Arts in TampaBay

When my little brother Johnny and I were growing up, we had a pretty standard relationship: I terrorized him, he tattled on me. I had three years, around four inches, and the upper hand which had a knack for finding the back of his skull or BVD's. He had the pipes to summon Mom from anywhere in the world faster than you could say Beetlejuice three times.…

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Yes, yes, YES! Ten more shows till the big 100.…

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Yes, yes, YES! Ten more shows till the big 100.…

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If you're a viewer of MSNBC's Morning Joe program, you can't go more than a day or two before co-host Joe Scarborough refers to Barack Obama running the most negative television ad campaign in history when he defeated John McCain in 2008.

Florida GOP Senator Marco Rubio repeated the same mantra on the day of the Florida presidential primary election.…

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A couple things to to note while your brain prepares itself to read this column:
• In last week's Raw Story, I marveled at how I had enjoyed Raw for three straight weeks. I knew that would jinx it.…

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Unlike many other American cities, the Tampa Police Department never allowed members of the public to sleep overnight in city-owned parks during the apex of the Occupy movement. Instead, the department compromised, allowing protesters in Curtis Hixon Park to sleep on the sidewalk in front of the park.…

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As the pastor at Element Church in Tampa, Bobby Triplett performs over 30 weddings a year. He also counsels married couples who are dealing with difficult times in their relationships.…

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With the Hillsborough Correctional Institution (HCI) in Riverview one of seven state prisons and four work camps targeted for closure by the end of June, the County Commission today voted unanimously to tell Tallahassee that closing HCI is a very bad idea.

HCI is one of only two "faith and character based" facilities in the state exclusively for women.…

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Last week it was reported that Riverview Republican House member Rachel Burgin made a slight boo-boo when she introduced back in November a resolution that would officially call on the federal government to reduce corporate taxes.

The bill's language came straight from the American Legislative Executive Council (ALEC), the conservative organization backed by corporate interests that have pushed pro business legislation in the states for decades.…

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A funny thing happened on the way to the Mitt Romney coronation last night - he was severely derailed in three states, getting absolutely annihilated by Rick Santorum in Missouri, and even falling in his supposed safe state of Colorado.

Speaking of Republican elections, although only Jim Norman and his attorney are calling his ethics commission hearing last Friday a success, the state Senator is still the odds-on favorite to win re-election to his seat this fall.…

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