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A plea for the manatees

For many Floridians and visitors from out of town, winter is the best time to be here. The weather is cool and dry, hotels are packed, parades draw huge crowds and local attractions like Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center welcome people from around the world. But for one variety of area resident, winter can be a death sentence. A reported 166 manatees died from the start of the year through…

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No money to pay for electricity and natural gas at home can be devastating – that’s why there’s Share

When it’s cold, you might share a coat or blanket with someone. When they’re down on their luck, you might share words of comfort and hope. When they can’t pay their electric or natural gas bills, it takes a little more to work to help them. That’s why there’s Share, a program from the Salvation Army co-sponsored by Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas. Since 1983, Share has helped Tampa Bay-area…

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