November 2011
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN I think the pace of change accelerates with each passing day — and much of that change isn’t for the better. The cost of food is going…
By WARREN RESEN – IFWTWA & NATJA It started during the Great Depression, born of a mother’s need to feed her family. For decades, Chalet Suzanne was a stopping place…
By MITCH TRAPHAGENOn a cold Thanksgiving night in Norfolk, Virginia, John helped me tie off my sailboat and run the electrical cable — much needed for the electric blanket I…
By MELODY JAMESON SUN CITY CENTER – Aiming for a polished image appealing to new buyers while serving interests of current residents, community leaders here have unveiled a multi-faceted $3…
By MELODY JAMESON …Prison ClosingThreatened with closure just six months ago, the Hillsborough Correctional Institution (HCI) on C.R. 672 near Balm now is in expansion mode. New classes and activities,…
Robert Jefferson WhitmireRobert Jefferson (Whit) Whitmire, 79, Ruskin, died Nov. 6, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Connie Maxine, and his daughter, Nancy Whitmire Sale (Donall), two granddaughters, Kaitlyn…
By MELODY JAMESON SUN CITY CENTER – Avoiding the pitfalls of recent national candidate debates, present and would-be Community Association directors here exhibited no “senior moments” and denied no serious…
By PENNY FLETCHER SUN CITY CENTER- She’s appeared on television shows, been used in an eight-year research project, helped blind people to live independent lives, and even done a telepathy…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN A guy who has been my friend near forever recently said to me, “The only problem with living in the past is that everything else changes.” Indeed.…