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Mucho gracias: more than 20,000 readers visit Saint Petersblog on Saturday for coverage of Glenn Beck’s tour of Florida

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First, let me say this: there are many, many blogs and websites that are important than mine and receive much more traffic that Saint Petersblog. But this blog has come a long way in one year. Last November, I could count the number of unique daily visitors on my hands and toes. Over the course of the year, as the St. Petersburg Municipal Elections heated-up, the number of visitors to Saint Petersblog increased day by day, building to a crescendo…

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My 1,000th post: I will be Live Tweeting from Glenn Beck’s book signing in Tampa and his rally where he will reveal “The Plan”

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First of all, thank you for making this blog so worthwhile that, with this one, I will have written 1,000 posts worth of opinions, apologies, endorsements, gotchas, links, predictions, pleas for mercy, rants, screeds, etc., etc. They say the first 1,000 is always the hardest to write, just as the first million is always the most difficult to earn. So, hopefully, the next 1,000 will come sooner — and easier — than the first. Regardless, I really am grateful for…

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Frank Peterman racks up flight expenses

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At a time when state employees face travel restrictions to save money, Florida’s top juvenile justice official racked up $44,000 on travel — much of it for commercial flights between his office in the capital and St. Petersburg, where his family lives. Frank Peterman, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice, has flown at taxpayer expense 68 times between Tampa and Tallahassee since taking office in February 2008, at a cost of nearly $20,000. Many flights left Tallahassee on Thursday…

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Pam Iorio comes to Tiger Bay

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Every day, thousands cross between our two counties to live and work. And while we often host those who govern our home turf, it’s time to invite Tampa’s popular and powerful leader, Mayor Pam Iorio, into the Den. Approaching the end of her time in the Mayor’s office, she has had a largely successful run. Her popularity has remained high as she focused on “nuts and bolts” issues such as infrastructure repair, code enforcement, and crime prevention. Some even mention…

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Exclusive: Chuck Harmon whacks Scott Wagman in letter defending Police Department

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Police Chief Chuck Harmon blasts Scott Wagman in a defense of the police department he is distributing to “friends, colleagues, community leaders and citizens.” Harmon writes: “Scott Wagman has sent out such gross misrepresentation of the facts in his campaign materials indicating crime in Tampa is down 46% while St. Petersburg is up 9%.” Harmon goes on to cite several statistics, while also stating “the candidates have a duty to tell the truth and not misrepresent facts of such importance…

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Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair arrested on child abuse charges

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Blair, 52, was arrested shortly after 5 a.m. following an altercation at the family’s home in the Forest Hills area of Tampa, sheriff’s Deputy Larry McKinnon said. An arrest report said Blair, a former professional wrestler who is 6 feet tall and weighs 235 pounds, pushed his older son Brett, 17, in the chest around 4 a.m. The teen tried to walk away, but Blair grabbed him and punched him in the face with a closed fist, leaving a red…

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Sunday’s editorial pages

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Daytona Beach News-Journal – Cap, trade, conserve, tax: Florida’s way out of crisis: The warming of the planet is a severe global problem. It’s just as severe a local and state problem. Volusia and Flagler counties’ economies, from tourism to real estate, depend on a quality of life — and, literally, on square footage — that’s increasingly vulnerable to climatic shock. Lakeland Ledger – A mind boggling increase: Florida Power & Light Co. is skating on thin ice (mostly melted…

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