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We can't forget the Maine
In January 1898, The Tampa Tribune noted that the battleship USS Maine had docked in Key West. Sailors enjoyed the tropical winter weather, swimming off the Fort Taylor pier and playing baseball against cigar factory teams. ...more
October 25, 2009
EGMONT KEY'S BATTLE FOR LIFE
It's an epic battle as battles go. A small, scrappy barrier island caught in the crossfire between a Goliath state budget and perilous deficits that threaten to topple the kingdom. ...more
March 28, 2009
Spending Cuts Threaten Bay's Key Wildlife Refuge
Geographically, Egmont Key is hardly significant; a speck of an island dwarfed by nearby Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. ...more
January 5, 2009
Budget Cuts Threaten Egmont Key, Say Environmental Groups
Geographically, Egmont Key is hardly significant; a speck of an island dwarfed by nearby Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. ...more
January 4, 2009
Of War And Romance: Love Story Part Of History Exhibit
When Martha Leiman brought a cake to Army Sgt. Roland Wilson, encamped at Tampa Heights, Cupid tagged along. ...more
June 8, 2008
Puerto Rico Sees Primary As Chance To Address Status
Pauline Rivera said her entire family in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was out en force Sunday, helping give Hillary Rodham Clinton a lopsided win over Barack Obama in the island's Democratic presidential primary. ...more
June 2, 2008
Hopped Up About History
Like many collectors, Mike Zane began innocently. "I started collecting beer cans in the 1970s and did it because my friends did it," the 38-year-old physician said. ...more
May 3, 2008
Grant Puerto Rico Independence From U.S.
At long last, some truths about who or what is a Puerto Rican is beginning to surface, as propounded by Dennis Freytes in his MY Word essay in the Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 5, objecting to Puerto Ricans being called "foreign." The resulting backlash reminds me of the Muslim agitators responding to the publishing of the Danish Cartoons. ...more
February 12, 2008
Torture Issue Produces Sounds Of Silence
After three high-ranking retired U.S. generals visited Florida last month to discuss National Security and Human Rights, it reminded me of a cable sent by the president to the Commanding General of American forces. The cable reads: ...more
February 6, 2008
Readers Share Stories That Enhance Their One-Of-A-Kind Photos
In today's world, where camera phones and digital imagery have become commonplace, it seems that the importance of each photo has been diminished. ...more
January 27, 2008
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