ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
“I moved clear across this country and I didn’t move here to not be able to touch my water.” Nyla Pipes activist
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YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013
Obama invited to tour toxic river devastation Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
nrodriguez@YourVoiceWeekly.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama was sent an official invitation last week to tour
the discharge-ravaged Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers. U.S. Reps. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter, and Trey Radel, R-Fort Myers drafted the letter on behalf of millions of Floridian families negatively affected by the Army Corps of Engineers’ dis-
charges of freshwater from Lake Okeechobee, making good on a promise the pair made during an Oct. 3 Indian River Lagoon congressional briefing to persuade the president to see the toxic
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Kick like a girl and win Treasure Coast High School senior Helen Ramsey kicked an extra point following a touchdown on the opening kickoff against Rockledge High School during a game Friday, Oct. 11 at South County Stadium in St. Lucie West. Ramsey kicked the game winning field goal halfway through the 4th quarter to earn the team a 17-14 victory. The Titans play a district home game against the 5-1 Vero Beach Indians Friday, Oct. 18.
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Men make a statement against domestic violence for SafeSpace
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Lagoon gets a whipping
Steny Hoyer joins Congressman Murphy for waterway visit
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D.C. pilgrimage
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Littlest lagoon lobbyist makes big splash in D.C. Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The paramount voice on Capitol Hill during an Oct. 3 congressional briefing on the toxic Indian River Lagoon came from
a pint-sized, four-year-old Palm City resident clad in ruffles and polka dots with a teal satin bag filled with dead oysters from her backyard. Little Celia Traylor made a splash in Washington, D.C., as the smallest lagoon activist, who was able to make
Not covergirls Four suspects rob cosmetics company
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Staged Steinbeck Of Mice & Men live at IRSC
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