It has been suggested by some disgruntled citizens of the State of Florida that Rick Scott bought the office of governor with his great big gobs of cash and false promises - what some might term fraudulent promises. It may be too soon to discuss impeachment (an option that remains on the table), but State Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg, has filed a bill that would allow voters to recall state legislators or state office holders, including the governor. here
Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik hosted a live streamed meeting to discuss issues that will confront the next mayor. He took questions from members of the live audience and people on-line. This is the video of the live streaming provided by Tampa Digital studios.
Republican Hillsborough County Commissioners Al Higginbotham, Ken Hagan, Mark Sharpe, Sandy Murmanand Victor Crist appointed notoriously anti-gay crusader Terry Kemple to a county board charged with protecting equal rights. here Commissioners Kevin Beckner and Les Miller opposed Kemple's appointment.
So far, Ferlita has the lead and Greco’s a strong second; together, their cookies have sold almost twice as many as the edible icons of Buckhorn, Scott and Turanchik combined. info Head over to Alessi’s Bakery and pick up some Turanchik cookies.
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Dead / Jailed Scientists Affiliated With The BP Oil Disaster Chauhan worked in the USF Center for Biological Defense and Global Health Infectious Disease Research. She was found dead in an apparent suicide by cyanide at a Temple Terrace hotel. She leaves behind a husband and a young child. here More about her death here Thanks to the ever wonderful Anita Stewart and Coastal Warriors
A brief glimpse of a day in the life of a homeless in Hillsborough. Created by The Kukumbus at The University of Tampa in 2011 as part of Campus MovieFest, the world's largest student film festival.
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Tom, Rose and Ed were there. Greco's mom was ill and Buckhorn was too busy to join us, he was eating spaghetti in South Tampa. I hope he gets indigestion.
Rose and her crew.
Seth Nelson and Jason Wilson. I liked both these guys, to bad they are running aganist each other.
Perhaps a brief review is in order. Over the space of just a few short weeks, newbie Gov. Rick Scott, R-Lurch, has managed to:
Scuttle Florida's high-speed rail effort that would have meant tens of thousands of jobs by rejecting $2.4 billion in federal funding based on the financial due diligence equivalent of consulting a Wikipedia entry, a matchbook cover and Rush Limbaugh's website. more Local fellow traveler Chris Ingram is all excited.