Plant City has experienced plenty of residential growth lately, much of it starter or one-step-above starter home development on small lots scattered around the outskirts of the city. Further, it is well known the city has an interest in midtown revitalization to maintain and improve the character of that area. Within the midst of all […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote by Mail offers safe participation in elections
The current status of the national COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the economic impact and the risks to public health. Further, the situation is occurring in the context of the national election season. The good news is that we already have a system that can help alleviate a lot of concerns voters may have […]
Continue ReadingCOLUMN: Agile non-profits pivot to meet new pandemic needs
Since the Observer’s founding in 2012, we have published several columns about Plant City’s voluntary organizations, our non-profit sector and the great contributions they make to our quality of life. They are all organized for a specific purpose or to serve a defined clientele. They form one of the aspects of American society, which […]
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Continue ReadingCOLUMN: To help ag, fight climate change
We believe there’s a market for food that fights climate change.
Continue ReadingCOLUMN: Plant City pauses during COVID-19 pandemic
Yes, coronavirus is stretching the social and financial fibers of our lives, but efforts are being made from all directions to strengthen those fibers.
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor: WLCA’s faux (fake) ‘polls/surveys’
Walden Lake resident Don Marshall believes the latest Walden Lake development survey is intentionally misleading.
Continue ReadingOpinion: Tort reform
When I hear people speak of tort reform, I wish them well. It is one of those areas of debate where giant swaths of time and mental energy can be wasted because any sweeping legislative tort reform in the U.S.A. is essentially an impossibility. This is due in part to how a debate-killing slice of […]
Continue ReadingOpinion: Passing the torch to a new generation of leaders
“Let the word go forth from this time and place…that the torch has been passed to a new generation… proud of our heritage…” With these words, newly elected President John Kennedy proclaimed in his January 20, 1961 inaugural address that a new generation of Americans had assumed the mantle of leadership. As I sat in […]
Continue ReadingCity welcomes vets home with yellow ribbons and Strawberry Grounds event
Don’t be surprised if you see a lot of yellow ribbons around Plant City festooned on trees, light posts and the doors of businesses during the week before Veterans Day. Yellow ribbons are a traditional way of welcoming veterans home and supporting them, and welcoming and honoring veterans is exactly why the Elks Lodge, […]
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