled and heading nowhere. Can you guess which is which?
I'll give you a very big hint: This is Florida.......here
Many Say Goodbye To Fallen Soldier
Tara Nelson stands by the flag drapped coffin of her fiance PFC Patrick Joseph "PJ" Miller Sunday after his funeral at the Frist United Methodist Church of Hudson.........here
What Is The Miami Cuban Mafia?
The Cuban Mafia is not an established organization per se; it is a state of mind of certain American politicians who are vociferously anti-Cuba, and who are primarily based in the state of Florida. But this Mafia is also an equal-opportunity group; they also welcome as members those who belong to the Democratic Party...........here
Clearwater Retirees Resort to Firepower to Take Out Pesky Ducks
A Florida retirement community did a little more than shoo, choosing instead to shoot at the Muscovy ducks that had fouled the pool and become a general nuisance for residents.......here
Rate Your Local Cops
Armed with a laptop and the names of tens of thousands of police officers across the country, a Southland entrepreneur is raising the ire of law enforcement with an online, five-star rating system similar to those used for teachers.......here
Florida May See More Nuclear Plants
Florida's energy future, as envisioned by Gov. Charlie Crist and put forward in sweeping House and Senate energy bills, means more nuclear power plants and more power lines across state conservation lands. For environmental advocates it represents a trade-off. The earth-friendly ends are important enough that some are willing to swallow hard and accept the means to get there........here
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