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PAJAMA MAMA: Movies and monkey booties

August 9, 2012 By Emilie Plants

By Emilie Plants I realized one profound truth in the time between my children’s last day of preschool and their first day of summer break: Teachers are grossly underpaid. This past year was the first time my children had ever left my side in four years, except for the occasional trip to Nana’s. Scarlett was […]

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Filed Under: Pajama Mama

OBSERVED: Rash of traffic crashes a sobering reminder

August 2, 2012 By Michael Eng

By Michael Eng | Managing Editor It was like I was watching real life in slow motion. I eased my foot off the accelerator as the pickup in front of me began to fishtail. Two other cars were in the lanes to my right — directly in the path of the out-of-control truck. After my […]

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Filed Under: Observed

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Who gets the credit?

August 2, 2012 By Felix Haynes

By Felix Haynes | Publisher A high percentage of Plant City’s businesses are small businesses, started by one or more entrepreneurs and providing jobs to their fellow citizens. President Barack Obama recently called into question who should get the credit for all our small businesses. “If you own a business, you didn’t do that,” he […]

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Filed Under: Owner’s Report

SHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Openers moved to Saturday

August 2, 2012 By Matthew Mauney

On a usual Saturday in the fall, high school football players are recuperating from doing battle the night before, but at least for the season opener this year, area players will be preparing for that first game on Saturday — and licking their wounds on Sunday. The Hillsborough County Public Schools Athletics Office announced last […]

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Filed Under: Show Me the Mauney, Sports

SHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Mud Run: A story of success

July 26, 2012 By Matthew Mauney

By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer The fact that I’m able to write my column this week means a few things. First, I have retained all of my fingers — an essential part of my livelihood. I’m also happy to report that other than a little soreness in my quads and forearms earlier this week, […]

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Filed Under: Show Me the Mauney, Sports

OBSERVED: 2012 grades continue FCAT farce

July 19, 2012 By Michael Eng

By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Without knowing any backstory, if you take a look at the 2012 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test grades released last week, you’d probably be relatively pleased with the results. Nothing looks out of the ordinary; most of our Plant City schools either maintained the same grade or dropped slightly. But […]

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Filed Under: Observed

PAST AND PRESENCE: D.E. Bailey preserved city’€™s history

July 19, 2012 By Gil Gott

By Gil Gott | Contributing Writer The greater Plant City area is rich in history. From its early pioneers coming on foot, horseback or ox-drawn carts, its churches, farms, trading posts, its early social and civic clubs, to its rapid development following the building of the railroad, the people, places and activities in this area […]

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SHOW ME THE MAUNEY: Going hog wild (like it or not)

July 19, 2012 By Matthew Mauney

I like to think of myself as being fairly athletic, but the truth is, I spend way more time watching or covering athletes than I do being active myself. On July 21, ready or not, that will change. About two weeks ago, I came across a local deal on Groupon. It was for a discounted […]

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Filed Under: Show Me the Mauney, Sports

OBSERVED: Young love blossoms in Plant City

July 12, 2012 By Michael Eng

By Michael Eng | Managing Editor If this doesn’t tug at your heartstrings, you’re either dead or carry around a piece of black coal inside your chest. Last week, Facebook user James Worley sent us a link to a YouTube video. “Watch this AWESOME proposal video of a Plant City couple,” he wrote.

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Filed Under: Observed

PAJAMA MAMA: From model to motherhood

July 12, 2012 By Emilie Plants

By Emilie Plants | Contributing Writer I must confess: It is early afternoon, and I’m still wearing my pajamas. It wasn’t always this way. I was Emilie DuBois: model, beauty queen and Durant High School’s first Cover Girl.

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Filed Under: Pajama Mama

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