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Illegal aliens caught, then released by deputies

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From Noah Pransky: Citrus County deputies made a surprising discovery Tuesday – 13 illegal aliens riding together in a van. But unable to get U.S. Border Patrol to the scene, they had no choice but to let 12 of them go. Deputies pulled over Natalicio Venancio-Tolentino, 23, for driving with a clear lens over his license plate, then arrested him when they discovered he was driving without a license. But the 12 aliens he was driving to their job at…

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Happy anniversary to Noah Pransky’s Shadow of the Stadium

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Happy Anniversary to Noah Pransky’s Shadow of the Stadium: One year ago this week — when the ABC Coalition was still in its relative infancy, before the Rays started pining about attendance, and before the Rays-to-Tampa bandwagon had picked up any steam – I started a blog. My first post identified what the ABC Coalition, the Rays, and dozens of media outlets would go on to say later — that the real reason for the team’s attendance troubles is the location…

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Happy anniversary to Noah Pransky’s Shadow of the Stadium

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Happy Anniversary to Noah Pransky’s Shadow of the Stadium: One year ago this week – when the ABC Coalition was still in its relative infancy, before the Rays started pining about attendance, and before the Rays-to-Tampa bandwagon had picked up any steam – I started a blog. My first post identified what the ABC Coalition, the Rays, and dozens of media outlets would go on to say later – that the real reason for the team’s attendance troubles is the location…

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Charlie Crist announcement fractures local Republican Party

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Noah Pransky reports: The fallout from Gov. Charlie Crist’s no-party U.S. Senate run is already taking it’s toll on the local Republican Party. As the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) encourages members to take a loyalty oath, a number of pro-Crist Republicans have changed their official party registration from Republican to either Independent or Democrat. They include former St. Pete mayoral candidate Deveron Gibbons, who registered as an Independent on Wednesday. “While I agreed with some of the things the party stood for, not all…

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10 Connects report: Last call for alcohol in St. Pete – 2 a.m. or 3 a.m.?

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City Council members are preparing to once again take up a proposed ordinance that would extend the mandatory closing time for bars and restaurants to 3 a.m. 10 Connects’ Noah Pransky reports:

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How I broke the story about Goliath Davis’ stop for suspicion of DUI

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Since Thursday, when I first broke the story of Deputy Mayor Goilath Davis being stopped by the Gulfport Police Department in the early morning of December 15, 2009, for suspicion of DUI, I have been inundated for answers to questions as to how I, a singular writer and blogger, broke a story of this magnitutde. How did I scoop the St. Petersburg Times?  Still others wanted to know what my motivation was for investigating the story?  Some wished to know if I had a…

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How I broke the story about Goliath Davis’ stop for suspicion of DUI

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Since Thursday, when I first broke the story of Deputy Mayor Goilath Davis being stopped by the Gulfport Police Department in the early morning of December 15, 2009, for suspicion of DUI, I have been inundated for answers to questions as to how I, a singular writer and blogger, broke a story of this magnitutde. How did I scoop the St. Petersburg Times?  Still others wanted to know what my motivation was for investigating the story?  Some wished to know if I had a…

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