Yesterday Sue and I went to a meeting dealing with poverty (one put on and attended by some of my colleagues). It was held in a rather new public library in a poorer section of town (in Ybor City in Tampa Florida ( Read more... )

Fracking isn't allowed in Florida at present, but the Republicans are holding hearings and trying to bring it here. They've already passed a rule that requires the chemicals used to be kept secret from the public and are "working on rules" for the practice. It's like they think it's a done deal ( Read more... )