Davenport, Florida, Perspectives
If you didn't think Lake Play had enough ducks, today's your lucky day. Just hatched are double the ducklings. The March babies are already grown up and some have left Lake Play. With the drought, surely there's not enough food to go around. The new ducklings are staying close to a source of food for now... Continue Reading →
Back in May I attended my first meeting of the Davenport Arts & Cultural Alliance (DACA) and was not disappointed.
I'd been seeing this doctor for about six years. Then, last year, she started a "Signature" program to deliver "personalized" healthcare to patients willing to dole her office up $1,500 a year for it. Up until that point I thought I was already receiving "personalized" care, so I didn't think much of it. Then I got sick.
Soldiers don’t always come back the same, don’t always come back to the same place from where they left.
From the water tower to collusion and malfeasance, this post covers it all for Davenport, Florida, this week.
Some notes from a Davenport Concerned Citizens’ email with unsubstantiated claims and a substantial amount of wordiness left out. Trust me. It actually really reads better this way.
It appears that our local news outlet, The Ledger needs a lesson in local Davenport history to more fairly round out their editorial, Davenport's quick change in leadership, an opinion-based piece based on an "alternative fact" from the very first sentence. In calling Barbara Pierson, Davenport's newly elected commissioner, a "rookie," The Ledger dismissed the solid... Continue Reading →
Updated 4/24/17 10:54 PM On a floor motion made by newly elected commissioner Barbara Pierson, City of Davenport attorney Kirk Warren was terminated tonight by commissioners on a 3/2 vote. Darlene Bradley and Rob Robinson joined Barbara in her motion to fire the attorney who's served the city since 2004. In a motion made by Bradley, City... Continue Reading →
For driftwood hunters, this wildlife artifact is the "rough" part of our diamonds in the rough.
