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Victor Crist says ‘telling whole story’ could end Hillsborough Confederate monument controversy

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Although Hillsborough County Commissioner Victor Crist has been a politician serving in elective office for more than 24 consecutive years, he also has something of a creative side. As the president of an advertising agency he founded in college, Crist’s day job involves rebranding clients who might be suffering from a poor public image. That experience is why Crist thinks the citizens should pay attention to his plan to solve the brewingĀ controversy over the idea of removingĀ a Confederate monument in…

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Tampa Bay History Center says it won’t house Confederate statue

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IfĀ Hillsborough County Commissioner Les MillerĀ ultimately proves successful in persuading his fellow board members to remove a Confederate statue from the front of the Hillsborough County Courthouse later this month, the monument will not be housedĀ atĀ the Tampa Bay History Center. “The history center will not be accepting the monument,” museum spokesman Manny LetoĀ said Friday afternoon, claiming a lack of space for the structure. Miller says theĀ Confederate Soldierā€™s Monument whichĀ sits in front of the courthouse is divisive, and it’s time to have…

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Issue of Confederate statue in Hillsborough just revving up

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Shortly afterĀ the Hillsborough County Commission concluded its board meeting this week without taking any action regarding the removal of a Confederate statute in front of the county’s courthouse, the group Save Southern Heritage Florida issued a press release boasting that thisĀ was due to itsĀ public pressure that the measure beĀ dropped. “After press reports of this plans surfaced, SSH members and supporters were notified and the intense push back pre-empted his plans,” read a statement issued out by David McCallister, a spokesman…

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Proposal to remove Hillsborough courthouse Confederate statue sets off fierce backlash

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Two years ago, the Hillsborough County Commission voted to remove theĀ Third National Flag of the Confederacy from downtown Tampa’s County Center.Ā The vote came in the immediate aftermath of the racially motivated shooting of nine African-Americans in Charleston, South Carolina. Also removed from the lobby were flags of the other countries that once occupied Florida ā€” Spain, France, and Great Britain ā€” which were sent to the Tampa History Museum. Although supporters of the Confederacy protested, the board voted 5-2 to…

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Some Hillsborough citizens already fighting possible removal of Confederate statue at courthouse

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In the wake of southernĀ cities like New Orleans, Gainesville and OrlandoĀ removing Confederate monuments,Ā Hillsborough County Commission Chair Les Miller is poised to make a proposal this week calling for removing aĀ Confederate statue outside of the Hillsborough County Courthouse. The idea comes two years after the board voted toĀ remove the Third National Flag of the Confederacy from the County Center. But opposition is forming, even though MillerĀ has yet to make a formal proposal to the BOCC. “We will be providing significant opposition…

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Kathy Castor dismisses rumors she is thinking of a run for Tampa mayor

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Kathy CastorĀ is not interested in running for Tampa mayor in 2019. Elected in November to aĀ sixth term in Congress representing Hillsborough County, theĀ idea that Castor was contemplating leaving Washington to succeed Bob Buckhorn was floated by Patrick ManteigaĀ in his La Gaceta column late last month. On Tuesday, Castor dismissed such speculation. “You know, I love my hometown, and Iā€™m in a fabulous position to be able to advocate for my hometown,” she told FloridaPolitics.com.Ā “And thatā€™s what I intend to do…

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Elvis Pigott says heā€™s the fresh new face that the Hillsborough Commission desperately needs

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If elected to the Hillsborough County Commission next year,Ā Elvis PigottĀ would become the first millennial ā€” Americans under the age of 35, as recently defined ā€” to serve on the board. The 29-year-old Riverview resident has filed to run for the countywide District 5, which becomes vacant next year after GOP incumbentĀ Ken HaganĀ term-limits out. But Hagan hopes to stick around for another eight years, having filed to run for the North Tampa District 2 seat currently held by fellow Republican But…

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