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The vote to vacate the BayWalk sidewalk failed, not because of the protesters, but because of the St. Pete Chamber

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Much has already been written about the effort to vacate the sidewalk outside of BayWalk. St. Petersburg Times Editor of Editorials is already blaming the Gang of Four (Leslie Curran, Jeff Danner, Wengay Newton and Herb Polson for BayWalk’s impending demise: “When BayWalk is boarded up and completes its transformation from downtown St. Petersburg’s jewel to its biggest eyesore, we will know whom to blame. When Muvico closes and there is not a single movie theater in a city that…

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Disgraced doc David McKalip spoutin’ off again

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Disgraced St. Petersburg doctor David McKalip, who was forced to resign from several prominent medical boards because of his emailing of a racist photo of President Barack Obama, continues to make the rounds, so to speak, in opposition to Obama’s health care initiatives. This time McKalip is quoted today by the New York Post in an article about the impact of the Baucus bill on Medicare: “The only doctors left in Medicare will be those willing to ration care and…

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If giving away public land (to limit citizens’ 1st Amendment rights) is the only way to save BayWalk, then let it fail!

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It was Aaron Sharockman who first made the point that if the owners of BayWalk had originally asked for the property where the sidewalk around the entertainment complex is, the city would have been more than happy to have given them the land. So what’s the big deal now? The big deal is that City Hall should not be in the business of giving away public land to private interests because those interests don’t like people exercising their 1st Amendment…

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SP Chamber backs Bill Foster, Jim Kennedy, Angela Rouson

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The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commercee has endorsed Bill Foster for Mayor, along with Jim Kennedy, Angela Rouson, Karl Nurse, Leslie Curran and Jeff Danner for City Council.

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St. Petersburg’s elections have become a frustrating choice of black…or rainbow?

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From reading the St. Petersburg Times‘ coverage of the municipal elections, one could be forgiven for thinking there is not a single white, straight voter in the entire city of St. Petersburg. Voters are either black or gay or they just don’t seem to matter, especially if they don’t have an opinion on where to build a new stadium. Since the primary, story after story has been written about Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford’s efforts to court the African-American vote.…

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10 things I think I think about the (pathetic) St. Petersburg City Council races

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1. Jim Kennedy had a really bad week. First, Howard Troxler knocked the entire City Council for its inability to solve even the simplest of issues, such as the controversy surrounding a hot dog vendor. The story would not have been too bad for Kennedy, except for this quote, which is a doozy: “In government,” Kennedy said blithely of this latest delay, “six weeks is pretty darn quick.” Then a relative bombshell hit when Ken Welch came forward and said…

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Angela Rouson picks up another endorsement, launches TV ad campaign — and my thoughts on Mike Atwater’s endorsement

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Angela Rouson capped off an impressive week of campaigning with the an announcement that Pinellas County Commissioner Nancy Bostock has endorsed her campaign: According to Rouson’s media release, Commissioner Bostock provided the following remarks – “These are challenging times for all levels of government. We need leaders like Angela Rouson; leaders who have the experience necessary to make difficult choices. Of course, I also admire Angela’s compassion and vision. That is why I am supporting her for City Council.” With…

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