February 2010
6 posts
Fitz has faith in District 69 system
In politics, numbers can sometimes be deceiving.
According to U.S. Census information from 2000, the population of District 69 is 87.2 percent non-Hispanic white, 7.5 percent non-black Hispanic and 3.2 percent non-Hispanic black. The area is about 52 percent female and 48 percent male. The slightly estrogen-heavy demographic may be affected by the high proportion of women to men at New College of...
Quiet week in Sarasota for House 69 candidates
All was quiet on the west coast of Florida this week for the candidates for the House District 69 seat, with neither of them making it into the news.
Incumbent Keith Fitzgerald (D) continues to hold down the fort in Sarasota and Manatee counties, where Republicans currently outnumber Democrats 3-to-2. So far this cycle, Fitzgerald has spent less than $5,000 of the $52,483 he has raised, most of...
House 69 update
The race for State House Representative in District 69 hasn’t quite heated up yet, but that’s no reason for voters to think that it won’t be an important race.
Incumbent Keith Fitzgerald (D) is seeking his third consecutive term in this district, which encompasses the northern half of Sarasota County and a small section of Manatee County. He was first elected in 2006, when he defeated Laura...
"LGBT couples show love despite showers" --... →
Florida House 69: Fitzgerald vs. Pilon
After successfully fending off Republican challengers in two elections, can a Sarasota Democrat hold onto his seat in such a decidedly conservative area?
Incumbent Keith Fitzgerald (D) is seeking his third two-year term as a representative for state House District 69, which encompasses the northern half of Sarasota County and a small section of Manatee County. He was first elected to represent...
Frat offers Valentine's Day serenades -- The... →
December 2009
2 posts
Cancer victim's sister joins holiday mission --... →
Students send holiday cards to cancer patients --... →
November 2009
3 posts
Students protest mistreatment of farm workers --... →
"The Pillowman" at the Phillips Center --... →
ArtSouth's new after school program -- The Miami... →
May 2009
1 post
MacArthur service learning exhibit at ArtSouth --... →
April 2009
1 post
World Ocean Watch story -- The Miami Herald, Apr.... →
March 2009
8 posts
Mixed success, at last
I conducted most of an interview with Pastor earlier today, and he is sending me numerous files delineating all of the different project modules that will be put into place under World Ocean Watch. This project is actually much bigger already than I expected. The coordinators, Pastor and Dr. Rock, are currently working with Beach High to see that they become involved with the project immediately...
The bigger, meaner picture
I finally got through to the Neighbors desk at the Miami Herald in the last few hours, and I was told that the editor I have been working under for the last year and a half has left the paper.
This past week the Herald faced its third round of layoffs in just under a year. With the steady decline of the McClatchy Company, editors, reporters and other staff have been cut from the payroll on an...
Disappearing sources
I still haven’t heard from either one of my main sources for the e/h/s story. I had hoped to finish up at least the interviews with the sources since it’s my last night in Miami, but it looks like I’m going to have to conduct them from Gainesville.
It’s possible that I won’t be able to speak to Patxi Pastor at all. I did some research on him and he is very involved...
Overview of Celebration of the Sea Foundation's... →
The challenge of working during spring break
Today, after a solid week on the road with no Internet access and several rounds of phone tag, I finally made contact with Tohulka. This past week was FCAT week, which made it very difficult for me to get in touch with anyone at MAST Academy. I decided my best bet would be to drive over to the school and catch Tohulka in action. That worked out well, and I managed to snap a few photos of him...
e/h/s story, part 1
As a student in Dr. Julie Dodd’s Writing for Mass Communication class, I have just started working on the infamous environmental/health/science story.
Having had much success in covering the school beat while interning and freelancing at The Miami Herald, I decided to call my old high school, MAST Academy, to dig for ideas. As an acclaimed maritime science and research magnet school, MAST...