The Buzz and other media outlets are reporting today that the National Federation of Independent Businesses/Florida will be supporting the Super Homestead Exemption amendment to be voted on in January. This is on the heels of the Associated Industries of … Continue reading
Well, it’s official… Mayor Iorio is fully behind mass transit… For Immediate Release For additional information, contact: Liana Lopez Public Affairs Director (813) 274-8497 liana.lopez@tampagov.net IORIO ADDS SIXTH GOAL TO CITY’S AGENDA Mass Transit for Tampa’s Future Becomes a Part … Continue reading
Josh Hallet, social media consultant extraordinare of Hyku and Empircal Polk, has asked me to be a session leader for the 2007 BlogOrlando. Now, unlike conferences you may have attended, BlogOrlando is specifically an un-conference. The concept grew out of … Continue reading
Shel Israel, who is giving the keynote address at BlogOrlando (where I will be a session leader, in case you missed it), has an interesting post on his Global Neighbourhoods blog. He relates a story from his younger days, worried … Continue reading
A while back, Kate at Out in Left Field included me on her list of “Thinking Blogger” nominees. In keeping up with this meme, I wanted to offer my list of “Thinking Blogs.’ It starts with the aforementioned Out In … Continue reading
I don’t wax poetic about non-political stuff here very often, but the Barry Bonds issue has irked me for some time. You see, there are a lot of people clamoring that he should not be in the Hall of Fame … Continue reading
The State of Florida is looking for a new song. The existing official song, “Old Folks at Home” is a bit dated. It was written by Stephen Foster in 1851, when slavery was the norm in our state, and the … Continue reading
No. I’m quite sure he’s not and I’m not trying to be McCarthy-esque… Just consider these two quotes: “I have real disdain for the way we tax people right now. People should be taxed on their ability to pay.” – … Continue reading
Okay. So in January the Republican Legislature passed “property insurance reform.” In June, the Republican Legislature passed “property tax reform.” After all, these were important campaign issues. Something had to be done. Floridians are going broke. They can’t afford their … Continue reading
It has been a long time, if ever, when a non-candidate has both built support in polls and attracted media attention. Everyone expects him to run… even his own campaign: In the past few months, I've traveled the country talking … Continue reading