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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 2/ISSUE 15
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
River warriors ready for battle
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 Capt. Don Voss attaches a symbolic skeletal fish to a fence at Phipps Park in Stuart Thursday, Feb. 6, before what was to be a release of water through The Locks connecting Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie Estuaries. The release never happened on that day.
Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
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TREASURE COAST — The mere notion that a drop of nutrient laden, polluted water from Lake Okeechobee could be released into the Indian River Lagoon through the Stuart Locks sent river advocates into a tailspin. As Army Corps of Engineers higher ups contemplated releasing water into Treasure Coast waterways last week in anticipa-
Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer
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Preventing pillow Practice for case burglaries: A women expands, Torino man’s mission adds services Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
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TORINO — A rash of brazen burglaries using pillowcases as a means to steal high-value items should leave city residents on high alert, one victim cautions. Torino resident, Alex Rojas, who’s lived in the area for eight years, said his family’s lives were
turned upside down on Jan. 17 after the family of four arrived home from vacation to find their home on Gatun Drive ransacked and stripped of expensive electronics and costly sentimental items. “We came back to a home that was invaded. It was an eerie feeling. We’re trying to find some
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Shelley Koppel Staff writer
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TRADITION — Women’s Health Specialists has served the health needs of women on the Treasure Coast for nearly 40 years. The obstetrics and gynecology practice has taken care of women at all stages of their lives, from puberty through menopause. The
practice is growing and serving more patients as it expands. Bill Hughes, the practice administrator, talked about some of the changes taking place this year and into the future. “We’re expanding the practice to help the Treasure Coast,” he said. “We’re adding providers and building a new office in Tra-
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