November 2014
Much has changed in the four centuries since what we accept as Thanksgiving began, but the tradition remains. By MITCH TRAPHAGEN There were no 24-hour supermarkets. There were no web…
By PENNY FLETCHER St. Joseph’s Hospital South is preparing to host a community event Jan. 17 to show South County what it will have to offer when it opens next…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN It is Thanksgiving. It is a holiday of some myth but largely of faith and gratitude. Over the centuries, it remains appropriately named to a true meaning:…
Circus performer Mavis Johnson now an energetic grandma. By LISA STARK Freelance writer and photographer Mavis Johnson is a regular on the local Ruskin scene, where she works as a…
Donald R. Anderson, M.D. Donald R. Anderson, M.D., of Sun City Center, Fla. / Pembine, Wis., died in the loving arms of his wife on November 17, 2014, at the…
Those who endure Dear Editor, They arrive at dawn on the backs of pick-up trucks, grab their buckets, their lunch and head into the fields. It will be a long…
Three public meetings before vote; middle and elementary schools also affected By PENNY FLETCHER Serious overcrowding at East Bay and other high schools have caused the Hillsborough County School Board…
By CAROL MacALISTER Look! Up in the air! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Batman … on the roof! Batman, aka Mark Haggett, director of the Academies of…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Dinner was delicious — but I never saw it. I was told what was on the plate, I was told that the broccoli was in the three…