April 2011
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN In all historical accounts, my ancestor, Willem Traphagen, lived life on his own terms. Born into wealth in the 1600s in Germany, he fled his home during…
By Mitch Traphagen Forty-five people were killed last week when a devastating storm system plowed a path of destruction across the Southeast. Witnesses to tornado clusters in Alabama and North…
By MELODY JAMESON GIBSONTON – Looking at needed jobs on one hand and at unwanted pollution on the other, citizens here and in surrounding communities are weighing merits of a…
By PENNY FLETCHER SOUTH COUNTY — Local groups have been so overwhelmingly generous in donating to troops overseas that sometimes, they’ve prevented things from getting there. This sounded incredible to…
Muriel V. LangMuriel V. Lang, 89, of Sun City Center, Florida passed away April 2, 2011. She was born in Interlaken, New Jersey. She was preceded in her death by…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN I live in a world of relative silence. I can’t hear whispers, whistles, beeps or bells. Despite having a hearing impairment since I was a child, I…
By MITCH TRAPHAGENSUN CITY CENTER — He is a retired roadie from one of the biggest rock bands in the history of music. She is a former Miss Wales. Together,…
By MELODY JAMESON SUN CITY CENTER – Jim Duffy, a kid from a rough New York neighborhood who became an executive with one of America’s foremost corporations, attributes his success…
By WARREN RESEN IFWTWA (International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association) ST. AUGUSTINE — Pirates twice turned St. Augustine’s streets red with blood. Sir Francis Drake attacked, pillaged and burned…