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Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 10, 2015

Bob Buckhorn blocked me on Twitter. Or one of his staffers with access to his social media did. Or he told them to. In any case, I can’t view any of Buckhorn’s tweets. A while back I wrote some fairly antagonistic stories about Tampa’s commander-in-chief. In early June when a 14-year old was gunned down […]

Peter SchorschNovember 4, 2015

Tuesday’s slate of elections in St. Petersburg certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about the candidates. Here’s my list of the real winners and losers coming out of Tuesday’s elections. Let me know if I missed anyone. Winners Ed Montanari – Lost in the three City Council races that were […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 2, 2015

Florida’s tax-cutter-in-chief is at it again. After rounding out last week’s “cut my taxes week,” Gov. Rick Scott is now touting his whopper of a tax cut last year. According to the Governor’s Office, Floridians have saved nearly $200 million since last September when auto registration fees were reduced by about $25 for car owners. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 12, 2015

More than 13 million people were the victims of identity theft in 2013 according to Javelin Strategy and Research. And that number is on the rise. In 2012 it was 12.6 million, up one million people from 2011 and more than two million from 2010. That means an American becomes the victim of identity theft […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 19, 2014

An Australian television news anchor has concluded a yearlong experiment to prove sexism exists. Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit every day (except for a few when he had to get it washed) for a year. No one noticed. It all came together after his co-host, Lisa Wilkinson, gave a scathing speech at an award […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 29, 2014

Virginia Tech. Littleton, Colo. Newtown, Mass. Those are just a few of the places that provoke a sense of dread at what seems to be a growing number of school shootings nationwide. The violence has led to tightened school security all the way down to the elementary level. There also has been talk of arming […]

Tag: Janelle Irwin

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn blocked me on Twitter

Winners & losers coming out of St. Petersburg’s City Council elections

Janelle Irwin: Rick Scott's tax cuts finally put chewing gum within reach!

Janelle Irwin: Thieves stole my ID, and it sucks

Janelle Irwin: TV anchor exposes sexism, but legislation is needed to eliminate it

Janelle Irwin: School doesn’t have to be boring to be safe