July 31, 2003
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Finding Florida: Searching
from the Beginning
By
Mitch Traphagen
Part One of a Series
ST. AUGUSTINE - I’m fairly certain that armadillos are
the exception that proves Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. The dozens of
generations of armadillos that have come and gone since the advent of the
automobile haven’t evolved one bit. Armadillos, you see, take a nasty beating on
the road and they are disproportionately represented among their animal kingdom
peers in the ‘Road Kill’ tally.
You notice that sort of gruesome thing while traveling on a
motorcycle. It’s hard to miss the recently deceased armadillos as they pass just
inches below your feet. More
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Schools Back!
Keep an Eye Out for Kids
By
Mitch Traphagen
RUSKIN - Community Resource Deputy Jeff Service of the Hillsborough County
Sheriff’s Office would like to remind motorists that school will begin on August
6 and that speed zones near the schools will be enforced.
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Overturned Tanker Closes Road in RuskinA tanker truck that overturned on the corner of U.S. Highway 41 and State
Road 674 in Ruskin caused the closure of S.R. 674 for several hours on July 26.
The intersection is directly in front of Ruskin Elementary School. The accident
resulted in a large fuel spill that required clean up with a county hazardous
materials team. Due to the danger involved with the fuel oil, a large contingent
from the Hillsborough County Fire Department were also on hand to provide
support. No reports of injuries were available at press time.
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Coming Up
Finding Florida: The motorcycle is still running and
the armadillo tally keeps going up. A Minnesota born Yankee finds a
Florida Cracker in the family and the directions to the REAL Florida
become more clear. The adventure continues to places where dogs
leave notes in guest books, cell phones don't work and there are at
least as many golf carts as there are cars on the roads.
Finding Florida is scheduled to continue next week.
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We are working to make the Online
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While not every article from the print edition runs in the online
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The Observer News is South Hillsborough
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In The Archives:
The Changing Face of South Hillsborough:
The rumors are flying about several big box retailers moving into
south county. The facts, however, are few. Yet one in every ten new
jobs created in the entire nation came from the Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan area. South county communities are
joining forces to become a strong player in that prospering market.
How will all of the changes effect our communities and area businesses
and what can south county shoppers expect from the future?
The three-part series is available on
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Part 1 - Welcome
to SouthShore
Part 2 - Meet
the Neighbors
Part 3
- It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Home Depot!
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