For those of you who don’t know, Plant City Stadium is still looking for a longterm leaser or outright new owner. The Plant City Commission rejected April 22, a proposal from Big League Dreams Inc. The company, which specializes in creating smaller replicas of famous major-league ballparks and leasing them to the public, made the […]
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LETTER: 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 […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Coyotes are not new to Plant City
Dear Editor: I recently read the article about coyotes. Good article, but it made it sound as if this is something new. You might want to update at some point to let the readers know there are lots of coyotes around Plant City, and there have been for years. We built a new house in 1994, at […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Killing coyotes is not a solution
Dear Editor: I just read your article, “Coyotes sighted in Plant City.” I find it disturbing that one of the first solutions to a lot of people is to kill the animal. I have to agree with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Angeline Scotten that the animals are here to stay and that […]
Continue ReadingSHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Title well deserved for Crest
Collapses and letdowns happen all the time in sports. Whether its brackets busting when No. 2 seeds fall to 15 seeds in the NCAA basketball tournament or the New England Patriots having their perfect season shattered in the Super Bowl by the New York Giants, upsets can be just as popular as teams winning championships. […]
Continue ReadingPERMACULTURE LIVING: Soil key to garden health
I have observed that many traditional gardeners over-emphasize the importance of fertilizers and chemical pest control when establishing their seasonal garden beds. This ritual of fortifying the bed with manufactured agents to feed and protect the young plants is common wisdom that has been promoted and passed around for quite some time. The gardener inspects […]
Continue ReadingOBSERVED: Blackout evidence of media bias
Rare is the week I dip into national news in the Plant City Observer. We’re a hyperlocal community news outlet, and 99% of the time, we leave the national headlines to the others. But, when those outlets have flat-out failed to deliver information you deserve, I am compelled to dip my pen in that ink. […]
Continue ReadingLegislation dangerous for high school sports
Do you have or will you have a son or daughter who participates in high school athletics in Florida? You may want to pay attention. There is a piece of legislation that, if passed, could send Florida high school sports into an era of free agency. The legislation — House Bill 1279 — would allow […]
Continue ReadingLIFE LESSONS FROM THE FIELD: ‘I hear you, and I see you’
So, how many of you remember your last conversation? With whom was it? What did you talk about? How long did it last? Feel like a teenager going through the 10th degree after coming back from the first date? Let me explain why I am asking the barrage of seemingly interrogational questions. I have learned […]
Continue ReadingLETTER TO THE EDITOR: WLPOA open to fence solutions
David Hubay’s Letter to the Editor, published Feb. 13, pointed out the shabby appearance of the fence between Alexander Street and East Walden Lake. The Walden Lake Property Owners Association could not agree more. We have been trying to deal with this problem for several years. Unfortunately, there are several issues hindering our efforts. These fences are not […]
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