Archive for December, 2009

PolitiFact chooses Palin death panel comment for ‘Lie of the Year’

St. Petersburg In a recent poll, Politifact, the fact-checking website for the St. Petersburg Times, has dubbed Sarah Palin’s claim about “death panels” as Lie of the Year. If you’re unfamiliar with Politifact, it is a fact checking site associated with the St. Petersburg Times that takes comments made by politicians from around the country [ READ MORE ]

Senate votes on health care bill, passes 60-40

Washington Breaking News: The U.S. Senate voted shortly after 1:00 A.M. on the health care reform bill. This bill, which must pass through other votes, the last scheduled for 7:00 P.M. Christmas Eve, passed Monday 60-40. The New York Times: The 1 a.m. Monday vote was on a motion to cut off debate on Mr. [ READ MORE ]

Senate set to vote on health care bill 1:00 A.M. Monday

Washington The Senate will conduct the first of three votes concerning the health care bill at 1:00 A.M. Monday. The Senate continues to push for a Christmas Day deadline. House legislation has passed and a Congress compromise is set to begin after Christmas. From the Huffington Post: Under Senate rules, Democrats needed 60 votes on [ READ MORE ]

Debate over posting a woman’s abortion info online in Oklahoma postponed

Oklahoma A law that would require personal information about a women who receives an abortion in the state of Oklahoma to be posted on the internet for public view, is a debate that was post-poned Friday until a further hearing to be held Feb. 19. The law would allow private information to be posted online [ READ MORE ]

Florida unemployment rate soars, bay area even worse

St. Petersburg, Fla. Florida unemployment rates reach 11.5 percent and 12.3 percent in the Tampa Bay area. Among lowlights revealed Friday: • In shedding 16,700 more jobs last month, Florida not only lost more jobs than any other state, it exceeded the net loss of jobs for the entire country (11,000 jobs). • Florida’s unemployment [ READ MORE ]

Auschwitz ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ sign stolen

Poland The famous sign reading “work sets you free” that hangs above the Aushwitz Nazi death camp in Poland was stolen early Friday morning from the camp turned museum. From the St. Petersburg Times: The 16-foot sign bearing the German words “Arbeit Macht Frei” – “Work Sets You Free” – spanned the main entrance to [ READ MORE ]

Crist signs bill to get SunRail moving

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill Wednesday that marks the beginning of the construction of the first commuter train system in Central Florida. Crist says that the SunRail “is about jobs, jobs, jobs. If ever there was a time that we needed an infusion [of jobs] … this rail project makes our statement loud [ READ MORE ]

Florida Supreme Court rules fleeing police ‘resisting arrest’

Tampa, Fla. The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it is illegal to run from a police officer in a high-crime area after being asked to stop. The offense is considered resisting arrest without violence. From the St. Petersburg Times: Fleeing alone is not a criminal offense. But the state’s highest court cited a 2000 [ READ MORE ]

The health care debate: what indesiciveness says about the U.S.

There is no doubt that the health care debate has been a ubiquitous topic in every newspaper across the country. Many are wondering what will happen next and are worried about what is to come and for good reason. In the midst of a foreign entanglement, the U.S. is caught between the precarious brink between [ READ MORE ]

53 percent of Americans support legalization of marijuana, according to poll

Breaking News: A poll conducted by Angus Reid Global Monitor shows that 53 percent of respondants think marijuana should be legalized. The Marijuana Policy Project blog is an excellent resource to check out on this topic. This study found many interesting points. View the full study here. KEY FINDINGS - 53% support legalizing marijuana - [ READ MORE ]

Facts about Sadie Synonymous

1. She is majoring in Journalism at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg

2. Dedicated to the preservation of print journalism, though the very existence of this blog may suggest otherwise.

3. She walks one block to a St. Petersburg Times news dispenser every day to get the paper.

4. Favorite literary genius: Tom Robbins

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