January 2017
New Year’s Resolution Dear Editor, The coming New Year’s resolution should be pretty obvious, particularly when it comes to diet: 2017 will go down in history as the year when…
Those who make a difference By JIM CURTIS Jim.Curtis48@icloud.com “Hey, are you okay?” a voice cried out from the lanai not far from where Mo lay on the ground. Mo…
The abandoned Spanish-style building in Ruskin was a theater? By PENNY FLETCHER penny@observernews.net I moved to South County in January 1980 and have always wondered about the Spanish-style two-story building on…
Driving golf carts illegally on roadways could ruin it for everyone By DANA DITTMAR He didn’t exactly say “I’m from the government and I’m here to help…” but that’s precisely…
All children are different — make learning make sense By WILLIAM HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com When I was a child, school made no sense to me. In fact, I hated it. By the…
Observations: Hope and humanity By MITCH TRAPHAGEN mitch@observernews.net Okay, everyone! Raise your hands if you are happy to see 2016 finally draw to a close. Whoa! Well, it may be…
Apollo Beach doctor introduces program to help folks get affordable primary care By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Some of us remember a time when going to the family doctor was like…
Sun City Center couple celebrate their diamond anniversary By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Gretchen and David Meixner have certainly taken their marriage vows seriously. After seven-and-a-half decades, they’ve been married longer…
Amazon Ruskin center sets holiday season records Local fulfillment center for retail giant shipped nearly a million items in a single day; shipped more than 17 million items in December,…