Mitch Traphagen
Observations: Is it more perfect yet?
We the People of the United States of America have appeared to be a lot less united over the past many years....
America’s Capitol blossoms anew
National Cherry Blossom Festival begins this week in Washington, DC....
Historians live-tweet a century-old tragedy
Follow the launch and disaster of the Titanic in real time....
Observations: Living in the danger zone
There are a lot of things that want to kill you in Florida....
Faulkner, cultural center open to a sellout audience
Faulkner opens to a sell out and ends with a standing ovation....
The curtain falls on an era at the Ruskin Drive-In
Iconic theater will convert to digital beginning March 5....
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Mitch Traphagen
Mitch Traphagen is a photojournalist, columnist and online editor for the Observer News Publications. He is the recipient of 55 awards of excellence from the Community Papers of Florida for his photography and writing. He has worked for some of the nation’s largest corporations, as Press Secretary for a U.S. Congressman, owned and published a weekly newspaper, and produced a commercial documentary video on sailing. He is a Commodore in the Seven Seas Cruising Association (ssca.org). Mitch is a writer, photographer, sailor and traveler with a bit of a geek thing going on. You can visit his personal website at mitchtraphagen.com