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Saint Petersblog makes Talking Points Memo’s ‘Top Ten Reader Tips Of The Year’

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Last Saturday, Saint Petersblog attracted 20,000 unique readers to the site. This week, Saint Petersblog was recognized by Talking Points Memo as part of its “Top Ten Reader Tips of the Year” list. …here at TPM, we wanted to give thanks for something we really couldn’t do without: the flood of reader tips — inside information, documents, or even just news stories that have flown under the radar — that help lead to so many of our biggest news breaks.…

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Disgraced doc David McKalip pens another op-ed attacking health care plan: ‘Patients cannot trust their doctors’ under this plan

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Disgraced doc David McKalip, who earlier this year earned national infamy for depicting President Barack Obama as a witch doctor, has written another hyperbolic op-ed criticizing Obama’s plans for better health care and insurance. In an article titled “The Medical Road to Serfdom,” McKalip warns that patients will not even be able to trust their doctors. Bureaucrats will create standards designed for cost control and force doctors to follow them. They will give insurance companies and government excuses to deny…

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Elections Supervisor: City of St. Petersburg could save $275K by scheduling municipal elections in conjunction with county’s

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The City of St. Petersburg could save as much as $276,509 if it scheduled its municipal elections in conjunction with the county’s, which are held on even-number years. But converting the city’s elections to a mail-ballot system would only save $17,900. These numbers are part of a series of cost estimates prepared by the Supervisor of Elections office as it responds to inquiries from several cities and towns interested in not only saving taxpayer money during difficult financial times, but…

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Pinellas Park leaders go unopposed

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Candidate qualifying in Pinellas Park ended yesterday at 5 p.m. and no one — I repeat, no one — bothered to file against any of the incumbents up for re-election. The seats that were up for grabs were mayor, currently held by Bill Mischler, and the council seats held by Ed Taylor and Sandy Bradbury. The mayor serves a two-year term, and council members serve four-year terms.

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St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker endorses Jack Latvala for Senate District 16

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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker today announced his endorsement of Jack Latvala for the Florida Senate, District 16 in the 2010 election. “Jack Latvala has valuable experience that will benefit our region in Tallahassee. He accomplished many things for the Tampa Bay area and the state as a whole when he served in the Senate from 1994-2002. He was the driving force to end the water wars in the Tampa Bay area, he was a champion for the environment, and…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Draft ‘Bob Hackworth for House District 45’ page springs up on Facebook

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From page creator Steve Lapinski: Bob Hackworth should run for State House District 45 (N. Pinellas, S. Pasco). Like the current incumbent, Bob is a former mayor of Dunedin. This is one of the most competitive open seats currently held by a Republican and we still don’t have a Dem in the race. Bob can do this! The info section on the page reads: The path to returning the Democratic Party to the majority in the Florida Legislature begins by…

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Save the Date: Pinellas Democrats’ 2010 Kennedy-King Dinner set for February 27

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Mark your calendars now for the Pinellas County Democratic Party’s 2010 Kennedy-King Dinner. The event is set for February 27, 2010 (the last Saturday in February). Gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is the invited keynote speaker, although I am sure all of the major candidates for office will be in attendance. For more information about the event, please continue to visit www.kennedykingdinner.com

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