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NAACP candidate forum

The St. Petersburg Branch of the NAACP held a candidate forum last Saturday, Oct. 10. Candidates were L-R (top row) Caprice Edmond, Karl Nurse, Laura Hine, Maria L. Scruggs; bottom row candidates (L-R) Rene Flowers, Eliseo Santana and Trevor Mallory BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer PINELLAS COUNTY - As the election races heat up, several candidates […]

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