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By MITCH TRAPHAGEN I grew up in the 1960s and wanted to be a hippie, although I had no idea what a hippie actually was. I had assumed it was…
By PENNY FLETCHER The scene turned ugly at the Feb. 12 monthly meeting of the Sun City Center Community Association Board when name-calling erupted during discussion of a need for a…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Herb Silbert is on a mission. He is not an extremist on a political mission; in fact, what he hopes for isn’t even for himself. He is on…
By Kevin Brady Sitting down for a blood pressure screening at a health fair at Ring Power Corp., the man thought he felt fine. A few minutes later he was…
By Kevin Brady Family and friends of Alejandra Carmona, who died in a Ruskin mobile-home fire on Valentine’s Day, are trying to raise money to help pay for the four-year-old child’s…
By CHERE SIMMONS Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. A day that is usually steeped in romance with a side of candy, cards and flowers. Schoolchildren will be passing out cute ‘Will…
By Kevin Brady Were he alive today, Julius Caesar would probably be ringside at a mixed martial arts cage-fighting match. In a 21st-century version of a Colosseum scene, cage fighters punch,…
By PENNY FLETCHER Hillsborough County Fire Chief Ron Rogers says a recent study on future area growth has resulted in updated plans for new and renovated fire stations. After an economic…
By PENNY FLETCHER Kelly Kowall, who founded and runs My Warrior’s Place in Ruskin, recently hosted Darcie Sims of Seattle, a certified grief management specialist. Kowall met her while training to…