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MY VERO: Confusion over closing has Vero ‘going postal’

VERO BEACH — Apparently, we're supposed to believe what happened last Thursday was all just a mix-up – that ...

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MY VERO: Charge is dropped, but police still owe apology

I'd like to tell you justice was served last week when the State Attorney's Office dropped a hit-and-run ...

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MY VERO: Former columnist having fun as one-man show

Never in any of our many newsroom conversations about life beyond Scripps – specifically, what else could we ...

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MY VERO: Are we really a Bicycle Friendly Community?

Was I the only one surprised earlier this month when Indian River County earned its first-ever designation as ...

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MY VERO: Once proud Gifford in search of its identity

Anyone who has lived in Indian River County for more than few years knows what Gifford is – ...

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MY VERO: Death in police custody is big on social media

So now the story of the Mitchell Brad Martinez, who died while being transported from the courthouse to ...

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MY VERO: Mackie in Dick Tracy Hall of Fame

John Mackie isn’t quite sure what to make of his recent induction into the Dick Tracy Hall of ...

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MY VERO: Man saved from canal searching for rescuers

As Dick Gower sat in the TV room of his Indian River Estates home and, along with his ...

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MY VERO: Are we losing control over our community?

More and more, it seems, we’re losing local control of our community. We’ve got appointed bureaucrats in Washington ...

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MY VERO: Local tennis coach and trainer fighting for life

It was shortly after 6 p.m. on April 1 when Francisco “Paco” Munoz finished teaching a Latin dance ...

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MY VERO: Vacation rentals: What’s honorable thing to do?

My usual approach when confronted with complicated issues – such as the short-term vacation rental controversy in our ...

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MY VERO: Why does US drive off Canadian snowbirds?

A few weeks back, one of my seasonal tennis buddies – one of the thousands of Canadian snowbirds ...