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New Pinellas County crash data: teen drivers, pedestrian and bicycle accidents draw concern

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Pinellas County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) reviewed the area’s newly released 2014 Crash Data Report during their July 8 regular meeting. The report examines crash data between 2011 and 2013, with the compilers having taken 2014 to organize and make sense of the statistics. Data from car, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian- related crashes were recorded. Like life, the report entertains both the good and the bad. The Good Total Pinellas County fatalities dropped 35 percent over the three-year span, despite…

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Survey shows Pinellas residents mostly content

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Results of Pinellas County’s annual study of citizen values shows signs of improvement. Sarah Lindemuth, senior research director with HCP & Associates, presented results from the phone survey to commissioners during their March 24 meeting. The survey took place Jan. 26-Feb. 11. Calls were made to 200 citizens in four demographic areas -– north, mid, south and the beaches. The goal of the phone study, as well as a second study conducted online, is to “measure citizen expectations and perceptions…

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Charlie Justice is ready for all comers in ’16

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Pat Gerard’s victory over Ed Hooper in the District 2 countywide race for Pinellas County Commission last fall was a big deal for local Democrats, and not just because they got the better of that intense and bitterly fought contest. Gerard’s victory allowed the Democrats control of the Pinellas County Commission for the first time in a generation, and they’d like to keep that for awhile. With Janet Long, Ken Welch and Charlie Justice on the ballot (along with Republican Karen Seel)…

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The dog days of Summer have arrived

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Labor Day is as far down the road as the 4th of July is in the rearview mirror. These are officially the dog days of Summer. Maybe the heat can explain: How Cristina Silva writes this limp article as part of her coverage of the race in District 5. “The seat is being vacated by City Council member Jamie Bennett, who is running for mayor. Bennett supports all three candidates. ‘They all would do a good job,’ he said.” A…

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Karen Seel, Janet Long stand up for Scott Houghton-Wagman?

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I just can’t stand Scott Wagman’s campaign. It’s borderline irrational because I agree with Mr. Houghton-Wagman on most of the issues. I just can’t stomach the sense of noblesse oblige that drips from his campaign. You can see it in this picture taken at one of his fundraisers. Imagine Houghton-Wagman’s brain at work. “If I can just get this picture of Karen Seel and Janet Long standing next to me, that’s almost as good as endorsement. Because someone will follow…

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