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There’s still three more days until the election, but fundraising for it is over. For those who have bombarded with email solicitations from campaigns and for the campaigns sending them, the sentiment is probably something to the effect of, good riddance. Candidates in all races statewide turned in their final list of contributions yesterday. For Pinellas County Commission hopefuls Pat Gerard and Ed Hooper, the final push caught Gerard up to her opponent just a little. From October 18 until…

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Halloween is the one day a year it’s OK for grownups to scare the bejesus out of little kids and not look like giant turds. In his latest “Friday Funnies” Tea Party anti-rail mouthpiece David McKalip is trying to scare everyone, not just kids, into a no vote on the Greenlight Pinellas transit referendum. In an audio track he mixed with ominous Halloween sound effects including rattling chains and a cackling laugh, McKalip renames the measure “GreenFright” Pinellas. “It’s Halloween.…

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State Senator and local political powerhouse Jack Latvala has earned two awards for his work supporting homeless initiatives. The Florida Institute on Homelessness and Supportive Housing and the Florida Coalition for the Homeless jointly named Latvala their 2014 Champion on homelessness. “I am honored to receive the ‘Homeless Champion Award’, and I will continue my commitment to ensuring that our state provides adequate resources and opportunities for those who do not have a place to live,” Latvala said.  “I am…

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Judithanne McLauchlan may have made a big whoopsie in her campaign to unseat state Senator Jeff Brandes. In a letter to members asking for their support earlier this week, McLauchlan touted her service with the Junior League of St. Petersburg. An anonymous tipster with the women’s volunteer group told SaintPetersBlog that McLauchlan was not in good standing with the league. We were unable to verify that, but today the group’s president acknowledged in her own letter to members that McLauchlan…

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If you’re like me, one of the best things about having kids is stealing their Halloween candy after they go to bed. Or right in front of their face as what I like to call “the mommy tax.” Whichever. In any case, “checking” the candy in my house means tasting said candy. Peanut M&Ms are mine. No questions asked. Fork those delicious bastards over right now. Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups – yeah, I’m probably going to steal half of them…

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A national non-profit nutrition group is actively trying to make sure U.S. Representative Steve Southerland isn’t re-elected. The group Food Policy Action has made Southerland it’s number one target this midterm election. During a telephone town hall meeting Thursday night in which 24,000 voters were invited to listen in, leaders within the group blased the congressman’s voting record on food and nutrition programs. “Few things have as much direct impact on our day-to-day lives as food,” said Claire Benjamin, Managing Director…

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With just four days until the election, folks at the Greenlight camp are getting creative. For months there have been seas of green campaign signs popping up all over the county from yard signs to bus wraps. Now there’s a sail boat. Stuart Rogel, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, has placed a 10-foot by 12-foot Yes on Greenlight banner on top of the mast of his personal sailboat. The green banner has the trademark “yes” inside a…

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