Time was when economic development meant targeting favored industries and sending out recruiters with demographic data and glossy brochures in hand and tax incentives in tow. Those days aren’t history, but the economic-development envoys are now equipped with slick videos and Power Point presentations. They also know that industrial-park chic will no longer do. In [...]
The relationship between mothers and sons is unique. Sometimes the impact is not apparent — or manifested — until years later. Several prominent Tampa Bay men reflect on that special mother-and-son dynamic. The Pittmans When your dad is the late Red Pittman, publisher of your city’s flagship (Tampa Tribune) newspaper, you might think your family [...]
The relationship between mothers and sons is unique. Sometimes the impact is not apparent — or manifested — until years later. Several prominent Tampa Bay men reflect on that special mother-and-son dynamic. The Pittmans When your dad is the late Red Pittman, publisher of your city’s flagship (Tampa Tribune) newspaper, you might think your family [...]
It’s not exactly a “man bites dog” story. For some reason, another big study about the media was just released. Doing the releasing was the Washington-based and presumptively named Project for Excellence in Journalism. The results say the public doesn’t think much of the media; however, the media think rather highly of the media. We [...]
Some thoughts on the recent presidential press conference: *Where was JFK when we really — REALLY — needed him? At least Sam Donaldson has suitable successors. *Once again neither the press nor the president distinguished themselves. Too many network preeners and NPR wieners. As a result, too many queries were typical gotcha questions aimed at [...]
Some thoughts on the recent presidential press conference: *Where was JFK when we really — REALLY — needed him? At least Sam Donaldson has suitable successors. *Once again neither the press nor the president distinguished themselves. Too many network preeners and NPR wieners. As a result, too many queries were typical gotcha questions aimed at [...]
Was there ever a time when so many were so proud of such a bad movie? And rightly so. “The Punisher” is what it is. A gratuitously violent movie inspired by a comic book. It’s not family fare, although the Mansons do come to mind. But Tampa looks terrific. The Chamber of Commerce could not [...]
Was there ever a time when so many were so proud of such a bad movie? And rightly so. “The Punisher” is what it is. A gratuitously violent movie inspired by a comic book. It’s not family fare, although the Mansons do come to mind. But Tampa looks terrific. The Chamber of Commerce could not [...]
Feeding the homeless is noble. There are plenty of places in Tampa that do just that. God bless them. But illegally feeding them on a Franklin Street park, unequipped with restrooms and other requisite facilities, seems increasingly an act of self-righteousness — not just civil disobedience. “Food Not Bombs”? Is that really the choice? How [...]
Sgt. Pat Tillman, who died in a firefight in Afghanistan, is being properly eulogized across America. In a time of national peril, when little — if any — sacrifice is required of most of us, he went out of his way to make the ultimate contribution. As a member of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, he [...]
