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November 5, 2009

Now that the EPA has seen fit to declare carbon dioxide a dangerous pollutant that needs to be regulated, I would like to offer a solution. As a nurse I know that we breathe in oxygen and exhale CARBON DIOXIDE. ...more

May 4, 2009

Police are investigation the death of a man found in a cab behind a car rental business this morning. The body was reported to police about 7:30 a.m. in parking lot behind Hertz Rental Car, 25706 U.S. 19 in Countryside, Clearwater police spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts said. ...more

September 17, 2008

One man was found stabbed in a parking lot at a Sweetbay Supermarket Monday night, and police are looking for the alleged culprit, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

August 5, 2008

A lot of unbridled shilly-shallying is going on in Tampa. There's also a good deal of hooey and malarkey, and it's all happening at Stageworks' production of "Private Lives" by Noel Coward. ...more

July 20, 2008

In these hard times it is great to see that the human spirit is still alive and well. Upon hearing that the Hansen House would now be for teenage girls that were hard to place, the Avon Park American Legion Auxiliary decided to start a fundraiser and drive to get organizations to re-do the bedrooms to be suitable for young ladies and make them feel at home. First we had a fundraiser dinner, then a dinner theater bus trip and then watched as many of our good members and friends stepped forward with donations and physical help. We then contacted many churches and service groups hoping they would also adopt a girl's bedroom or bath. ...more

February 2, 2008

Pen and paper will yield to microchips when Pasco County voters have their registrations confirmed at the polls during the Jan. 29 presidential preference primary. Thick and heavy logbooks listing the names of registered voters will be displaced by the EViD electronic voter identification system. ...more

January 11, 2008

TAMPA - It was a peaceful gathering, reminiscent of the Pilgrims and the Indians. A man in University of Tennessee colors leaned over a grill, cooking brats for red-bedecked University of Wisconsin fans. ...more

January 1, 2008

AVON PARK –– Some people dream of sailing off into the sunset upon retirement, but only a few actually try it. Bill Stephenson spent 40 years in Vermont with his own agency as a manufacturer's representative selling agricultural and industrial machinery. His wife Mildred, affectionately known as Midge, had been his office manager. Upon retirement in 1995, they set sail. While on the Intracoastal, they lost an engine in Cocoa Beach. Some friends owned property at Lily Lake in Frostproof and invited them to stay there while their boat was being repaired that summer. "During that hiatus, we agreed that our age was beyond our ability to sail and then we got involved with the Union Congregation Church," Stephenson said. ...more

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