Opinion
“Sports Team at the Strip Club” is Tampa Bay’s best urban legend
It has been reported by Pat Donovan and Aaron Jacobson of the Pat and Aaron Show on local radio stations 95.3 WDAE & AM 620, that several Florida Panthers players were out partying at a strip club on Sunday night following a 5-1 loss in Game 3 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series to…
Read MoreTampa News Force clarifies official stance on Parental Rights In Education Bill
As it pertains to CS/CS/HB 1557, what is known as the “Parental Rights in Education” bill and also referenced as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the ownership, management and editorial staffs of Tampa News Force would like to take this opportunity to unequivocally state the organization’s official position as follows; Gay gay gay gay gay…
Read More5 reasons not to move to Tampa
5. You’re annoying We don’t want you here. You chose to live somewhere else before Tampa, and you probably never even really seriously considered Tampa before, but after our recent success and the collapse of the rest of the United States you’ve come to the conclusion that Florida is the last truly free state on…
Read MoreWhy aren’t we Ice Bucket Challenging COVID?
Seven and a half years ago, the nation was swept up in the Ice Bucket Challenge, an activity where people videotaped themselves pouring buckets of ice water over their heads in an effort to cure cancer. Men, women, kids, celebrities, Canadians. Even USF students. We were all united in a common cause. And guess what?…
Read MoreTNF agrees with Rick Scott!
In a pretty much unprecedented occurrence, Tampa News Force actually agrees wholeheartedly with the sentiment expressed by Florida Senator Rick Scott yesterday on Twitter… We agreed with it because we at Tampa News Force are huge, unabashed, dedicated supporters of our World Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, just as we are of all Tampa Bay Area…
Read MoreOnce again, innocent youths impacted by examples set by spoiled professional athletes
Well, well, well. Here we are, once again, seeing this country’s impressionable young men emulating the behavior of their “heroes” in professional sports. This time, the victims are the Tigers of Jesuit High School in Tampa, completing a 15-0 season with a 35-29 win over Pine Forest (Pensacola) a couple of weeks ago to capture…
Read MoreLetter from IRS bodes poor for TNF writer’s future
An email from the IRS was sent to TNF writer Chris Coon, and we’ve published the message in it’s entirety here: From The Internal Revenue Service: To Christopher Coon, CEO of “Chris Coon’s Flimsy Alligator Tax Shelter,” I am hereby denying the tax exempt status of your organization. Your mission statement: “Alligators should be more…
Read MoreOp-ed: Athletes are ruining athletics
(EDITORS NOTE: Our focus here at Tampa News Force is to provide top-notch quality news coverage by award-winning journalists on topics of specific interest to the Tampa Bay Area. However occasionally a controversial subject beyond that scope demands attention and one of our readers offers us a shit-ton of money for the opportunity to utilize…
Read MoreOnce again, no hurricanes named ‘Clark’ this year
It’s bad enough that Clarks can’t walk into a souvenir shop and find a coffee mug or a bike license plate or a pair of Mickey Mouse ears with their name on it.
Read MoreWorst Ways to Console Someone in Mourning
Knowing what to do when a friend or acquaintance is mourning the death of a loved one is one of the most difficult things human beings have to deal with. Your natural instinct is to say or do something but that may not be helpful. It might actually be harmful. It’s easier and more effective…
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