Monthly Archives: December 2005

BlogWood Exclusive: Leaked Memo Maps Schools Strategy

By Norwood | Published: December 29, 2005
According to untrustworthy high level school board sources, the recent revelation that Governor Jeb! Bush feels that evolution need not be included in any future statewide science standards combined with the upcoming fight over the future of sex education in Hillsborough County Schools have spurred this anonymous internal memo, apparently written by a conservative School [...]
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Storms does Bay Area proud

By Norwood | Published: December 21, 2005
(Note: Yes, this is the post that I promised to put up yesterday. Yes, it is late. For those of you who have been waiting with baited breath, I apologize, and I will fully refund the cost of your subscription upon request.) Howls of derision from the usual sources are accompanying Ronda Storms’ (R – [...]
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Run, Ronda, run!

By Norwood | Published: December 20, 2005
Later today: Ronda Storm’s would do the Bay Area proud as State Senator. Find out why, later this afternoon at BlogWood!
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E-voting: Flawed Florida systems unsafe says Sancho

By Norwood | Published: December 16, 2005
Leon County Supervisor of Elections Ion Sancho started testing his e-voting system earlier this year. He quickly determined that an insider, or someone who gained access to the inside, could easily manipulate vote totals. Now, with a decision to scrap the old system in favor of a new model, Sancho has tested some more, allowing [...]
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Don we now our gay apparel

By Norwood | Published: December 14, 2005
Joe Redner has a holiday gift for Ronda Storms and Killer B. Brian Blair. Joe Redner, king of the strip clubs, says he’s gay. The disclosure came in his federal lawsuit against Hillsborough County commissioners, who recently banned the county from acknowledging or participating in gay pride events. The longtime activist who has made millions [...]
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Schiavo forms PAC

By Norwood | Published: December 8, 2005
Michael Schiavo is back. The husband of the Pinellas County woman who became the focus of a national end-of-life controversy has started a political action committee to keep the heat on politicians who tried to intervene in the case and fight his efforts to remove her feeding tube. “The easiest thing would be to move [...]
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Vote and bare it: Antinudity ordinance may dance onto Nov. ballot

By Norwood | Published: December 8, 2005
On Wednesday, Ronda Storms had a premature referendum. “I may be dead wrong,” Storms told her colleagues. Her proposal caught commissioners off guard. They said it’s premature to call for a referendum. …… Hagan and other commissioners said they support Storms’ desire to put the ordinance to a vote and could place it on the [...]
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Al-Arian acquitted

By Norwood | Published: December 7, 2005
The most telling moment of the Al-Arian trial came when his lawyers opted to put on no defense. They simply declined to answer what they said was insufficient evidence presented by the government to prove their client’s guilt. Apparently, the jury agreed. Once billed as a major strike in the war on terrorism, the case [...]
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