October 23, 2003
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Living the American Dream in a
House From Sears
By Mitch Traphagen
PICNIC, FL - The cities were becoming crowded and
polluted and crime was on the rise. An economic boom was on the horizon
and advances in public urban transportation were making a commute to work
a possibility.
At the very same time, in the offices of the world’s
largest retailer, a group of executives decided to shape a failing mail
order business in home building materials into a new force in American
housing. More
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Car, School Bus
Collide in Ruskin
By Mitch Traphagen
RUSKIN - Four people were airlifted to Tampa
General Hospital with injuries stemming from a collision between a car and
school bus on the corner of 7th Street SW and 21st Avenue SW in Ruskin. The
accident occurred Monday afternoon. More
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Court Battle Ends, the Fight Goes On
By Mitch TraphagenThe eyes of the
world are on the Tampa Bay area as supporters for the parents of Terri Shiavo
maintained an around the clock vigil at the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park.
On Oct. 15, Pinellas County Judge George Greer ordered Shiavo’s feeding tube
removed. Doctors have said she could survive for up to 15 days past that point.
Her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, and their supporters hoped that Governor
Jeb Bush would step in to halt the court’s decision. On Monday, the Florida
House passed a narrowly defined resolution allowing the Governor to issue a stay
in cases involving withholding nutrition and hydration in patients. On Tuesday,
the Senate approved the Bill and Gov. Bush signed it within an hour. Shiavo is
currently at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater receiving fluids before the
feeding tube will be re-inserted. The action has been met with harsh
criticism by Shiavo's husband, Michael, and his attorney, George Felos.
Pictured above, supporters outside of the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park
pray and urge Gov. Bush to take action on Oct. 19.
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Prep Football Wrap Up
Area Prep Football Results
Area High School Football
Schedules
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In The Archives:
Finding Florida: Fire up the
motorcycle and join the Observer News for a different type of travel
story. Tourist motels, road kill and a whole lot of heaven
awaits.
Part One:
Searching From the Beginning
Part
Two: Heading Home
Part
Three: Back to the Islands
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
the web:
Part One - Welcome
to SouthShore
Part Two - Meet
the Neighbors
Part
Three
- It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Home Depot!
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