October 2012
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN A freak late-season hurricane that barreled into the largest population center of the United States also set a record on Monday. With a gale-force wind diameter of…
By Mitch Traphagen RIVERVIEW — In days not all that long past, elementary school was strictly for the “three Rs” of reading, writing and arithmetic. In today’s increasingly connected world,…
By MELODY JAMESON Next week county officials will be talking trash. By Friday, they are expecting bids from potential trash collection vendors interested in a piece of Hillsborough County’s business…
By PENNY FLETCHER SUN CITY CENTER — In 2009 June Wallace discovered a life-and-death problem she never knew existed in the United States — human trafficking — and her life…
By Mitch Traphagen TAMPA — In today’s media saturated environment, world leaders have taken on almost mythical proportions. They are global, purposefully unassailable and seemingly unapproachable. Given all of that,…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Late on Saturday night while my wife was sleeping, I watched a movie entitled About 50. Perhaps it is no coincidence that in just one short month…
By MELODY JAMESON SUN CITY CENTER — They may be labor intensive and sometimes quite thirsty, but this community’s landscaped medians in its Pebble Beach Boulevard gateways are widely considered…
By PENNY FLETCHER SUN CITY CENTER- We’ve all heard the television commercials for various products that whiten teeth. Take 10 years off your age with a brighter smile! Lighten your…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN I don’t necessarily believe in ghosts. I use the word “necessarily” as a condition. While I don’t live in fear of bumping into disembodied spirits in my…