On November 11th, the Rotary Club of Plant City hosted Quilts of Valor at their noon lunch event. I am touched by the presentation and wish to take a minute. to share with the club what most members did not see and didn’t understand. I served in the 1970s right at the end of the […]
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Letter to the Editor 10.30.25
Plant City NOKINGS Rally #2 The NO KINGS protests are organized by organizations such as Indivisible, 50501, the Third Act Movement, and other progressive organizations. These protests consist of regular working people across America exhibiting their frustration and anger against authoritarian policies of Donald Trump and his administration’s ongoing corruption. Protesters have been expressing concern […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 07.31.25
Dear Editor, Regarding the recent discussions at the Police Community Meeting, as reported in the June 26, 2025, edition of the Observer, about homelessness and community services in Plant City, I would like to highlight the mission and positive impact of the Friends in the Park feeding program. While concerns have been raised about the […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 05.29.25
Dear Observer, I honestly don’t know where else to turn for help, so I am writing you in the hopes that someone will listen. My name is Betty Bush. My husband, Harry, and I are homebound and cannot drive. We have lived at 117 Myrtle Lane, just off Swindell Road in Plant City, for over […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 05.15.25
Tax Mechanisms and Ethics If one goes down the rat hole of economic theories and morality discussions regarding various tax mechanisms the issues get predictably muddied with paralysis of analysis. The systems are often like a small aquarium of competing pretty fish and snails in that, if you don’t change the water often and then shortly […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 05.08.25
Dear Editor, You can do a quick search right now…Picklball/Florida/Lawsuits. Certainly, Citizens of Plant City want Pickleball. It is a sport that has been played in all 50 states since 1990! No, the residents surrounding this already existing park do NOT want it right across the street from their bedrooms! We have been telling the […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 03.13.25
Walden Lake, the shining star of Plant City, has been part of our great city for almost 50 yrs. But, it didn’t just happen. The property was peppered with lakes ponds, and sink holes, basically worthless, not buildable, and not called Walden Lake. In fact there is a body of water called Mud Lake. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 11.14.24
Dear Editor, As a small business owner and resident of Plant City, I am deeply concerned about the ongoing impacts of new development on our rural residences and agricultural environment. Recent hurricanes have highlighted the urgent need for better runoff management and Plant City leadership cannot stand idly by, naively believing that “runoff will be […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 10.24.24
I’d Rather Have Been Wrong Fox News 13 reported Plant City faced “unprecedented” flooding due to Hurricane Milton. City Manager Bill McDaniel, in a Facebook live update, stated that over a foot of rain fell during the storm. Many roads became impassable, with water reaching the door level of several vehicles. The heavy rainfall in […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 10.17.24
WALDEN LAKE MALIGNED BY AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE Just hours following the worst Hurricane in decades, I picked up the PLANT CITY OBSERVER and read – “OLD WALDEN LAKE GOLF COURSE STILL FALLING APART – NO CURRENT PATH FORWARD TO SOLVE PROBLEM”. Your paper had the temerity to publish this “story” knowing full well a hurricane […]
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