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Rick Baker meets with former Jeb Bush CoS

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If Rick Baker is playing coy about his political future, he wasn’t too shy today when he met with Kathleen Shanahan, an uber-connected former chief of staff to Jeb Bush and Dick Cheney. Unsure of what the meeting was about, but Baker met with Shanahan at Atwater’s, the popular restaurant in the heart of St. Pete’s Midtown. Is this the first sign that Baker is at least exploring the idea of running for Florida governor in the event that Charlie…

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Avert your eyes! Kathleen Ford’s website is up

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Kathleen Ford’s campaign website is now up and running, almost a month after she filed her paperwork to run for St. Petersburg Mayor. It isn’t the roogoodoo that Bill Foster’s site is, but it’s pretty bad, even by political website standards. How do I hate thee, let me count the ways: The header is generic, with cut-and-paste Americana bunting and a campaign pin that reads “Ford ’09.” The top left of the site is dominated with icons that link to…

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Rick Kriseman on WFSU’s ‘Perspectives’

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Summary of Times recs in Safety Harbor

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This is a difficult time for Florida’s local governments because of the economic downturn. Adding to Safety Harbor’s challenges is that there has been upheaval on both the city staff and the City Commission in the last couple of years. After the election, Mayor Andy Steingold will be the senior commission member with four years of experience. No other commission member will have more than two years. The Times recommends: Seat 1: With an important budget year looming, Joe Ayoub’s…

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Leslie Waters raising money by the bucketload

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Leslie Waters, a former Republican member of the state House of Representatives who termed out of office, has been a fundraising machine. As of the last reporting deadline, she has raised $8,150, more than double the $3,495 that incumbent Tom Barnhorn has raised. Waters has also drawn heavily on her Republican pals in her run for this nonpartisan seat: the Belleair Women’s Republican Club ($500), the Suncoast Republican Women’s Club ($100), and the St. Petersburg Republican Club ($100). Waters also…

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Summary of Times endorsements in Dunedin

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With four of the five Dunedin City Commission seats up for grabs in the March 10 election, the potential for change is great. The Times recommends: For Mayor: Dunedin residents are fortunate to have a choice between two smart, knowledgeable candidates for mayor. Either one would represent Dunedin well, but we believe Dave Eggers is the best choice for these times.” Seat 1: We have disagreed with some of Commissioner Julie Scales’ positions on important issues and we have criticized…

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Bill Foster: in his own scary words

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Before The Ducks flew to Tallahassee for the legislative season, they posted a clip from Bill Foster’s announcement speech. It’s frightening to watch. Just listen to the section of his speech when Foster says: “…no one else running for mayor will be able to steer us through the upcoming Ages of Reformation and Enlightenment…” And his critics were worried that Foster would overplay the religious card in his campaign??? I guess this latest line is not as bad as blaming…

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