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Eritha Cainion is a Saint Petersburg College Collegiate High School student. She doesn’t have a car. Last year that was a bit of a problem for Cainion, who had to rely on public transportation to get to and from classes. This year her worries are over. SPC students and faculty can now ride Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority buses for free anytime just by showing their student or faculty IDs. “This lifts the burden of not having vehicular access off the…

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Former VP hopeful Paul Ryan is coming to Florida tomorrow. Ryan will spend four days touring the Sunshine State promoting his new book The Way Forward. He’ll be at Books-A-Million in Tampa Sunday at 3 p.m. and Bookstore 1 in Sarasota at 6 p.m. Congressman Ryan kicks off the tour in Pensacola at noon Friday. From there he’ll make two other stops in Destin and Pensacola. Saturday Ryan heads to Tallahassee, Gainesville, The Villages, and Orlando. His book outlines Ryan’s political goals…

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Voters across the state will be hitting the polls this week for early voting and on Tuesday for the 2014 primary. Pinellas County’s offices up for election are crowded. Five school board seats are up for election. At least three of them will be decided on the August 26th primary. District 4 could be decided if one candidate wins the majority vote. Otherwise that race will be decided on November 4th between the top two finishers. District 7 will also…

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There are three people running for Pinellas County Commission District 2 including the incumbent. Two Republicans will face each other in Tuesday’s primary. The district is at-large which means all Pinellas County voters who are registered Republicans can vote in this race. Norm Roche – Roche has been on the Commission since 2010. He boasts fighting for stabilizing county taxes and spending. Roche says he always asks touch questions and strives for accountability and ensuring that residents are getting a…

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The St. Petersburg Police Department has spent $68,000 since 2010 for a service they’ve used twice. By the end of this year, that tab will be up to $85,000. So, what do your tax dollars buy for $17,000 a year? Two robo-calls from a company called First Call. The first call went out in March of 2012. It was letting residents in a Northeast St. Pete neighborhood know that police would be doing a training nearby and they might hear some…

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Republicans will take to the polls Tuesday to narrow a large field of candidates for Pinellas County Commission. There are 10 people running to replace Susan Latvala in her North County district. Seven of them are Republicans. Here’s a breakdown of the candidates. Dave Eggers – Eggers is the current mayor of Dunedin. Win or lose, he vacates that seat because of his commission bid on November 4. Eggers’ primary campaign focus is jobs. “Unemployment might be at 6%, but there’s…

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Two Florida golf courses have been ranked among the Top 20 public-access courses in the country by GOLF Magazine. Streamsong Red and Streamsong Blue in Bowling Green opened in late 2012. They are ranked number 12 and 16 on a list of 100 golf courses “you can play.” The courses were chosen by a panel of golf experts. “The courses at Streamsong were designed and built by two of the best architectural teams in the world. The courses were developed…

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