Nominate yourself to be on Jeff Lyash's committee
New details on Progress Energy CEO Jeff Lyash's new baseball coalition: you can nominate yourself to be on it.
In a few weeks, Lyash's staff will send out nomination forms to various community groups. Anyone can nominate themselves or someone else, said Melissa Seixas, a Progress Energy community relations manager who has been named the coalition's interim spokeswoman.
"We want this to be a very open and transparent process," she said.
The coalition members will decide the group's scope of work, Seixas said.
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I nominate Herb Polson, Howard Troxler and Chris Jenkins...
Posted by: John | July 08, 2008 at 03:53 PM
I nominate one beach tourist...
kidnapped at random and FORCED to participate in the diversion of time and money towards that in which they will NEVER have interest.
Our BEACH TOURISM economy can certainly withstand one kidnapping and a few oil spills.
Posted by: since1962 | July 08, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Pleez, Pleez, Pleeeeez, Lorraine -- promise that if you're nominated, you will serve?
Posted by: Jon McPhee | July 08, 2008 at 06:53 PM
And is there some double-secret-probation reason why the link to Ballpark Frankness from the St. Pete Times and TBO header has vanished? Maybe the blog is going underground and behind closed doors too?
It's so easy, in the present circumstances, to become paranoid and suspicious, isn't it?
Posted by: Jon McPhee | July 08, 2008 at 06:56 PM
killing the messenger
comes to mind
advertisers rule jon
Posted by: since1962 | July 08, 2008 at 07:07 PM
I nominate Will Ferrell. Jeff will never get a word in with that cowbell ringing constantly.
Posted by: Kyle | July 09, 2008 at 07:42 AM
We have to have Rick K on that Task Force.
Gotta!
Posted by: Must be Rick K | July 09, 2008 at 01:26 PM
No, Rick K can't be on the task force.
He said it himself:
"No fringe extremists allowed"
Posted by: Rick K for Mayor (of Cleveland) | July 09, 2008 at 02:59 PM
Where do I find the applications for nomination????
Posted by: Hamilton | July 16, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Hamilton, that is the first test. If you can't uncover the applicatin procedure, you cannot serve
Posted by: HaHaHa | July 17, 2008 at 09:06 AM