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A Florida 'Christmas Carol'

Sixty-six years ago, a remarkable essay appeared in the Miami Herald under the title "True Greatness." December 1943 was no ordinary time, and Philip Gordon Wylie was no ordinary author.

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Dec. 5, 2009

• Once, uninvited guests at White House were normal

Nov. 29, 2009

• Pigskin pals forever

Nov. 24, 2009

• Shortage of funds stalls improvements at West Tampa Little League

Nov. 15, 2009

• 1959: The natural vs. the athlete

Nov. 13, 2009

• Friday the 13th phobia? You have plenty of company

Nov. 11, 2009

• Book celebrates life of the Florida cowboy
• Egmont Key celebrates its history this weekend

Nov. 8, 2009

• Concert to honor musicians who fell victim to Holocaust
• A Jumbo kind of love

Nov. 6, 2009

• Revolutionary War hero becomes honorary citizen

Nov. 3, 2009

• Tampa area students vie for U.S. Bible Bee title
• Plant City Photo Archives opens new space

Oct. 30, 2009

• 1959: Watershed year of new opportunities for Tampa

Oct. 27, 2009

• Vietnam Memorial Wall replica rolls into Brandon

Oct. 26, 2009

• PBS series on 1930s presents context for today's recession

Oct. 25, 2009

• We can't forget the Maine

Oct. 18, 2009

• There's more than bargains at Goodwill

Oct. 15, 2009

• Escape tunnel tours mark Berlin Wall history

Oct. 11, 2009

• Jim Walter: a Tampa legend

Oct. 10, 2009

• Unknown Civil War soldier reburied in Tennessee

Oct. 4, 2009

• Take these tips to avoid falls
• D-Day news made graduation night one of a kind

Sept. 29, 2009

• Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome

Sept. 27, 2009

• Tampa's most hopeful year

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