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

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I’m sure I am in the minority, but I’m just not a fan of the otherwise affable Ernest Hooper (I wince every time I read his closing sentence — “That’s all I am saying”).  His contention that “nothing good happens after 2 a.m.” as a criticism of the City of St. Petersburg’s recent decision to change “last call” to 3 a.m. is just silly.  Most of the great American cities have a “later last call” and a vibrant night life…

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Atlantic: ‘90% chance’ Tampa will land the RNC convention, announcement Wednesday

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The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder writes: The RNC meets this week, Watch for: Wednesday’s announcement that Tampa will be chosen as the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. I’m 90 percent sure of that. Other finalists are Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

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Atlantic: ‘90% chance’ Tampa will land the RNC convention, announcement Wednesday

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The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder writes: The RNC meets this week, Watch for: Wednesday’s announcement that Tampa will be chosen as the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. I’m 90 percent sure of that. Other finalists are Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

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GOP committee to select host for 2012 convention next week

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Backers of Tampa’s bid for the 2012 Republican National Convention could find out next week if the city will be selected to host the national political event. Members of the Republican National Committee are expected to meet Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to discuss bids for the convention, and will make a recommendation on which city the event should be held in, according to RNC spokesman LeRoy Coleman. That recommendation will be presented to the full 168-member RNC, consisting of party…

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Reason #2 why St. Petersburg should have a later ‘last call’

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During a previous effort to extend “last call” throughout all of Pinellas County (not just St. Petersburg) SMT Consultants reviewed all of the data on this matter and concluded: Based on the data accumulated in this report, it is quite apparent that extending the service house in Pinellas County from 2 a.m. until 3 a.,. would not cause any harm to the residents of Pinellas County.  In fact, the data shows that extending the service hours may have some benefits…

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Reason #2 why St. Petersburg should have a later ‘last call’

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During a previous effort to extend “last call” throughout all of Pinellas County (not just St. Petersburg) SMT Consultants reviewed all of the data on this matter and concluded: Based on the data accumulated in this report, it is quite apparent that extending the service house in Pinellas County from 2 a.m. until 3 a.m. would not cause any harm to the residents of Pinellas County.  In fact, the data shows that extending the service hours may have some benefits…

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How Tampa benefits from Arizona lawmakers’ passage of racist immigration law

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And just like that Tampa has emerged as the front runner to host the 2012 GOP convention. Politico’s Ben Smith writes: The new calls among immigrant advocates to boycott Arizona may not affect every convention, but it will be hard for the organizers of two politically charged events — the 2012 political conventions — to ignore them. A spokesman for the Republican National Commitee said his party has not — yet, at least — taken into account the new Arizona…

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