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Guest op-ed: Sue Stu Sternberg if he moves

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Henry Boxlor weighs in on Stu Sternberg’s push for a new stadium outside of downtown St. Pete: There are some institutions that I universally dislike. Banks, Insurance companies, car salesmen, and professional sports organizations. Don’t get me wrong I like hockey, football and baseball. Basketball, not so much.  Just not the businesses that run them, like MLB, for example. I have watched the professional sports business manipulate states, counties and cities for years. Guys like Sternberg and his cohorts of…

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A memo to Kendrick Meek

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Kenneth Quinnell, the uber-smart new media director for the Kendrick Meek campaign, recently asked a few of us in the blogging community for feedback on “on the candidate, the campaign and our new media outreach efforts.” While I am sure Ken would have preferred for me to deliver my counsel privately, I wouldn’t tell him anything privately that I wouldn’t write on this blog.  So here goes: Dear Kenneth: Let me begin by commending you for continuing to reach out…

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New Social Security offices opening Thursday

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The new Social Security offices you’ve probably driven by several times and wondered, “What’s going in there?” will open Thursday at 30 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. S. According to a blurb in the Times, the new location will include much of the same staff and services as the former offices on 34th St., which closed Friday, said district manager B.J. Hughes. The updated building near Central Avenue will include a hearings office on the second floor, which used…

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Gourmet market to open June 24 in former space of Atlanta Bread

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Messineo’s Gourmet Market opens June 24 downtown.  Want to shop during lunch?  Check off your list, schedule a time for home delivery, head back to the office.  The store in the former Atlanta Bread Co. spot at 179 First Ave. N. will have a bakery, grass-fed beef and organic poulty, local seafood, cured meats, artisan cheeses, specialty bulk foods, sandwiches, deli salads and coffee and tea. Jim Mason, chief executive  and one of the owners, was store director at the Wild Oats…

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Sunday’s editorial pages from Florida’s newspapers

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St. Petersburg Times – Big money drowns out other voices: Floridians are just learning how quickly first-time candidates with deep pockets, no political experience, no record on public issues and no resume of public service can game the system. By November, it should be even clearer why voters should reject the effort to kill public campaign financing in this state — and why the Supreme Court is headed in the wrong direction. Miami Herald – Protect Florida, hold BP accountable: Florida…

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Sunday’s editorial pages from Florida’s newspapers

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St. Petersburg Times – Big money drowns out other voices: Floridians are just learning how quickly first-time candidates with deep pockets, no political experience, no record on public issues and no resume of public service can game the system. By November, it should be even clearer why voters should reject the effort to kill public campaign financing in this state — and why the Supreme Court is headed in the wrong direction. Miami Herald – Protect Florida, hold BP accountable: Florida…

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Florida Medical Association endorses Dana Young in H-57

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Dana Young, who is facing a crowded Republican primary in H-57 to replace retiring state Rep. Faye Culp, R-Tampa, just received a big boost to her campaign– an endorsement from the Florida Medical Association (FMA) PAC, reports Kevin Derby. “As a mother of two, Dana Young will work hard to protect the rights of Florida’s families to access quality health care,” said Dr. Madelyn Butler, who is the PAC president and president-elect of the FMA. “She understands that the doctor-patient relationship cannot…

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