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Graham Brink

@GrahamBrink

Editor of Editorials at the Tampa Bay Times, Florida's largest newspaper. Tar Heel grad.

 St. Petersburg, Fl.
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Joined April 2009
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NEW: Big news for St. Pete today. St. Petersburg Mayor picks Tampa Bay Rays, Hines to redevelop Tropicana Field, via @Colleen_Wright tampabay.com/news/st-petersb…
St. Petersburg mayor picks Tampa Bay Rays, Hines to redevelop Tropicana Field

St. Petersburg mayor picks Tampa Bay Rays, Hines to redevelop Tropicana Field

Mayor Ken Welch chose the team out of four proposals to develop the Historic Gas Plant District.

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"City officials initially declined to provide the key-swipe information for the mayor...After negotiations with a lawyer from the Times, the city agreed to provide the information." @Colleen_Wright tampabay.com/news/st-petersb…

Is being mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida’s fifth-largest city, a remote job?

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch swiped into City Hall 34% of workdays during his first eight months.

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From same-sex marriage to marijuana, we’ve agreed to agree | Editorial tampabay.com/opinion/2022/10…

From same-sex marriage to marijuana, we’ve agreed to agree | Editorial

Americans have changed their minds on many big issues. What might be next?

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The storm is still fresh in our minds. It's a good time to take a personal inventory of what worked and what didn't. tampabay.com/opinion/2022/10…
What did you learn from Hurricane Ian for next time? | Editorial

What did you learn from Hurricane Ian for next time? | Editorial

Tampa Bay’s close brush with Ian gives us all a chance to plan for the next one.

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Yes to Hillsborough transportation tax | Editorial tampabay.com/opinion/2022/10…
Yes to Hillsborough transportation tax | Editorial

Yes to Hillsborough transportation tax | Editorial

Times recommends key investment in region’s future.

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Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis partner to put satellites in areas struck by Hurricane Ian tampabay.com/hurricane/2022/…
Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis partner to put satellites in areas struck by Hurricane Ian

Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis partner to put satellites in areas struck by Hurricane Ian

DeSantis announced that Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO, has donated 120 Starlink satellites

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In the eye wall of #Hurricane #Ian in Fort Myers. We're live on @weatherchannel along with @StephanieAbrams and @JimCantore #HurricanIan – at Fort Myers, FL
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More details to come. tampabay.com/news/st-petersb…
St. Petersburg City Council member Lisa Wheeler-Bowman resigns

St. Petersburg City Council member Lisa Wheeler-Bowman resigns

Wheeler-Bowman was accused of not living in her district in violation of the city charter.

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What did these kids do to deserve this? | Editorial tampabay.com/opinion/2022/09…
What did these kids do to deserve this? | Editorial

What did these kids do to deserve this? | Editorial

Kids shouldn’t be used as props in immigration debate.

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according to sources tampabay.com/opinion/2022/08…
Wow! Interest in moon grows due to lack of interest in Earth

Wow! Interest in moon grows due to lack of interest in Earth

Let’s all head to the moon or that piece of chorizo that looked like a galaxy.

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DeSantis: You’re not king of Florida | Editorial tampabay.com/opinion/2022/08…
DeSantis: You’re not king of Florida | Editorial

DeSantis: You’re not king of Florida | Editorial

Removing a Hillsborough prosecutor amounts to overturning two elections.

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Here’s why to vote no on the Hillsborough schools tax | Editorial tampabay.com/opinion/2022/07…
Here’s why to vote no on the Hillsborough schools tax | Times Editorial Board recommendation

Here’s why to vote no on the Hillsborough schools tax | Times Editorial Board recommendation

The school district needs to get its fiscal house in order before asking taxpayers for more money.

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Worth reading. Opinion | A Berkeley professor’s Senate testimony didn’t go how the left thinks it did washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | A Berkeley professor’s Senate testimony didn’t go how the left thinks it did

Opinion | A Berkeley professor’s Senate testimony didn’t go how the left thinks it did

Progressives pay a price for dominating elite spaces so thoroughly that their thinking doesn't get the benefit of being challenged.

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No state has more residents facing federal charges for their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021, than the Sunshine State. trib.al/VptJso9
Florida plots, Enrique Tarrio take center stage as Jan. 6 committee hearings begin

Florida plots, Enrique Tarrio take center stage as Jan. 6 committee hearings begin

Residents of Florida featured prominently during the committee’s first hearing.

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Another development not to get lost in this story: @TECOPeoplesGas ruled out that the smell is caused by a natural gas leak. They checked twice. Read more here: tampabay.com/news/st-petersb…
St. Petersburg knew about ‘health and safety hazard’ in Childs Park since 2007

St. Petersburg knew about ‘health and safety hazard’ in Childs Park since 2007

As residents battle a persistent odor, the finding resurfaced in a memo to Mayor Ken Welch.

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Dan Sullivan@TimesDan12 May 2022
🧵For some time now, I’ve been looking into the activities of a serial jailhouse informant in Hillsborough County. What I found resulted in this @TB_Times story: tampabay.com/news/hillsborou…
A jailhouse informant helps Tampa prosecutors. But can he be trusted?

A jailhouse informant helps Tampa prosecutors. But can he be trusted?

His cooperation helped him avoid prison once. He’s now accused of causing a man’s death.

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The crowded Republican primary for CD15 is getting a new face: Jerry Torres, a veteran and retired defense contractor, who said he's willing to spend up to $15M. That would rank among the highest sums a candidate has ever spent on a U.S. House race. tampabay.com/news/florida-po…
Florida veteran pledges to spend millions in Tampa Bay-area congressional race

Florida veteran pledges to spend millions in Tampa Bay-area congressional race

Former defense contractor Jerry Torres says he’s prepared to spend up to $15 million in the crowded 15th Congressional District race.

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Here’s one way Floridians could protect abortion rights | Editorial tampabay.com/opinion/2022/05…
Here’s one way Floridians could protect abortion rights | Editorial

Here’s one way Floridians could protect abortion rights | Editorial

With Roe v. Wade in jeopardy, abortions are likely to become more difficult to get in Florida.

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The @FloridaTrend March issue is out! First of all, that cover!🦩Bravo to the art team! This month’s stories: growth & infrastructure; Osceola County’s tech future; & best new architecture statewide. Digital subscribers can read all now.
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Memorializing a handful of the more than 50,000 people Florida has lost to coronavirus has been the most grounding part of the pandemic. It can be easy to lose sight of the very human toll this has taken on our communities, but everyone has a story tampabay.com/news/health/202…
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