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Clearwater and How Scientology Buys Influence

January 29, 2019 By Mike Rinder 101 Comments

A few nights ago, the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce held their annual gala. You might be surprised to learn that scientology is one of its sponsors.   But you might not be surprised to learn that the outgoing Chair of the Chamber, Katie Cole is a prominent local attorney who represents scientology. In fact, she is the protege of Ed Armstrong, a local legend in the real estate/zoning law practice who has represented scientology's interests since I first hired him in the early 90's (I guess it was?). This is scientology "safepointing" 101. Find a well connected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater Florida, Katie Cole, public relations, Scientology

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