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Good People Are Hard To Come By
or most people, one of the hardest things to find in life is someone to trust
completely; a person whose un- questioned loyalty makes the idea of betrayal unimaginable.
Unfortunately, to find that individual made of solid gold means sifting through hun- dreds, sometimes thousands, of mud covered stones, sharp- edged pebbles and the occa- sional slimy toad that is often lying in the mix. And, usually, at the end of the day, all we have to show for our efforts is the scar- ring that inevitably comes dur- ing the brutal undertaking.
When I was a kid I remem- ber my mother often saying that she would believe anything a
person told her until she found out it was a lie. For years I tried to apply that same philosophy to my own daily interactions until it became obvious to me how costly practicing an open-door trust policy could be both emo- tionally and financially.
Over the years I realized that humble looks and smooth words were the two favorite tools of con women and men. I learned that accepting every- thing a person says at face value is a recipe for ruin because, by the time it dawns on you that you've been had, it's often too late to recover from the lick you received.
This is why what's com- monly known as the "vetting
process" in political circles is equally important when devel- oping friendships, partnerships and relationships as well. I mean, if knowing someone's character is of the upmost im- portance to organizations before they decide to give someone a job or grant them a position, doesn't it make sense for us to use the same kind of scrutiny when allowing a person access into the inner sanctum of our lives? As logical as that sounds, for some reason, it never seems to occur to us when we're caught up in the moment.
It has often been said that a good woman or man is hard to come by. So if you believe you've found that person I suggest you hold onto her or him like the valuable commodity that she or he is because, if you let that per- son get away from you, there's no doubt that you'll be hard- pressed to ever find a suitable replacement.
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A Challenge For Local Law Enforcement
or law enforcement officials to regain the trust of mi-
norities, they must begin to acknowledge and apologize for the actions of the past and the role that [law enforce- ment] has played in society’s historical mistreatment of communities of color.”
These are not the words of Kofi Ademola, a Black Lives Matter organizer, but the recent comment was made by Ter- ence Cunningham, President of the International Associa- tion of Chiefs of Police, one of our nation’s oldest and largest law enforcement representative organizations.
But why here and why now by a police union more than a century old (founded in 1893) and who has in the past re- peatedly resisted the idea that police officers and deputies should use less force – including deadly force – when con- fronting possible suspects? Credit the spirit of the times which for the past two years has seen more than its fill of po- lice-involved gun-violence.
Explained Cunningham, such incidents went far to paint police officers “with a face of oppression for far too many of our fellow citizens.” However, not all police organizations agree with Cunningham and the more than 16,000 agencies he represents. They call his comments “appeasement.”
We call his comments common sense as does Black Lives Matter organizer Kofi Ademola who believes an effective di- alogue on policing and police change must be initiated by po- lice addressing their own misconduct and the violence in their own police profession.
Therefore, we suggest our own local law enforcement agencies pick up Cunningham’s baton.
We await your reply.
Perhaps, Trump calls attention to Hillary’s Wall Street connections to deflect attention from his own connections, thereby unintentionally digging two holes: one for Hillary and the other for himself.
SENTINEL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 2016
UNITED STATES PRESIDENT
Hillary Clinton/ Timothy Michael Kaine
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Patrick Murphy
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES District 12 - Robert Matthew Tager District 14 - Kathy Castor District 15 - Jim Lange District 16 -
Jan Schneider
STATE SENATORS
District 18 - Bob Buesing District 19 -
Darryl Rouson
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
District 58 -
Jose Vazquez Figueroa District 59 - Rena Frazier District 60 - David Singer District 63 -
Shawn Harrison
District 70 -
Wengay “Newt” Newton
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit Mark Ober
Clerk Of Circuit Court, 13th Judicial Circuit Pat Frank
Hillsborough County Property Appraiser Bob Henriquez
Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit, Group 24 Gary Dolgin or Melissa Polo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COMMISSION District 1
NO RECOMMENDATION
District 6
Patricia “Pat” Kemp
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD District 5
Joe Jordon-Robinson
District 7
Cathy James
CITY OF TAMPA AND TEMPLE TERRACE OFFICES City of Tampa City Council, District 7 Orlando Gudes
Temple Terrace City Council
Frank M. Chillura
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 --- YES Rights of Electricity
Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 --- YES Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 3 --- YES
Tax Exemption for Totally and Permanently Disabled First Responders
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 5 --- YES Homestead Tax Exemption for Certain Senior, Low-Income, Long-Term Residents; Determination of Just Value
REFERENDUMS
For Voters in the City of Tampa
City Council Interaction With The Internal Audit Department --- YES
For Voters in East Lake Park
Referendum to increase the maximum tax of the East Lake Park Special Dependent Tax District Only --- NO
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
District 1 --- YES For All Judges
District 4 --- YES For All Judges
District 2 --- YES For All Judges
District 5 --- YES For All Judges
District 3 --- YES For All Judges
Supervisors of Community Development Districts
NO RECOMMENDATION
Trump Is A Wall Street Hypocrite
If you grew up in a home with one or more siblings you know what it’s like to get into mischief with them and end up being the only one who gets caught and punished.
No doubt, Hillary Clinton knows that feeling every time
Donald Trump peppers her with accusations about her six- figure speeches and speaking fees to Wall Street companies, especially knowing that George W. Bush and other politicos do the same thing. By the way, Clinton’s paid speeches took place after leaving office as Secretary of State and posed no violation of ethics laws.
According to other sources, Trump earned $1.75 million in speaking fees between 2014 and 2015. Guess who he spoke to and from which Republican Super PACs received funding? Answer: Some of the same companies as Hillary Clinton.
Anthony Scaramucci, a top Wall Street Republican hedge fund bundler and advisor to Trump’s national finance com- mittee, was quoted as saying, “Trump is way more popular on Wall Street” than Clinton, and that Trump “has the back- ing of far more people in the hedge fund industry than a cited Wall Street report.” Scaramucci estimated Trump’s fi- nance committee had received $25 million in donations from millionaire and billionaire hedge fund donors. Former Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. banker Steve Mnuchin serves as chair of Trump’s finance committee.
Trump endorsed and earned $450,000 per speech for three speeches to American Communications Network (ACN) Company, a controversial multilevel marketing firm within a 10-month period (2014-2015). ACN was charged in at least three states as an illegal pyramid scheme that bilked people out of millions of dollars.
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