Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Humid Wait

It is hot and humid here in Tampa. With temps in the 70′s and rain showers sweeping through the area every few minutes the you are bound to be wet either from the sky or sweat. The weather won’t be … Continue reading

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Security tight in Tampa near Convention site

Security is tight in downtown Tampa. Several city streets surrounding the Convention site are blocked off, and not just with a few orange barrels. Streets are caged off. Many of them have large concrete slabs and squad cars as well. … Continue reading

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To Tampa for the GOP Convention

Signs of the GOP Convention were obvious as soon as we stepped off the plane here in Tampa. But the first evidence actually came one state away, when videographer Ryan Ward and I got on our connecting flight in Atlanta. … Continue reading

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Back to School and Vaccines

Just a couple weekends ago, my whole family gathered on a little lake in Southeast Wisconsin to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. One of my siblings had gathered on line a list of interesting things that happened in 1962, … Continue reading

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Primary Turnout

It’s been a week since the August primary and we are still waiting to get official statewide turnout numbers from the Government Accountability Board. A spokesman there says they may have numbers later this week. Originally, the GAB was projecting … Continue reading

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