24, of Jacksonville, Fla. assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. William Rechenmacher’s family liked to call him by his middle name, Joshua… Joshua was a lot of things: a father, a [...]
35, of Tamarac, Fla. assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area. Also killed were Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki and Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr. Weiner… graduated from Piper High School in Sunrise… Weiner [...]
Evening (PG-13; 117 minutes) As ill, elderly Ann Grant Lord lies in her deathbed, her mind takes her back 50 years, to an eventful summer and a romance that she never forgot. Downstairs, her two grown daughters wonder what their dear mother is thinking about, while flashbacks to the ’50s explain it to the audience. Have a lovely [...]
20, of Jacksonville, Fla. assigned to the 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations in Baghdad. what is this?
For those who missed it, one of the more entertaining NBA Drafts in recent history went down last night. The draft had All-Stars being traded, known commodities being drafted, and Noah’s bowtie. Here’s a quick recap of relevant local players and teams…… Horford Goes #3 Big Al goes to the ATL, where he will compete with the [...]
In 2004, Creative Tampa Bay commissioned a study “to determine how the Tampa Bay region ranked in attracting the young, well-educated workforce that will be the economic driver of the future.” Three years later, two major national financial publications have come out with their studies. The result is not good if you’re under 35 here [...]
(Crossposted from the wayward internet island that is ninebullets.net…) The Legendary Shackshakers are one of my favorite bands, so every time they come to town I start to get nervous and excitable a week in advance. In the days leading up to the show, everyone from my cubicle neighbor to the toll booth operator on the [...]
You reap what you sew. Buried at the bottom of the Tribune article detailing the City of Tampa Job Cuts is this little nugget: Iorio has added 175 positions since she took office in 2003. Considering the news plastered all over your local media today, is this not a part of the story? We have seen the list of [...]
36, of Longwood, Fla. assigned to the 3rd Battalion Support Company, 20th Special Forces Group, Camp Blanding, Fla.; died Dec. 5 at Landstuhl Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Dec. 3 in Taji, Iraq, from enemy indirect fire while conducting an escort mission. what is this?
