Below is the information I found on the various candidates and constitutional amendments for the 2020 general election in Hillsborough County, Florida for my district. You can find your own…
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Hillsborough County, FL – Fall 2020 Primary
In researching candidates for elections, I have taken to posting links to the information I find on my website to help others. Note, I’m a registered Democrat only so I…
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Continue readingLetter to the Editor: Government of the Corporations, by the Corporations, for the Corporations
While accepting “donations” for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists, corporations, and special interests may technically be legal for Governor DeSantis, there is no question that is…
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Continue readingLetter to Stacy White, County Commissioner
Stacy White, Hillsborough County Commissioner, filed a lawsuit that is preventing Hillsborough County from improving its transportation infrastructure based on a ballot measure that was approved by 57% of voters…
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Continue readingLetter to the Editor: Ashley Moody’s mixed up priorities
I find it more than a little concerning that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody wants to kill a petition drive to ban assault weapons (Ban Assault Weapons Now) but hasn’t…
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Continue readingWagging the Dog – Iran and the 2020 Election
(NOTE: I submitted this to the Tampa Bay Times as an opinion piece on 5/16/2019. They didn’t publish it.) While no one can predict the future, it looks like we’re…
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Continue readingTampa Mayoral Election – 2019
I often rely on the Tampa Bay Times to provide useful information on local political elections. Their coverage is usually pretty good. But they don’t always cover every election or…
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Continue readinga vote against McCollum for Governor of Florida
Anyone looking for a reason not to vote for Bill McCollum for Governor of Florida? Look no further than an article in today’s St. Petersburg Times noting that, under his…
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Continue readingthe ticket of false hope :(
In case you missed it, President Obama came to my university, University of Tampa, last week. He spoke mostly about the funding for high speed rail, but then took questions…
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Continue readingwhy no email campaign?
Sorry for another political post, but something just dawned on me. I was walking through the lobby of one of the main buildings on campus and there was a student…
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