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MY VERO: Bruce MacIntyre – Grady Bunch leader takes a final trip

I didn’t know Bruce MacIntyre, the longtime Vero Marine Center owner who battled cancer for months before succumbing ...

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MY VERO: What’s happening to our Indian River citrus?

Among the most vivid memories from my first stint in Vero Beach 35 years ago was driving with ...

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MY VERO: First female SWAT cop says it’s about the rush

Her real motivation wasn't to make history, or be a pioneer, or be publicly celebrated for doing something ...

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MY VERO: Why have there been so many murders in Vero?

This isn’t supposed to happen here. A young nurse isn’t supposed to be strangled to death, allegedly by ...

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MY VERO: Charged in bridge tragedy, Williams says not guilty

Police say Jamie Williams was driving drunk last month when her 2008 Honda Accord veered into the westbound ...

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MY VERO: Shores acting safety director opts at 49 to enjoy ‘good life’

Two weeks ago, Indian River Shores Acting Public Safety Director Mike Jacobs announced on his Facebook page that ...

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MY VERO: Dive team members are very special breed

The 33 members of the Indian River County Fire Rescue Dive Team are, in fact, as much a ...

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MY VERO: Is letting bars serve until 2 a.m. such a good idea?

Some folks might consider this an overreaction to the tragedy that occurred in the wee hours of Saturday ...

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MY VERO: Should we worry about Fellsmere annexations?

 For those of us who live on the Vero barrier island, it’s a matter of trust. We must ...

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MY VERO: Saddened to no longer have a hometown daily

Many of you know that I spent 12 years as the sports columnist for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers ...

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MY VERO: Preying on the sick and lonely in nursing homes

As thefts go, this particular crime – stealing from a nursing home patient with Alzheimer’s and dementia – ...

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MY VERO: WWII tail gunner shuns talk of being a ‘hero’

Norris Olson grew up during the Depression, flew 70 missions as a B-25 tail gunner during World War ...