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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It’s my favorite time of the year. It is getting cooler and the humidity levels are dropping from somewhere around the surface of the sun to about bearable. But that’s not why it’s my favorite season. It’s because, as I drive around Plant City, I see fields being prepared for succulent strawberries. This season, I […]
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School is back in session. Are you ready Plant City? As I write this, I think back to the days when my children began school. As any parent can understand, they are days of mixed emotions. I was glad to see them headed off to school after a long summer, but I also realized I […]
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Dear Editor, On Aug. 1, 2015, during the second inning at the National Baseball Conference, in Kansas, a 9-year-old batboy for the Liberal Bee Jays was fatally injured by an on-deck player taking a practice swing. Neither one saw it coming. Kaiser Carlile succumbed to his injuries the following day. It quickly became world-wide news, […]
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Until around 2008, Plant City enjoyed a strong economy. In the early 2000’s, our economy was so strong the community was able to conduct fundraising campaigns for several Plant City nonprofit organizations, which raised $2 million to $3 million each. When the national economy weakened into recession, Plant City followed suit. With area-wide support […]
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Does your front yard resemble the Everglades? A river of grass? Are white ibis, probing for crayfish and minnows, wading through the fresh-water estuary that used to be your back lawn? Do you need to don your muck boots just to get the newspaper? Welcome to Central Florida, summer of 2015. Not since 2004 when […]
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