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5 things I think I think about today’s St. Petersburg Times

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News of Mary Brown’s decision not to seek re-election to the Pinellas County School Board is reverberating through the African American community, which viewed Brown as a hero and a pioneer, no matter how ineffective she was in elected office.  As boring as a race for the School Board may be, the Times will make a project out of those who hope to replace Brown.  That’s the way the newspaper works.  It has impact in the statewide races because it…

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Peggy O’Shea draws a challenger

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From  the Gradebook: resident Greg Hunsinger has filed to run for the Pinellas County School Board against incumbent Peggy O’Shea. Hunsinger’s bid in the at-large District 3 race means all three incumbents up for re-election – O’Shea, Mary Brown and Linda Lerner – are facing challengers. A fourth seat is up for grabs because incumbent Nina Hayden is running for state Senate.

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Peggy O’Shea draws a challenger

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From  the Gradebook: resident Greg Hunsinger has filed to run for the Pinellas County School Board against incumbent Peggy O’Shea. Hunsinger’s bid in the at-large District 3 race means all three incumbents up for re-election – O’Shea, Mary Brown and Linda Lerner – are facing challengers. A fourth seat is up for grabs because incumbent Nina Hayden is running for state senate.

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Nina Hayden’s chances of beating Jack Latvala

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549-to-1.  Odds of the Bucs winning the Super Bowl this year?  Nah, the Bucs aren’t that bad.  549-to-1 represents the cash-on-hand difference between Republican Jack Latvala and his Democratic opponent Nina Hayden.  After raising $504,259 and spending just over $85,723.82, Latvala still has $418,534 left in the bank.  Hayden has raised $8,490 and spent $7,728, leaving her with just $762 in the bank.  In fact, Latvala has received more in in-kind contributions ($12,683) than Hayden has raised in total contributions.…

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Nina Hayden’s chances of beating Jack Latvala

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549-to-1.  Odds of the Bucs winning the Super Bowl this year?  Nah, the Bucs aren’t that bad.  549-to-1 represents the cash-on-hand difference between Republican Jack Latvala and his Democratic opponent Nina Hayden.  After raising $504,259 and spending just over $85,723.82, Latvala still has $418,534 left in the bank.  Hayden has raised $8,490 and spent $7,728, leaving her with just $762 in the bank.  In fact, Latvala has received more in in-kind contributions ($12,683) than Hayden has raised in total contributions.…

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Terry Krassner raises $15K for Pinellas school board bid

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From Terry Krassner, candidate for the Pinellas County School Board: “Our campaign volunteers have been incredible.  In less than three months, they have helped us raise $15,113.48 in contributions from 118 contributors and they have built an online network of more than 735 Facebook fans.  We are proud to have received strong backing from family members, teachers, business leaders including several Pinellas Education Foundation board members, community leaders and several current and former elected officials from both major political parties.”

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Third candidate files for Pinellas County School Board

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Terry Krassner is the latest candidate to file for the Pinellas County School Board’s at-large District 2 seat. Krassner, who filed today, is the former principal of Westgate Elementary and the daughter of former School Board member Lee Benjamin. She lives in Largo. She joins Jessica Summers and Linda Benware in the race to replace board member Nina Hayden, who is running for state Senate.

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