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Feature Race For Governor
Trump Knocks Tallahassee; Gillum Responds 'Don't Talk Trash About My City'
Tallahassee Mayor An- drew Gillum suspended his campaign for governor Sun- day to return to the city as it prepared for a battering by Hurricane Michael. Pres- ident Donald Trump was in Orlando Monday night and threw a couple jabs at the mayor while trying to give his endorsed candidate, Ron DeSantis, a boost.
In the interview with WFTV, Trump placed the blame on Gillum’s shoulders for a city that he said is plagued with a lot of prob- lems, "tremendous corrup- tion" and "tremendous crime."
“(DeSantis) opponent runs an area and a city that’s got among the worst statistics in the country and certainly in the state,” Trump said. “If his opponent gets elected, you’ll have Venezuela. Florida will become another Venezuela and that’s not good.”
Gillum called a foul on the President.
"Hey @realDonaldTrump — don't come to my state and talk trash about my city while we are preparing for a Cate- gory 3 hurricane. We need a partner right now, not a par- tisan," Gillum tweeted in re- sponse once the comments were broadcast.
Political consultants and
ANDREW GILLUM
scientists called the exchange both unprecedented but pre- dictable in a highly volatile political environment and the campaign season in full swing. Gillum and DeSan- tis are locked in a tight race in one of the mostly closely watched governor’s race this year.
Tallahassee-based con- sultant Steve Vancore has crunched poll numbers for campaigns since the 1990s and said he saw little political danger in Michael for Gillum, if the recovery goes well.
Nova Southeastern politi- cal scientist Charles Zelden said he is unaware of any sim- ilar exchange between an elected official and a sitting president like the one Trump and Gillum had Monday night. But he quickly added it was right in line with how Trump approaches politics.
Vice Chair Urges Residents To Learn About Education Referendum
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
At the end of September, Hillsborough County School District Superintendent Jeff Eakins began hosting a series of town hall meetings. The purpose is to inform resi- dents about the Education Ref- erendum that will appear on the ballot on Tuesday, Novem- ber 6th.
The next town hall meeting will take place on Monday, October 15th. It will be held at Middleton High School, 4801 N. 22nd Street. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
Superintendent Eakins
will explain the referendum, answer questions, and help those in the community under- stand what the funding will be used to accomplish.
Ms. Tamara Sham- burger, Vice Chairperson of the Hillsborough County School District, is also asking members of the community to
MS. TAMARA SHAMBURGER Vice Chairperson, Hillsborough County School Board
attend this meeting.
“I encourage the commu-
nity to take the time to re- search and learn more about the proposed Education Refer- endum on the November 6 bal- lot. If the voters approve it, the schools in our community will benefit greatly and finally re- ceive the funding needed to improve these schools.
“Over $173 million is slated to be allocated to the Achieve- ment Schools for things such as AC repair and replacement, security updates, painting, and
more.
“Our students deserve a
quality education and equi- table resources. Over the past few years the State Legislators have woefully cut funding to public education putting school districts like Hillsbor- ough School District in major financial binds. Until the Sate Leadership changes and the philosophy of our state Legis- lators shifts to being more ed- ucation-centered, we, the community must step up to fill in the gaps by investing our own dollars into education that affects our communities di- rectly.”
She further stated, “Voting YES on the education referen- dum would mean a small in- vestment of approximately $63 per year, per family mak- ing $51,000 annually.
“I'd like to invite the com- munity to meet with Superin- tendent Eakins to learn more and to ask questions about the proposed education referendum.”
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