Miss Swamp makes impression on kindergartners
“I walked into a store and an employee asked, ‘Are you Miss Swamp?’ I froze like a deer in headlights and said, ‘Yes, but no one has called me that in almost 40 years.’ She said,...
Category: Short Stories
Helping homeless comes natural for Oscar Jr.
“One day we were driving and he said, ‘Mom, I want to help the homeless people.’ I figured he’d forget about it, so I kind of brushed it off. A month went by and he said,...
Persistence pays off for coffee shop owner
“My husband had a very persistent attitude. He never wanted to give up. He always said, ‘A winner never quits and a quitter never wins.’ “We stood by that. There were days when we were tired...
Center offers guidance for military veterans
“When I started here, I met a veteran who was 100 percent disabled. About 80 percent of his disability was PTSD. Doctors had told him that his injuries and mental issues were so severe that he...
Egypt native gladly serves his new country
“I’m originally from Egypt. But ever since I was a kid, I was a big fan of American movies. My dream was always to come here one day. “When I was in my mid-20s, I had...
Beats creator dreams of making it big one day
“I’m going to college for computer science, but I make music in my free time. “When I was a sophomore in high school I just got bored one day, so I found the software online and...
Death of Bobby Fuller still shrouded in mystery
“I talked my brother into leaving, to go to California. To this day, I wish I’d never done that.” Randy Fuller made this comment after the book he co-authored, “I Fought the Law,” was published in...
Students celebrate diversity, cultural awareness
“I’m Indian American. My parents emigrated from India after my dad found a good engineering job over here. It was about two years before I was born. “I was bilingual at a very young age. Since...
‘I feel like I’m more than just my grades’
“I’m a senior at IMPACT Early College High School. I’ll be graduating in June with my high school diploma and my associate’s degree from Lee College. I’m interested in studying chemical engineering. For the past couple...
Young artist moves out of his comfort zone
“Normally, I don’t like attention. I was always the guy who sat in the back of class with my arms crossed, just watching everybody else. So everyone would ask, ‘Why do you want to be an...
