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Stuffing the beach bag for a summer full of reading
Time to load up the beach bag for summer reading. Here’s what I have so far:Springsteen on Springsteen by Jeff Burger (Chicago Review Press, $27.95). Think you have enough Springsteen books? Think...
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Mitch Perry Report 6.17.13 -Time to rethink the contracting out of our...
Dick Cheney went on Fox News yesterday, and while he certainly criticized President Obama on some issues (like Benghazi and the situation regarding the IRS excessively scrutinizing right-wing groups),...
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George Packer on Hillsborough's failed transit tax campaign and other tales...
Most authors can only dream of receiving the high-profile roll out that George Packer has enjoyed since last month's publication of his critically acclaimed book, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the...
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Rep. Kathy Castor says GOP War on Women is alive and well as House...
If you thought that Congressional Republicans were going to back away from social issues in the aftermath of last year's disappointing loss at the presidential level, well, you were mistaken.Scheduled...
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Hillsborough County school officials join Congresswoman Castor in decrying...
The Farm Bill in the House that likely will win support this week would cut $20.5 billion from the food stamp program over 10 years, taking almost 2 million recipients off the food stamp rolls, as...
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The rise of adult star, Cindy Starfall
For Cindy Starfall, porn is the poetry of rebellion. It's also an outlet for expressing long repressed, sexual desires. Growing up, Starfall's life was defined by other people's rules. Under such...
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Mitch Perry Report: Public isn't into arming Syrian rebels
President Obama is really in a pickle in many respects to his presidency. He went on Charlie Rose last night to defend the surveillance tactics that Edward Snowden has revealed to the world. While the...
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Rick Scott's personal and job approval ratings improve …
It's been three long months since there's been a major poll in the Florida 2014 governor's race, so there was great anticipation this morning atQuinnipiac University's new survey, which shows Charlie...
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Diving in the shallow end of a stripper pool party
"Who exactly is this charity event benefiting?" I repeatedly asked the golfers and volunteer strippers drinking around the pool at Gopher's Hole Country Club."It's for the kids," replied most of them,...
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New Music Tuesday! (June 18): Primal Scream, Kanye West, Beach Day, Sigur Ros...
Week three of June brings some much-anticipated releases in hip hop, among some other appealing albums. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not...
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Lens prospects looking dimmer as referendum date draws closer
Although Jeff Danner, Leslie Curran and other advocates of the Lens think support for the St. Pete Pier's replacement design will increase with more education, a new survey by St.Pete Polls indicates...
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Rally against NSA surveillance set for Tampa this Friday
General Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, told a public hearing of the House intelligence committee in Washington today that the programs were "critical" to the ability of...
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Gun found in Ybor movie theater bathroom belongs to a Hillsborough County deputy
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) reported this afternoon that the man who left his gun in the Ybor Muvico theater restroom on Sunday afternoon is one of their own.That would be...
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Burgers in the ’Burg
Great burgers are alive and well at Engine No. 9. by Jon Palmer ClaridgeYou would think with the popularity of burgers, fries and hot dogs that good or even great examples would be abundant. However,...
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Mitch Perry Report 6.19.13 - When is it time for Dems to fear their odds vs....
Unlike other local or national Web sites, our reporting on Quinnipiac's first poll of the 2014 Democratic candidates for governor did not lead off with how great Rick Scott is now performing, because...
View ArticleWMNF's Talking Animals celebrates a decade on the air
For the past 10 years, DJ Duncan Strauss has driven a long commute (all the way from Jupiter!) to work tirelessly and for free, championing the rights of animals and the tunes that they inspire on his...
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New poll shows a majority of Floridians are against Marco Rubio's stance on...
A new poll published by Quinnipiac University shows that Marco Rubio is out of favor with the majority of Floridians regarding his stance against universal background checks at gun shows, as well as...
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Hillsborough BOCC unanimously approves incentives to woo Amazon to the region
Today, Hillsborough County Commissioners approved measures that would provide financial incentives amounting to $225,000 to Amazon in order to lure the retail giant to build a 1-million-square-foot...
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Get out your LGBT planner
With St. Pete Pride just a week away, there are plenty of local LGBT events going on in our area.Thursday, June 20Got a rant or a story or a poem? Pick up the mic and show off your stuff at Oral...
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Billy Idol gives more, more, more at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
A wrap-up of the Tues., June 18 show, with photos. by Gabe Echazabal and Tracy MayIt's hard for me to give an unbiased account of Tuesday night's high energy Billy Idol show at Clearwater's Ruth...
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