Florida Sentinel Bulletin

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 38, has missed the entire 2013 season thus far with a hip injury. It remains to be seen if his potential involvement with performance-enhancing drugs will cause Major League Baseball to block his comeback attempt.

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Houston Rockets forward Terrence Jones has been arrested after shouting at and stomping on the leg of a homeless man in Portland. Jones was charged with harassment and is scheduled to appear in court next week. Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau says, while watching the group walk away from the bar, the […]

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Some Things Never Change BY CLARENCE BARR, II Allow me to let everyone in on what I imagine is supposed to be a little secret. Whenever there are no Black people around or when a Black person becomes the focus of a white person’s anger, white people seldom have a problem with peppering their conversations […]

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  ROBERT L. BRIDGES, III   On Tuesday at 9 a. m., Hillsborough County Jail inmate, Robert L. Bridges, III, 24, was in custody and sitting inside Judge Martha Cook’s courtroom waiting for his case to be called on unrelated felony charges. Bridges was secured with leg shackles as well as handcuffed in front with […]

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   BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer   Phase One of Tampa International Airport’s $2.5 billion Master Plan is underway. The work is all a part of the airport’s 3,300-acre master plan, with the first phase scheduled for completion in 2014. The airport is 42-years-old. The first phase will include adding new concessions and […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor                   On Saturday, August 3rd, the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Tampa Bay will institute the second phase of their recruitment efforts at a local barbershop. The first event took place last weekend. Last weekend, the group visited the Boyz 2 Men Barbershop at University Mall. […]

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  REV.  DR. THOMAS SCOTT … New Tampa Sports Authority Chairman   BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor   On Tuesday, members of the Tampa Sports Authority voted to select the new Chairman for the upcoming year. Rev. Dr. Thomas Scott was unanimously voted to serve in that capacity. His 1-year term began immediately. […]

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DR. MAURICE HARVEY                   Closed ramps like this one at Lois Avenue has caused Carver City residents to travel further to get home.         BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer   As work continues on the expansion of I-275, representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation recently met with residents of the Carver […]

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  TANIA HENDERSON … Given 12 years in federal prison   DWAYNE JOHNSON … Waiting to go to trial                   A HillsboroughCounty woman was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for her role in a tax fraud scheme. Her husband has been indicted and is waiting trial in reference to the case. According […]

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