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The Changing Face of South Hillsborough - Part 3 of 3

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Home Depot!
By
Mitch Traphagen
RUSKIN - "It’s kind of
like watching a clock," said one environmental consultant. "If you stare at the
hour hand it doesn’t appear to be moving. But it is moving and it keeps moving.
Maybe that’s how the development is in South Hillsborough."
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Part 1 - Welcome
to SouthShore
Part 2 - Meet
the Neighbors
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Promotions Bring Changes at HCSO

By
Mitch Traphagen
SUN CITY CENTER - During a
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office retirement event a few weeks ago at
the District IV office in Ruskin, Sheriff Cal Henderson mentioned having
to fill more than 40 open positions through promotions.
In District IV, two outstanding members of the HCSO
were recognized and became part of those promotions.
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Honorary Mayor of Apollo Beach Devoted
to Community

By MItch Traphagen
APOLLO BEACH - When John MacDonald decided to run for the
honorary mayor of Apollo Beach, he approached that decision in the same way
he seems to have approached all challenges in his life: He intended to
succeed.
In this case, he measured his success not only by raising
enough money to earn the title but rather by raising money for his chosen
cause, the Children’s Burn Center at Tampa General Hospital.
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Ruskin Chamber Notes
By
Daniel Kushmer
Happy Birthday America! Two hundred and
twenty-seven years ago our forefathers signed the Declaration of
Independence freeing our nation from oppression and tyranny. Compared
to other nations around the world, the United States of America is
considered a toddler; however, this nation is educated far beyond our
youthful exterior.
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