It's been a controversial four years for Norm Roche on the Pinellas County Commission, and the Republican electorate in Pinellas is turning him out of office in humiliating fashion Tuesday night. With 287 of 299 precincts reporting, outgoing Clearwater-based state Representative Ed Hooper is leading Roche by 28 percentage points, 64-36 percent. Although he ran […]
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Mitch Perry Report: Fluoride on the ballot again, but a long way from Pinellas County
Plus: Tea Party paranoia, HART and more …
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Pinellas voters say yes to fluoride, Democrats
How a controversial county commission vote set the stage for a rout of the incumbents.
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Mitch Perry Report 11.17.12 — Democrats plus six
President Obama wins re-election; Florida still too close to call.
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An issue with teeth
Pinellas Commissioners’ 4-3 anti-fluoride vote has put a scare into voters. But there’s another development that’s even scarier.
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Pinellas Commissioners and their opponents still fighting over fluoride
Republicans and Democrats take sides on the county’s water supply.