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Ahead of his keynote at Eckerd commencement, former NJ gov Tom Kean talks...
It may seem incongruous that a Republican is delivering a commencement speech at St. Pete's Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college that seems to us embody both liberalism and arts — in a good...
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Sh*t happened 5/18/15: Tourism, lobbying, Rubio, Legoland, more
"So, what do you want to be when you grow up?" Gary skipped another shell across the oily surface of the retention pond."I dunno," said Adam, "but my father says whatever I end up doing, I should be...
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Dogfighting Alive and Well in St. Petersburg
If this were a child, St. Petersburg would be losing its collective shit. Apparently — and we say apparently because seriously, no one seems able to do a damn thing about this — dogfighting is a thing...
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Bondi to announce something Tuesday at huge fundraiser in Tampa...but what?
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday will be the beneficiary of a fundraiser put on by the people of Maggie's List, the anti-Emily's list, and kind of an Angie's list for conservative lady...
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Sh*t happened 5/19/15: People not being punished enough for doing bad things...
Jeez. We must've gotten some much-needed rest this weekend, because we rolled into Monday rarin' to continue civilization's hastening decline, didn't we? Former Buc and NFL Hall of Famer Warren...
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Sh*t happened 5/20/15: R.I.P. Helen Gordon Davis, Rays Win, Tampa jobs ranking
Tuesdays: "Making Mondays Seem Way Better Than We Thought In Hindsight Since 0001." Many progressives and pols mourned the passing of legislator and activist Helen Gordon Davis. I confess I didn't...
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Groups offer $7500 for info on lowlifes behind abuse of St. Pete dogfighting...
Between the Humane Society and PETA, if you have the balls to turn in the dogfighters who allegedly used Rogue as a bait dog in a secret St. Petersburg dogfighting ring, you could walk away with up to...
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Bondi announcement anticlimactic, nothing "major"
Well, with a 2016 Senate run off the table for months and 2018 way too far out for none but the kookiest of candidates to announce a run, we weren't really sure what Attorney General Pam Bondi was...
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Gulfport bands together to save imperiled duckling
Could you go to jail over a duckling? If you said yes, you're a good person. If you got indignant that we're even asking, odds are, you live in Gulfport, where ducks... well, ducks aren't exactly...
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Summer Guide 2015: ReMARRY - Gay marriage and the SCOTUS decision
Come late June, we’ll all either be celebrating or lamenting the decision on same-sex marriage handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. And it all hinges on one guy. In April, the court debated, and...
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Local low-wage worker activists in Chicago for massive protest at McDonalds HQ
Believe it or not, people eat at McDonald's. A lot of them, actually. In order to meet demand for the company's product, McDonald's, which is headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., has to hire people to...
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Summer Guide 2015: ReCYCLE - Curbside comes to St. Pete this summer (finally)
Neighborhood by neighborhood, large blue bins are finally showing up on residential curbs in St. Petersburg this month. They mark the start of the city’s first citywide curbside recycling program. The...
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Impending doom: Florida's possible government shutdown and you
Ahead of the June special legislative session in which the state House and Senate plan to fulfill their constitutional duty of passing a budget by the end of the month — kind of important, guys —...
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Sh*t happened 5/21/15: Bolts win, Scott loses, Duke postures
Welcome to Thursday, your antidote to Wednesday. In truth, yesterday was not, all told, such a horrible 24 hours in which to exist on this plane of reality. Mostly.The Lightning hockeyed the shit out...
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Transforming Tampa Bay: Our streetcars, and their original Tampa Heights...
Tampa’s streetcars were a force in the community’s evolution, sparking investment and affording easy mobility. Fast-forward 100 years, and streetcar-related efforts are again moving things ahead. An...
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ACLU to new Tampa police chief: stop targeting black people on bicycles
In the wake of Tampa City Council's unanimous approval of new Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward earlier today, a decision sparking calls for major policy changes within the department. Ward was born and...
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Scott calls for ban on talk of Medicaid expansion, feds say Florida needs $1...
Eleven days ahead of the state's special legislative session in which lawmakers are supposed to perform their most basic function — passing a friggin' budget, which they weren't able to do during the...
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Sh*t happened 5/22/15: EPC, homeless charity sues Tampa and beachy, beachy...
Happy Friday! Let us pour a little liquor out for the weekdays that had to die to get us here... The Hillsborough County Commission selected Janet Dougherty— the candidate for whom intense lobbying on...
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Lawmakers, nonprofits optimistic governor also thinks selling people is wrong
Tougher penalties for scumbags who deal in human trafficking, and efforts to spread awareness that it's still a problem, could be on Florida's books within weeks, assuming Governor Rick Scott agrees...
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Stupefying Kansas screw-the-poor law not long shot in Florida, actually
Kansas has just passed a law limiting ATM withdrawals from public assistance benefits accounts to $25 a day. Since most ATMS only stock $20 bills, that's really a limit of $20 a day, and out of that...
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