Not long ago Pam Iorio jokingly accused me of “stalking” because she kept seeing me at all these mayoral candidate forums. Bob Buckhorn, in turn, wondered if my ubiquity meant I was now a candidate myself. No, the body politic will be spared that. Such light-hearted observations, however, are a likely sign that you’ve been [...]
Recently the mayoral candidates had a chance to roast outgoing mayor Dick Greco. While the roasting didn’t unearth any Improv talent, it did provide an opportunity to respond in kind to Greco’s remark at last month’s Mayors Beautification Program breakfast. Greco used the occasion to offer some unsolicited advice to the candidates. “Don’t promise a [...]
Recently the mayoral candidates had a chance to roast outgoing mayor Dick Greco. While the roasting didn’t unearth any Improv talent, it did provide an opportunity to respond in kind to Greco’s remark at last month’s Mayors Beautification Program breakfast. Greco used the occasion to offer some unsolicited advice to the candidates. “Don’t promise a [...]
“She is a nice person in over her head, with little in the way of vision or accomplishment.” That’s what the St. Petersburg Times said of incumbent Mary Alvarez last week in its Tampa City Council opinion piece. And Alvarez is the one the Times is RECOMMENDING for District 6. That’s how much it helps [...]
If nothing else, German law can be forgiving. It’s just that some things are unforgivable. To wit: The maximum sentence under German law for accessory to murder is 15 years. As a result, that’s what Mounir el Motassadeq got last week. He’s the Moroccan convicted of helping the Hamburg-based al-Qaida cell that planned the Sept. [...]
Here’s the most recent sign that President George W. Bush, although perilously positioned beneath the Damoclean swords of a troubled economy and a controversial foreign policy, is still on track to be re-elected in 2004. By default. Rep. Dick Gephardt just announced yet another son-of-a-Teamster, populist bid for the presidency. Much more telling, however, were [...]
Here’s the most recent sign that President George W. Bush, although perilously positioned beneath the Damoclean swords of a troubled economy and a controversial foreign policy, is still on track to be re-elected in 2004. By default. Rep. Dick Gephardt just announced yet another son-of-a-Teamster, populist bid for the presidency. Much more telling, however, were [...]
Among the myriad problems associated with public housing is image. As in stereotypes. As if those living in heavily subsidized — or free — housing, where curb appeal is non-existent and drug-related crime pervasive, somehow deserve to be there. As in being part of the problem. Which brings us to recent happenings in East Tampa, [...]
Among the myriad problems associated with public housing is image. As in stereotypes. As if those living in heavily subsidized — or free — housing, where curb appeal is non-existent and drug-related crime pervasive, somehow deserve to be there. As in being part of the problem. Which brings us to recent happenings in East Tampa, [...]
The other night a vacant storefront that used to be an Old Hyde Park Village shoe store housed a City Council forum. Afterward, District 4 candidates Gene Wells and John Dingfelder (Clay Phillips did not attend) addressed an issue of obvious interest to immediate neighbors. What, if anything, can — or should — the city [...]
