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Pinellas woman arrested after her children ‘steal’ $12 in McDonald’s Happy Meal toys – kept in jail for 12 days before released

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Pinellas County does not have a jail. Pinellas County has a debtors’ prison. Before I explain why, let me be clear, Yvonne Maafu is not an angel. She’s got a criminal record. She’s been to jail before. She very well may end up in jail again. But there’s no excuse for what’s happened to her over the last two weeks. On January 10, Maafu was arrested by the Largo Police at her home for retail theft. She was booked into…

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Pinellas woman arrested after her children ‘steal’ $12 in McDonald’s Happy Meal toys – kept in jail for 12 days before released

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Pinellas County does not have a jail. Pinellas County has a debtors’ prison. Before I explain why, let me be clear, Yvonne Maafu is not an angel. She’s got a criminal record. She’s been to jail before. She very well may end up in jail again. But there’s no excuse for what’s happened to her over the last two weeks. On January 10, Maafu was arrested by the Largo Police at her home for retail theft. She was booked into…

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Mary Brown, Peggy O’Shea will run for re-election to Pinellas School Board

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Incumbent Pinellas School Board members Peggy O’Shea and Mary Brown tell the Gradebook they will seek re-election. “I’ve only been on one term … it hasn’t worn me out yet,” said O’Shea, who holds the at-large District 3 seat. “We’ve really got some good things going on (in the district). It’s time to see it through.” “I feel we’re on a good path to make some changes in the district,” said Brown, who first won the District 7 seat in…

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Mary Brown, Peggy O’Shea will run for re-election to Pinellas School Board

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Incumbent Pinellas School Board members Peggy O’Shea and Mary Brown tell the Gradebook they will seek re-election. “I’ve only been on one term … it hasn’t worn me out yet,” said O’Shea, who holds the at-large District 3 seat. “We’ve really got some good things going on (in the district). It’s time to see it through.” “I feel we’re on a good path to make some changes in the district,” said Brown, who first won the District 7 seat in…

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Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance won’t affect state, local races

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The U.S. Supreme Court shook the political world on Thursday with its ruling that the government may not ban political spending by corporations for or against candidates. For state and local races – governor, Legislature, county commission and municipal councils and commissions – the ruling has no effect. “The prohibitions that were in the federal law don’t apply to Florida state and local races,” said Mark Herron, a Tallahassee lawyer considered the top expert on Florida election law. “Under Florida…

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Mayor Bill Foster’s Night Out

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Memo from Mayor Bill Foster: You may have heard me speak about a program I will be instituting during 2010, called “Mayor’s Night Out”. This program will entail holding eight evening meetings out in the community – one in each Council District. These meetings will enable citizens to meet with me and other members of the city’s management team to respond to their questions and assist them with their service needs. Typically these will take place at a city facility,…

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Mayor Foster’s Night Out

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Memo from Mayor Bill Foster: You may have heard me speak about a program I will be instituting during 2010, called “Mayor’s Night Out”. This program will entail holding eight evening meetings out in the community – one in each Council District. These meetings will enable citizens to meet with me and other members of the city’s management team to respond to their questions and assist them with their service needs. Typically these will take place at a city facility,…

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