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Shelley Koppel

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A grateful cancer survivor of 20 years shares a tale of hope

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is in October, and I always like to write a column for it. I ...

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The Torre Story: Will big baseball name help IRSC team make one for itself?

The name Torre is synonymous with baseball. Frank Torre Sr. played Major League Baseball as a first baseman ...

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County teens help ‘SWAT’ take the fight to Big Tobacco

Two St. Lucie County teens are helping to lead the fight against tobacco and smoking. Students Working Against ...

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My Take: Every sex-assault victim should be heard … as I was

I have street cred on this. In 1990, four months after my marriage, on a gorgeous April morning ...

Arts

Young actress savors ‘dream role’ in Riverside’s ‘Gypsy’

Considered by critics as one of the greatest American musicals, “Gypsy” contains one of the most complex characters ...

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St. Lucie women team up to make lasting ‘impact’

Take a bunch of philanthropic women. Add a spoonful of business savvy and a touch of media know-how. ...

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Josh’s legacy

No parent should bury a child. It is not in the normal order of things. Whether it’s from ...