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Times: The secret severance offered to Jim Greer

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I really hate to copy an entire article, but John Frank does a masterful job laying out all of the details concerning the severance package offered to Jim Greer.  With apologies, here is his work: The state Republican Party is denying the severance agreement (download here) with Jim Greer is valid, saying the former chairman didn’t sign the documents. Greer’s attorney contends otherwise in a letter to the party written Tuesday (download). But what is lost is the fact the…

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Corporations already all-but-sponsor Florida’s campaigns and elections, so why not let them sponsor license plates? Here’s an example of why not!

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The Times’ John Frank writes: “With the economy in the tank, a Florida lawmaker is considering an unusual idea to raise money: Let corporations pay to put logos on license plates. The idea of a letting corporations like Disney or Nike sponsor license plates is being floated by state Sen. Mike Fasano, a New Port Richey Republican and transportation budget chairman. “We were asked to come up with new innovative ways to save taxpayers money,” Fasano explained. “I figured why…

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Corporations already all-but-sponsor Florida’s campaigns and elections, so why not let them sponsor license plates? Here’s an example of why not!

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The Times’ John Frank writes: “With the economy in the tank, a Florida lawmaker is considering an unusual idea to raise money: Let corporations pay to put logos on license plates. The idea of a letting corporations like Disney or Nike sponsor license plates is being floated by state Sen. Mike Fasano, a New Port Richey Republican and transportation budget chairman. “We were asked to come up with new innovative ways to save taxpayers money,” Fasano explained. “I figured why…

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Saint Petersblog’s influence, measured by readership and by impacting PolitiFact

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Quite frankly, this was a great week for Saint Petersblog. Readership continues to increase. Measured by Google Analytics, 7,832 viewers read Saint Petersblog on Monday, March 1, a day unmarked by any major event to drive traffic, in fact, Monday was just a typical day on the blogs. Wednesday and Thursday’s traffic was even busier than Monday’s, probably due to the interest in my post on Rep. Jim Frishe’s cousin on American Idol and the story about the vampire running…

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Saint Petersblog’s influence, measured by readership and by impacting PolitiFact

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Quite frankly, this was a great week for Saint Petersblog. Readership continues to increase. Measured by Google Analytics, 7,832 viewers read Saint Petersblog on Monday, March 1, a day unmarked by any major event to drive traffic, in fact, Monday was just a typical day on the blogs. Wednesday and Thursday’s traffic was even busier than Monday’s, probably due to the interest in my post on Rep. Jim Frishe’s cousin on American Idol and the story about the vampire running…

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