Craig Pittman
@craigtimes
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WELCOME TO FLORIDA now available! Other books: NYT bestseller OH, FLORIDA! & CAT TALE. Columnist, Florida Phoenix. Florida man.
St. Petersburg FL
Joined August 2009
Nothing like opening the Sunday edition of #Florida's largest newspaper and seeing this piece about my new book THE STATE YOU'RE IN occupying nearly a full page in the features section. https://t.co/lraV0GdITz via @colettemb
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When a controversy erupted last year over some idiot trying to put golf courses in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, I wondered: Who was Jonathan Dickinson? Today's "Welcome to #Florida" podcast answers that question and it's a pretty wild story!
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It's "Oh, #Florida! The Newsletter," floating into your TL like two adventurous sailors going to sea in an inflatable kiddie pool! https://t.co/cGQjuIDdJG
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Sunday afternoons are a GREAT time to catch up on the "Welcome to #Florida" podcast! In recent episodes we've explored Bob Rauschenberg's decades on Captiva, the dual crises of Arcadia & the life of Winter Haven's Gram Parsons, who invented country-rock.
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Best selling author, award winning reporter and Florida native Craig Pittman is joined by radio personality and Florida transplant Chadd Scott to discuss the state's history, people, politics,...
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THIS IS TODAY! Y'all come see me in Ocala!
TOMORROW IN OCALA! Come hear me yap about my book THE STATE YOU'RE IN at 11 am at the library. Admission is free for humans, but you'll probably get charged if you bring your emotional support alligator. https://t.co/Q8ajjhIMZ1
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TOMORROW IN OCALA! Come hear me yap about my book THE STATE YOU'RE IN at 11 am at the library. Admission is free for humans, but you'll probably get charged if you bring your emotional support alligator. https://t.co/Q8ajjhIMZ1
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Column: Lake Okeechobee in #Florida has been ranked as the dirtiest lake in the U.S. My latest for @FLPhoenixNews also features shout-outs to Stephen King, Zora Neale Hurston & "The Price Is Right."
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I am such a big booster of Florida and its features! I am constantly telling people about the many ways in which we beat the rest of the nation. We have the best state park system, one that’s won...
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For our latest "Welcome to #Florida" podcast, we talk about art trailblazer Bob Rauschenberg, who spent decades living & working on Captiva Island. Make sure you hear the story about how he responded to a student who wrote to him via his favorite pub.
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It's "Oh, #Florida! The Newsletter," slipping into your TL like a stolen picture of the Polk County sheriff! https://t.co/DihZxAxoBq
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Sunday afternoons are a GREAT time to catch up on the "Welcome to #Florida" podcast. In recent episodes we've delved into the scandals of Arcadia, the life of Gram Parsons, the martyrdom of Harry & Harriette Moore & the Moseley Homestead. Check 'em out!
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Best selling author, award winning reporter and Florida native Craig Pittman is joined by radio personality and Florida transplant Chadd Scott to discuss the state's history, people, politics,...
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Every time #Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia points a finger at local govts for "wasting tax money," I hope everyone points back at him and says, "Why didn't you stop THIS waste of tax money?"
Column: A Louisiana developer with a checkered past gets to skip the line & go straight to a payday from the taxpayers, thanks to #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & the Cabinet. My latest for @FLPhoenixNews also features a quick shout-out to Kenny Rogers.
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Column: A Louisiana developer with a checkered past gets to skip the line & go straight to a payday from the taxpayers, thanks to #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & the Cabinet. My latest for @FLPhoenixNews also features a quick shout-out to Kenny Rogers.
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When you were in elementary school, did you ever have to deal with some rude student who tried skipping to the front of the line? Something like that just happened with Florida’s popular land...
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For our latest "Welcome to #Florida" podcast, we talked to author @JasonVuic about 2 national scandals that rocked little Arcadia -- the Richardson murder case & the AIDS scare involving the hemophiliac Ray brothers.
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It's "Oh, #Florida! The Newsletter," rolling into your TL like a man swiping a male gopher tortoise to breed with a bunch of females! https://t.co/V5yq90CwXa
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Sunday afternoons are a GREAT time to catch up on the "Welcome to #Florida" podcast. Recent eps have featured country rock innovator Gram Parsons, how the Moores became America's 1st civil rights martyrs, the Moseley Homestead & shorebirds. Take flight!
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Best selling author, award winning reporter and Florida native Craig Pittman is joined by radio personality and Florida transplant Chadd Scott to discuss the state's history, people, politics,...
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The story behind the story that captures the “real” Florida is the essence of a new volume from veteran journalist @craigtimes. It not only taps into the state’s rich vein of the weird but offers a hefty dose of environmental topics. #SEJournalBookShelf
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Column: #Florida man builds wall of tires around his property, just one of the many dumb ways we've tried to dispose of toxic tires. My latest for @FLPhoenixNews also features shout-outs to Robert Frost, Harvey Firestone & "Jeepers Creepers."
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When I was growing up in Pensacola, the local radio station often ran ads for a tire repair business whose slogan was, “Tires ain’t pretty.” I thought of that simple declaration this week when I...
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For our latest "Welcome to #Florida" podcast episode, we talked to author Bob Kealing about Gram Parsons, the Winter Haven kid who grew up to invent country rock and also give Emmylou Harris her first big break.
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It's "Oh, #Florida! The Newsletter," splashing into your TL like a guy in a scuba suit stealing thousands from a Disney restaurant! https://t.co/UDihK4CGZg
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Sunday afternoons are a GREAT time to catch up on the "Welcome to #Florida" podcast. In recent shows, we've dug into the story of America's 1st civil rights martyrs, shorebirds, the historic Moseley Homestead, Paynes Prairie & the living beaches. Dive in!
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Best selling author, award winning reporter and Florida native Craig Pittman is joined by radio personality and Florida transplant Chadd Scott to discuss the state's history, people, politics,...
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Column: The push to create a #Florida Springs National Park doesn't spring from a desire to really fix what's wrong with the springs. My latest for @FLPhoenixNews also features shout-outs to Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Fantastic Four.
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Florida has three national parks — Everglades, Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas, all in the southern end of the state. Now newbie U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Brevard County wants to create a fourth one, this...
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