Craig Pittman
Writer at Freelance
WELCOME TO FLORIDA now available for pre-order! Other books: NYT bestseller OH, FLORIDA! & CAT TALE. Columnist, Florida Phoenix. Florida man.
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2 weeks ago |
alternet.org | Craig Pittman
Bank TALLAHASSSEE — If you’re one of the 900 new people who move to Florida every day, you may not know this crucial secret of Florida government. I’m a Florida native, so let me clue you in. Lean in close and I’ll whisper it in your ear. Are you ready? The Florida Legislature contains more cuckoos than a Swiss clock factory. Now that you’re aware of this fact, how are you holding up? How’s your blood pressure? Can you handle the truth? You want some evidence?
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3 weeks ago |
floridaphoenix.com | Craig Pittman
GAINESVILLE — There are a few films I consider essential viewing for all Floridians because they aid in understanding this wild and crazy state of ours. One of those is a documentary called“Water’s Journey” by acclaimed underwater explorer Wes Skiles. In it, a couple of divers plunge into a sinkhole and travel hundreds of feet below the ground to explore the Floridan Aquifer. As they traverse our watery underworld, a pair of colleagues track their progress above ground.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Craig Pittman
Cave diver Bryan Buescher swims through Mill Creek Sink, via subject. GAINESVILLE — There are a few films I consider essential viewing for all Floridians because they aid in understanding this wild and crazy state of ours. One of those is a documentary called“Water’s Journey” by acclaimed underwater explorer Wes Skiles. In it, a couple of divers plunge into a sinkhole and travel hundreds of feet below the ground to explore the Floridan Aquifer.
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4 weeks ago |
news.gulfbreezenews.com | Craig Pittman
A farm in Central Florida, via Visit Central Florida I’ve spent some time this month cruising through Florida’s remaining rural oases, places where there’s still some green space amid all the asphalt. I’ve seen citrus groves and stands of timber, canopy roads and cattle pastures. When the madding crowd is driving you, well, mad, such places are a balm to […] Remember Me
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4 weeks ago |
floridaphoenix.com | Craig Pittman
Let me first make it clear that I am a big fan of peanuts — the tasty legume favored by George Washington Carver, that is, and not the Charlie Brown cartoon. At baseball games, I have eaten dry roasted peanuts a plenty. While driving across Florida, I have munched on soggy brown paper bagfuls of hot boiled peanuts. And of course, as a longtime journalist, I have for years worked for peanuts.
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Column: Rather than deal with real problems, the #Florida Legislature wants to ban "chemtrails." My latest column for @FLPhoenixNews also features shout-outs to "Looney Tunes," the Illuminati and "North by Northwest." https://t.co/TndcuOhOYX
Way down upon the....For our latest "Welcome to Florida" podcast, we talked to the Suwannee Riverkeeper, John Quarterman, about #Florida's most famous river and the threats to its whole basin. Dive in! https://t.co/wh26FKZ6e3