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“Unfortunately, equestrian trails are probably the most contentious issue in my district.” John Haddox
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YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Rubio speaks on national security, immigration Senator addresses Republicans at Lincoln Day Dinner By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
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TREASURE COAST — Amid speculation of a 2016 presidential bid, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio spoke to a conservative crowd last week, addressing his party’s purpose, national security and
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Lorrianna Colozzo of Palm City performed the National Anthem and God Bless America to begin the Lincoln Day dinner at the Polish-American Club in Port St. Lucie Wednesday, May 1. The annual dinner featured Senator Marco Rubio as the guest speaker.
Bridge comes with 92 miles of cable By Patrick McCallister Staff writer pmccallister@yourvoiceweekly.com
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On a mission
United for Families cares for neglected, abused kids Photo by Patrick McCallister Workers continue pouring and curing decks on the Veterans Memorial Bridge, which many call the Indian Street Bridge. Project manager George Denti said the bridge should be complete by November. Workers must be careful about curing concrete too quickly to avoid future cracking. estimated 28,000 trips a day, relieving traffic from the Palm City Bridge. Additionally, the new bridge will help Martin poise
to get some development going again. The Palm City Bridge has
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PALM CITY — Enough cable to stretch from Palm City to Hallandale Beach. That’s how much is getting put into the Veterans Memorial Bridge. The bridge gives Palm City a second over-the-river connection to Stuart. Most are still calling it the Indian Street Bridge. “This month, we’ve completed three more decks,” George Denti, project manager, said. “We’ve set three more spans of beams. We’ve also completed phase one of post tensioning and grouting.” Bridges are built in parts. The cables joining them are stretched to 500,000 pounds per square inch. “It makes (the bridge) act as one big happy unit,” Denti said. The cables are weaved through beams with ducts. If stretched straight, the cables would be the length of three and a half marathons — 92 miles. That’s 179 tons of steel that’ll hold up an
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