Mitch Traphagen
Could a text message save your life?
Early this month, tornadoes struck a major metropolitan area with no loss of life. Forecasting helped but some also credit text messages for saving lives.
Officials dedicate a Tampa Bay jewel
Dedication of 20-year Cockroach Bay restoration was held on April 20....
If you see this guitar, Tom Petty would like to talk to you
Tom Petty's iconic guitar stolen; he gets it back....
Observations: Looking ahead from behind
Glancing back, I can see what has brought me to where I am today....
From a tragic incident in Florida, a peaceful rally in Minnesota
By Mitch Traphagen WORTHINGTON, MINN - A Florida woman who recently moved to a rural community in Minnesota felt compelled to speak out against what she ...
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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