Wednesday, November 7, 2012
They say women's rights were at stake in the 2012 election.
One day after President Barack Obama defeated Republican candidate Mitt Romney, securing a second term in the White House and earning support from the majority of Hillsborough County voters, female voters in Tampa Bay reacted to the news with one emotion: Relief. "My first reaction was, 'Thank God,' said Susan Long, a Seminole Heights civic activist. "We are going to keep health care for young adults and old people. All those things like Planned Parenthood will be there, and reduced cost birth control and cancer screenings, which Mr. Romney wanted to eliminate." Long, who wore a button for two weeks that said "Women for Obama," said Romney's stance on women's issues should have deterred them from voting for him. "I don't understand how any…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The line remained steady at the C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library at 2607 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The line began at 6 a.m. Voting wouldn't officially start for another hour, but that didn't deter Seminole Heights and east Tampa residents from waiting outside the C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library at 2607 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. on an overcast Tuesday morning. As rain fell on both poll workers and voters, cars lined 26th Street near a cemetery. Election signs buckled from the raindrops and leaned toward the ground. Standing on the corner of 26th Street and East 33rd Street, poll worker Loretha Barthel said Seminole Heights residents often vote at the Blythe library, and were prepared for wet weather on Election Day. "People had chairs and umbrellas when I got here at 6:30 a.m.," she said. "They were lined up and ready to go. …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Edgecomb is the incumbent in the District 5 race.
Name : Ms. Doretha Wynn Edgecomb Also known as : None Age : 69 Place of residence : Tampa, FL Attended college : Yes College : Talladega College, Talladega, AL Degree : BA Year of graduation : 1964 University : University of South FL, Tampa, FL Degree : MA in Reading EducationK-12 Year of graduation : 1973 Job titles held : junior high school English Teacher, Title I Reading Teacher, Middle School Learning Specialist, Tutorial Teacher, Coordinator, Secondary Drug Education Program, Title I Parent Involvement Coordinator, Supervisor,Title I Reading Program, Elementary Principal - Hillsborough County Schools Technical Assistance Advisor and Program Developer- Educational Testing Services Instructor- College of Education, USF Employers : …
