In 1961, at Madison Middle School in Tampa, I had the opportunity to begin studying a dead language, Latin, from a great teacher named Mrs. Clements. Although I went through three years of Latin, it took 54 years to realize what those early Latin courses did for me. On Sept. 25, I boarded the MSC […]
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Letter to the Editor: Police Lives Matter
Dear Editor, I was pleased to read a positive article about our law enforcement people. Some forget they put their lives on the road daily. They are there to protect the innocent citizens. It is a shame that they are accused of misdeeds when arresting criminals. I come from a law enforcement family — three brothers and […]
Continue ReadingCelebrate Florida Native Plant Month
Floridians are in love with exotic plants. Many yards are planted to resemble a tropical island, a rainforest or an African jungle. While there are many tropical plants native to Florida, more often than not, the plants in these landscapes are not natives. Some are even harming our environment. So why are so many people trying to […]
Continue ReadingRotary: A way to help Plant City
For 25 years, Daybreak Rotary Club has been helping its community by providing dictionaries and bicycles to elementary students, supporting the South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation and the Plant City Family YMCA, and volunteering with the United Food Bank of Plant City. But perhaps one of its biggest projects is its Country Cracker Feast, to […]
Continue ReadingAre you living in fear?
T.S. Eliot once wrote, ”I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” One meaning of this is that if someone sees fear in a handful of dust, then they suffer from a lot of fear. Fear takes the form of anxiety in most people, and this feeling is sometimes helpful when it lets […]
Continue ReadingBeauty and grace: A Calendar Girl experience
By Arden White | Staff Intern It’s when you’re next in line for your preliminary walk on the Plant City High School auditorium stage that you realize how nervous you are. Coming to the first stop on the stage, you can feel your smile shaking and can hear your heart pounding. Once you’ve completed your […]
Continue ReadingPlant City YMCA adds to quality of life
When a new employer is considering moving to Plant City, one of the important factors in his or her decision is quality of life. Is this a good place to raise a family? Are workers going to be able to access quality schools, a variety of churches, good government services and organizations that provide a […]
Continue ReadingTimes & Observer launches PCHS journalism mentorship
It’s second-period journalism class at Plant City High School. The bell has rung. I’m five minutes late. But not because I was talking to friends outside of my locker. It was the last day of a 58-hour work week, and I was organizing the stacks of personality surveys, journalism 101 worksheets and Plant City Times […]
Continue ReadingRaider Review coming soon
Several weeks before the 2015 fall semester at Plant City High School started, Principal Susan Sullivan and the PTSA invited a group of professionals from around the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World to a business advisory meeting. The emphasis of the meeting was to ask those with unique skills and a passion for volunteerism to mentor the […]
Continue ReadingLetter: Do your research on Walden Lake rezoning
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen of our Walden Lake Community, I would like to add one more letter in regards to the rezoning issue. There is a group of residents that are adamantly opposed to rezoning. They are quite visible, with many opportunities to explain their views, and they have opportunity to gain support. With good strategy and an […]
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