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As Zika looms, U.S. health officials worry about the neighbors

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Saron Wyatt pointed to the secluded end of her small street in Houston’s impoverished Fifth Ward, where a mound of old tires keeps popping up. Always a trashy nuisance, it’s now a growing danger. Tires collect water and become prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes — especially the ones that spread Zika virus disease and other tropical mosquito-borne illnesses. Wyatt, a mother of five, doesn’t know where the tires are coming from. But she’s worried about it, and so are health…

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Joe Henderson: Rick Scott may have been right rejecting high-speed rail

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One of Rick Scott’s first acts as Florida’s governor was to reject Washington’s “gift” of $2.4 billion for a high-speed train running between Tampa and Orlando. Scott was panned by many for turning down the feds, but he stood firm because he said the plan could end up costing taxpayers here at least $1 billion more. “As you know, my background is in business, not politics.  But you don’t have to be an economics expert to understand that if you…

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Condo sales solid in Tampa Bay real estate market

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Condo sales throughout the Tampa Bay area are bouncing back after their disastrous crash a decade ago. The Tampa Bay Times reported in Pinellas and Pasco counties, more condos were sold in April than in any month since 2012, as far back as the Florida Realtors organization tracks sales. Hillsborough had its second best month in April, topped only by a bumper showing last June. In Hillsborough, which had less than a three-month supply of condos in April, the desire…

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Tampa Bay Bucs and their frustrating faxes

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Remember faxes? Clicks and whirs of a modem connecting and the arrival of pages and pages of (often useless) information wasting ink and costing time or money. The beauty of faxes was they were relatively cheap, at least for the sender, and somewhat hard to stop. For the price of a short phone call, a business could reach hundreds or sometimes thousands of potential customers. For years, business and organizations would be bombarded by pages and pages of text, sent…

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Shawn Harrison to host HD 63 re-election kickoff in Tampa

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Republican state Rep. Shawn Harrison is holding a campaign kickoff party Thursday evening for his House District 63 re-election effort. The event begins 5:30 p.m. at TPepin’s Hospitality Centre, 4121 N. 50th St. in Tampa. The Hillsborough County area seat is one that Florida Democrats are eyeing as a swing district they can switch in November. As the GOP incumbent, Harrison has momentum on his side, which should help to keep financial dominance over the pair of Democrats vying to…

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Tampa Chamber is backing proposed half-cent sales tax for Hillsborough transportation

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A key business group is supporting the proposed half-cent sales tax to fund Hillsborough County transportation. “Based on our study of the issue, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce supports a half-cent sales tax for a duration of at least 20 years to fund transportation options within Hillsborough County, including the incorporated cities of Plant City, Tampa and Temple Terrace,” the group said in a press release Thursday. Tampa Chamber President Bob Rohrlack added that internal polls and surveys conducted…

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5 things to look for in Bob Buckhorn’s State of Tampa address

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is scheduled to give his State of the City this morning. Here are some things to look for in his speech. Transportation – In his 2014 speech, Buckhorn called for a funding referendum to support expanded bus service and light rail in Tampa, saying that the goal should be a referendum in the fall of 2016. With Hillsborough County Commissioners scheduled to vote on whether to do that later this month, undoubtedly the mayor will encourage not only…

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