Smith's upbeat campaign for governor visits Live Oak


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CAMPAIGNING FLORIDA: Democratic candidate for governor Rod Smith's wife, children and grand-
daughter, left, enjoy the event as State Rep. Dwight Stansel, right, introduces Smith July 18 in Live
Oak at a political event to support Smith. Photo: Susan K. Lamb


HEARING IT FIRST HAND- Suwannee Historical Museum Director Carol Herring, leh, lalks ith Rod
Smith about issues July 18 in the 2006 campaign for governor after Smith told supporters he will
work hard for them Photo Susan K. Lamb

Smith's


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 Tony Cameron, Lafayette
 County Sheriff Carson McCall,
 Hamilton County Sheriff Har-
 rell Reid, and many other elect-
 S ed local officials too numerous
 to mention were on hand also to
 show support for Smith's cam-
 paign.
 Among the things Smith said
 during his speech were:
 *When he's governor, he'll
 raise teacher salaries and move
 Florida up in standings nation-
 wide in education.
 *He has nothing against test-
 ing, but will not use FCAT to
 determine teachers' pay
 *Promised affordable insur-
 ance in Florida
 *He understands environ-
 mental issues
 *Noted that because he's
 lived in North Florida so long
 and is familiar with it and its
 needs, "I'll know what Suwan-
 nee County needs, and I'll re-
 spond to it."
 *When he's governor, Flori-
 da will buy drugs as a state and
 make them affordable
 More than anything else,
 Smith said, he's in the gover-
 nor's race because of his father.
 "We didn't have anything when
 we came to Florida. I stand on
 the shoulders of his dream."
 Smith said he wants to pass on
 his father's dream..."I want the
 government to make sure we
 give our children what they
 need," he told the cheering
 crowd.
 Smith stopped in Live Oak as
 he made his way from the west
 end of Florida to the south end
 in a weeklong effort to visit
 many major cities and reach
 voters with his message. The
 trip began in Gainesville Mon-
 day and ends today in the Mia-
 mi area.
 According to Smith's website
 (rodsmith2006.com), he was
 bom into a house with no run-
 ning water, and he and his fami-
 ly moved to Florida when he
 was barely two years old. His
 father was able to purchase a
 family farm in Loxahatchee.
 Smith attended public schools
 in Palm Beach County, later
 earning a law degree in 1975
 from UF. He spent 17 years as
 a labor lawyer representing the
 rights of working Floridians, in-
 cluding police officers, fire-
 fighters and public employees,
 throughout the state. He was
 elected as Eighth Circuit State
 Attorney, (defeating Len Regis-
 ter, (R), a governor's appointee
 who had previously served lo-
 cally as an assistant state attor-
 ney in the Third Circuit). Smith


earned national recognition for
his successful prosecution of
the Gainesville student serial
killer on charges of first-degree
murder for the slaying of five
college students
 Described as "the candidate
of hope and opportunity," hav-
ing "the absolute best creden-
tials for a Democrat," "a tireless
fighter for Democratic priori-
ties," "a pro-choice, pro-educa-
tion and pro-working family
Democrat who should be our
nominee for Governor," "the
Democrat Florida has been
waiting for," "a genuine threat
to the Florida Republican Par-
ty," Smith is seeking the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor
,and will square off against Sen.
Jim Davis of Tampa and a num-
ber of other much lesser known
Democrats seeking the nomina-
tion Sept. 5 in Florida's prima-
ry. He has been ranked by the
Miami Herald as the most ef-
fective Democrat in the Florida
Senate. The winner in the De-
mocratic race, expected to be
Smith or Davis, depending on
which poll you believe, will be
on the ballot with the winner of
the Republican primary Nov. 7
where voters will decide who
will serve as governor for the
next four years.
 Top Republican candidates
 expected to battle it out for the
November slot are Tom Gal-
lagher and Charlie Crist.
 To find out more about other
 candidates, search the Intemet
 using the candidate's names.



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CROWD GATHERS TO SUPPORT ROD SMITH: The Old Train Depot was packed with supporters for
the Rod Smith for Governor campaign this week when Smith, an Alachua County resident, brought
his lively campaign to Live Oak. Photo: Susan K. Lamb


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Smith. Pictured with -Smith, second from left, are Suwannee
County Democratic Committee Chairman Skip Jarvis, left, Suwan-
nee County Sheriff Tony Cameron, second from right, and Suwan-
nee County Commissioner Randy Hatch, right.
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 Photo: Susan K. Lamb

JUST A GOVERNOFEWS CANDIDATE ROD SMITH ADDRESSES THE
CROWD: Stay Sen. Rod Smith givesehis enthusiastic campaign
speech before an approving crowd-of about 275 people July 18 in
downtown Live Oak at the Old Train Depot. Photo: Susan K. LambR


PUBLIC NOTICE
The City rf ive Oakeris applying for ihgr an Sthouwgh
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
to develop Harrell Heights Park located at

 902 Winderweedle St. NW

 We want you to have an opportunity to let us know
 The recreational needs and facilities you would like
 considered for this project. Anyone interested ison
 invited to attend the meeting to be held August 1,
 2006,to develop .MHarrel the park area located at 902
 Winderweedle St. NW.
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Saturday
July 22
Birding walk at Suwannee River State
Park
 Join Walter and Beth Schoenfelder for the monthly birding
walk in Suwannee River State Park at 8 a.m., Saturday, July
22, when it is cool. The park entrance fee of $4 per carload
applies. This park is a little jewel in the Florida State Park
System and is located 12 miles west of Live Oak on US 90.
After the walk, a 1 1/2 hour tram tour ride with an interpre-
tation tour of the park and its history leaves from the ranger
station at 10:30 a.m. Cost: $1 per person donation; no pets or
smoking on the tram. A second tour will follow if needed.
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 On Hwy. 51

 Is closing due to

 illness, will sell all

 contents for 12,500
 Store is full of new merchandise
 Carport is full of used merchandise
 Including: 9-Big Baby Strollers
 10-Umbrella Strollers
 1-Mahogony China Cabinet
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