Tuesday, August 19, 2003

A Nice Week in the Panhandle Last week was an exception to the rain-rain days of this summer.  We had children/grandchildren in town and took time to do some sightseeing.  South Walton county and Grayton Beach (the town and the state park) have to be the prettiest accessible beaches in the U.S. My personal favorite is Camp Helen in western Bay county, but the half-mile trek is too much for toddlers and infants.  Tip: put a chair under the boardwalk at Grayton state park, no need for an umbrella... 5:01:16 PM    comment

An Old Neighbor in Atlanta is in the News The Hapeville Ford plant (literally at the end and below Runway 8L-26R at Atlanta airport) has a murky future... Ford Plant Finds Efficiency Is No Protector. Ford's plant near Atlanta is one of the most productive car factories on the continent, but its future is in doubt. By Danny Hakim with Anne Berryman. [New York Times: Business] 4:43:41 PM    comment

PIP's Media Advisors The Victory Group of Tampa is the apparent brain trust who advised the Airport Authority to "go negative" against itself.   Victory Group's claim to fame is the meteoric rise of U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, the orange-grove heiress who was Jeb's co-chair for the 1998 campaign and later was Secretary of State during the 2000 presidential election recount(s). As I have said before, the airport project does create jobs: $20 Million or so for Bechtel in Orlando so far, . and now who-knows-how-much for this Tampa political boiler room.  Bay County is not totally left out - Wm. Harrison (registered lobbyist for both Bechtel and St. Joe) is prospering.  Be patient, though, no doubt the 3,000-job startup (Alliance Aviation) which couldn't raise $10 Million will return soon to claim the glass slipper and lift us all to prosperity. 4:26:50 PM    comment

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