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Newsweek Publishes Article By St. Pete Firefighter

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By STEPHEN THOMPSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 28, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Firefighter Dave Fraser has put down his ax and picked up the pen. And Newsweek magazine has taken notice.

Fraser has a piece in this week's edition on the travails of turning 50 as a firefighter. It appears in the magazine's "My Turn" section.

"They were nice enough to run it," said Fraser, who works for St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. "They were nice enough to pay me for it, too."

Fraser received $500 for the article.

Fraser has done some freelance cartoon work in the past but has occasionally written, too.

"I've always been one of those letters-to-the-editor kind of guys," he said. "My wife calls them crackpot letters."

Fraser said he submitted his published piece in February and was told last month it had been selected.

To read the article, go to www.newsweek.com/id/138509.

Reporter Stephen Thompson can be reached at (727) 451-2336 or spthompson@tampatrib.com.

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