Whenever an employer – whether government or private sector – cuts a budget, it’s no secret what such a process is shorthand for: people losing jobs. The city of Tampa is no exception. When Mayor Pam Iorio announced that more than $3 million would be sliced from the City Hall budget, it also meant that [...]
Part of the landscape of every presidential political season is high-profile fundraising. Often the hosts are familiar. Around here, they have names like Scarritt and Lykes. And then there are those who are curious about getting involved. A few pointers. *Hosts lend their credibility as well as their digs. No scandals and a big veranda. [...]
The Mike Huckabee appeal is obvious. He comes across as a really nice guy. Not commander-in-chief nice or unpardonably nice, but the kind of guy you wouldn’t mind throwing back a couple of Yoo-Hoos with. And he’s riding surprisingly high because the demographically-skewed, Silo Majority in Iowa wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side [...]
There’s a lot that the National Hockey League doesn’t get right – from schedules that make no sense to the inability to land a profitable television deal. But they do get Christmas. No lip service to the message that both players and fans belong with their families over Christmas. As a result, Christmas is a [...]
We all know what the Jan. 29 Florida presidential primary has begot, especially on the Democratic side. Candidates have sworn not to do any primary “campaigning” here. But they – or their surrogates – can still come in to the Sunshine State ATM and fundraise. That such a scenario is as ludicrous as it is [...]
After going into late-night overtime the week before, the Tampa City Council finally gave its blessing – or at least its majority vote – to the rezoning plans of Wasserman Real Estate Capital to redevelop Hyde Park Village. Despite all the histrionic fuss, partisan controversy and inevitable divisiveness, there’s actually a lot for most interested [...]
Once again the names of Joe Paterno and – especially – Bobby Bowden are in the news because of speculation about their coaching tenures at Penn State and Florida State, respectively. Regardless of the subplots, there’s a prevalent feeling that two such highly successful coaches are uniquely qualified to call their own shots when it [...]
If the Democratic presidential nominee is Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or John Edwards, the vice presidential running-mate ought to be Wesley Clark. He formerly commanded NATO; he’s a Rhodes Scholar; and he’s more than credible as a presidential successor in an emergency. And if it’s Hillary Clinton, such a selection might also give Bill Clinton [...]
Whenever an employer – whether government or private sector – cuts a budget, it’s no secret what such a process is shorthand for: people losing jobs. The city of Tampa is no exception. When Mayor Pam Iorio announced that more than $3 million would be sliced from the City Hall budget, it also meant that [...]
Last week the Pinellas County School Board approved a plan to steer students to schools in their neighborhoods. What a concept. Alas, two generations of public school students have had to endure failed social engineering to reach this common-sense point.
