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- Time for a patriotic song.
- Crist Engaged To Rome
- Supremes: Crist Erred On Gambling Pact
- Polk Schools Dealing With High Diesel Costs
- Take trolley, streetcar to fireworks
- Isn’t it Fun to Fly?
- Hail, Gusty Winds, Possible Tornado Results From Afternoon Storms
- Portable High Definition Televisions
- Andy Martin—Remember Him?—Gets His Moment In The Sun
- There’s One Behind Every Tree …
- Tornado Warning Up For Sebring Area
- More Storms Heading Toward North Hillsborough, Southeast Pasco
- Storms Forming Near I-75
- Another Afternoon Of Active Thunderstorms
- Road work causing delays near Clearwater roundabout
Two Stories About The Deadly Seriousness Of Driving
This ran earlier this week in The Tribune. It’s a profile of Karolyn Nunnallee, who transcended the worst of tragedies to pursue a life of fierce advocacy for traffic safety and the prevention of drunk driving. I first met Karolyn in 2001, when she served on the county’s charter revision board. She was competent and brisk then and remains so now.
And, as another sobering reminder, here’s a story just posted pointing out that more people per capita died in Polk in 2006 after failing to wear seat belts than any other large county in the state. It’s wasn’t even close.
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Posted by Ona Weber, Zephyrhills on 05/20 at 12:14 PM
Our Cost of:
new 2002 Honda Accord: - $14,000.00+
Hospital bill: - $23,000.00+
Rehab Therapy: - $ 5,000.00+
lost wages: - $ 2,000.00
lasting injuries: priceless
Driver’s of other vehicle:
Judgement: 1 yr probation
(not completed)
Restitution: $ 5,000.00
- $ 300.00
Tougher laws: PRICELESS