Dear Editor: Plant City lost a genuine World War II hero last week with the passing of Terry Dykes (1924 to 2013). Terry served aboard the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier, when it was badly damaged by Japanese dive-bombers in April 1942, in the Coral Sea, and again in June 1942, at the Battle of […]
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LETTER: City’s help welcome in golf-course battle
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Plant City Assistant to the City Manager Michael Karr. I want to thank you for the time you gave me earlier this week to speak to you regarding the present conditions of the Walden Lake Golf and Country Club, and the rumors being floated by the current owners […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: WLGCC owners: We will work with you
Editor’s note: This letter was originally published on savethecourse.com. Vision Golf LLC understands the concern and anxiety over the preliminary suggested changes with the golf courses, because they and the other amenities have been an integral part of this community since its beginning. As we move forward with our proposals, our intention is to work […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Relationships matter in Walden Lake dispute
Dear Editor: I am a new resident of the Walden Lake community. I purchased a home in Walden Lake for the beauty of the area, proximity to Tampa and Disney, as well as having a golf course within the community. I wasn’t much impressed with the course when I bought here. As a matter of […]
Continue ReadingLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Poor customer service part of WLCC problem
Dear Editor: I just finished reading Michael Eng’s article in the Plant City Observer, and I am alarmed by what I have read. My wife and I purchased our Walden Lake home last December, partly because of its location on the golf course, and feel we were duped. The troubles with the course and possible redevelopment were […]
Continue ReadingLETTER TO THE EDITOR: City, state leaders urged for WLCC input
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to local and state political leaders, including Plant City Mayor Mary Thomas Mathis, Vice Mayor Rick Lott, city commissioners Bill Dodson, Billy Keel and Mike Sparkman, City Manager Greg Horwedel, City Attorney Kenneth Buchman, City Clerk Kerri Miller, Director of Planning and Zoning Mark Hudson, Florida state Rep. Dan […]
Continue ReadingLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Education needs restructuring
Dear Editor: How is it, that with all the tax dollars allotted to educating our youth in America, we only rate in the middle of the world’s standings? The United States spends more money on education than any other country in the world, yet we still get these less-than-expected results. The answer is waste, fraud, […]
Continue ReadingLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Flat tax would restore prosperity
Dear Editor: One of the latest of the numerous scandals of the present administration is the IRS targeting law-abiding conservatives and Christians. And remember everyone: This is the same organization that is going to control your health care! What a joke! There is no doubt that this is deplorable behavior and should have dire consequences […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Coyotes a threat to pets, farmers, more
Dear Editor: After reading both of the letters to the editor on the subject of coyotes, let me first say that it is refreshing to know that we, of the Plant City community, once again have a voice in one of our local papers — something that has been hijacked from us in the takeover […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Gosnell blackout frustrating
Dear Editor: Thank you so much for your column on the Kermit Gosnell trial. I am one of many that are so frustrated regarding the blackout of the Lame Stream Media on this subject. There is no mystery to me why they are doing this. They don’t want to expose the horrors of abortion and […]
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