Not your typical pussycat
September 18th, 2018 | by Sandy Beck

Leon County Sheriff Deputy Randall Pacchioli holds a baby bobcat that he just rescued in a parking lot on Apalachee Parkway. Photo by Kelly Pacchioli.

It was a steamy evening in June. Leon County Sheriff Deputy Randall Pacchioli drove into the parking lot of the Woodrun Baptist Church on Apalachee Parkway and noticed a group of children crowded around a parked truck.

“The kids were all fascinated by something under the truck,” said Deputy Pacchioli. “So I walked over and crouched down beside them. Right next to the front tire was a tiny kitten; it looked to be about two months old, and it was scared to death.”

Without hesitation, the animal lover scooped up the kitten.

“It didn’t scratch or bite; it just snuggled into my arm.”

http://blogs.tallahassee.com/community/2018/09/18/not-your-typical-pussycat/

Romano: Rick Scott’s do-it-yourself guide to rigging a Supreme Court
John Romano Times Columnist

Published: September 15, 2018
Updated: September 15, 2018 at 10:06 PM

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To set the stage, three Supreme Court justices face mandatory retirement on Jan. 7, which is also Scott’s final day in office. Should he get to fill those seats, a court that leans 4-3 toward the left would swing 6-1 toward the right.

Of course, if Ron DeSantis wins the governor’s race in November, this debate becomes moot. While he and Scott may not have the exact same replacements in mind, they’d just be choosing different branches off the same ideological tree.

But if Andrew Gillum is elected, the transition will get ugly.

Scott’s team has previously argued that the Supreme Court will have vacancies at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 8, and a new governor will not be sworn in until later that afternoon. That would, the theory goes, give Scott time to make the appointments.

But Gillum could decide to take the oath of office at midnight, and theoretically render those appointments meaningless. Constitutional crisis, anyone?

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/Romano-Rick-Scott-s-do-it-yourself-guide-to-rigging-a-Supreme-Court_171788552