Here you go:
- The hottest scandal in town is the Tampa-Hillsborough County Sprawlway, errr, Expressway Authority. Lots of backroom dealing and politics is spilling out into the open, in the Times and the Tribune. Spokeswoman Beth Leytham is gone, resigned; her former law firm boss Steve Anderson's firm has been booted by opponents on the board; and Commissioner Tom Scott comes out looking like the voice of ethics. Wow.
- The Congressional District 13 race in Sarasota-Bradenton (Katherine Harris' old seat) is the most expensive in the nation.
- For those hoping for a win by Phyllis Busanksy in the heavily Republican Congressional District 9, take a look at the money lead her opponent Gus Bilirakis has.
- Saving Sunrise Cinemas.
- PEER Review thinks Gallagher won the GOP debate Monday night. The State of Sunshine calls it a draw.
This article appears in Aug 23-29, 2006.
