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Time to Fix Glitch in Pharmacy Law?

After a long delay, the Florida Department of Health wants to fix a gap in the law that made it powerless over out-of-state compounding pharmacies. When...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Persistence + Friendship = Recovery

Tawny Swain Castle was a social worker in St. Pete, working with the homeless population, when an undiagnosable disability which resembled Lou Gehrig's...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: There's Thunder Somewhere

In this installment of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, Al Campbell tells the story of a high school tragedy that helped pull a city together. Al was head coach of...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: The Big and Small Miracles of Life

Mozelle Davis of St. Petersburg is a spiritual woman who believes very much in miracles. In this installment of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, Mozelle talks...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Chance Meeting at Applebee's Changes 2 Lives

Christopher Warren had been in love with Kimberly Williams since the 6th grade. He even managed to dance with her once in middle school, but never had...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Marching to His Own Drumbeat

Ronald Gregg has drummed nearly his entire life, playing with musicians all over the world and for the U.S. Army Band. But it all had to start...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Two Siblings, Two Schools, Two Stories

Lou and Lolita Brown are brother and sister, born about eight years apart - just a big enough separation to give them very different life experiences...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Meet One of St. Petersburg's 'Courageous 12'

In the 1960’s, black police officers in St. Petersburg faced barriers when it came to promotion, what beats they could cover, even the ability to...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: 'This Little Light of Mine'

Performers are often tasked with walking a thin line: how does someone express oneself while also embodying another character? In this installment of...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Second Life after 9/11

Christina Hoskin and Robert "Bob" Rogan are best friends and life partners - but it hasn’t always been that way. The two met in New Jersey while both...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Dream Realized

Jose Manuel Godinez-Samperio came to the United States with his parents when he was 9 years old. His parents overstayed their visas, and he lived the...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Baseball Pioneers Share Their Memories

Every Monday WUSF 89.7 presents Story Corps Tampa Bay, and this week’s story comes from a recording at the John F. Germany Public Library in Tampa as...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Young Actors Follow Their Dreams

Not every friendship starts on the set of a movie.But that’s how Tampa teen Shelby Ronea and fellow actor Noah Diggs of St. Petersburg met. The pair...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: The Language of the Birds

Michael Dalton has done many things in his life – he’s been a teacher, an engineer, and a business owner. But about 20 years ago he stumbled into a new...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Pioneering Police Officer

Edgar Pickett, Jr. was the first black police officer on the force in Lakeland, a job he held for over 29 years. But there was one day 50 years ago his...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: The Feeling of Liberty

In 1980, the Cuban government opened its doors, allowing people to leave the country in a mass exodus that would come to be known as the Mariel...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: His Parents Live On

Ronald Porter is a 30-year-old educator whose parents were a huge influence on him both personally and professionally, even though his mother died when...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Historic Beach Trip

Gregory Porter brought his cousin Betty Harden to the StoryCorps Booth at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg to share her story. Betty became a...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Life, Love and Lipstick

Ruth Parrish has lived to be 94 years old. In her nine decades alive, she’s learned a few things. In this edition of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, Ruth talks...» E-Mail This

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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Friends by Chance, Family by Choice

In this week's edition of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, lifelong friends Debra Woodard and Arthurene Williams reminisce about growing up in the church and how...» E-Mail This

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