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Wednesday June 27, 2012
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Permit No. 14
Sally Price - Correspondent
Have A Safe and Happy Independence Day
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
Parenting Epilogue
With Mike Moore
As  in  all  good
things, the “crazy things teens
do” chapter is about to close
with the page turning to new
adventures - destinations un-
known. My daughter just walked across
the CHS stage and ended her ‘childhood’
on a high note; she ended up graduating
summa cum laude with all the honor trim-
mings. Incidentally, thanks to the lottery
and her smarts, she will be getting a large
percentage of her tuition at Florida State
paid for.
If you are a regular reader here,
you’ve no doubt been amused by my re-
counting some of the shenanigans that
have been a regular part of our household
for the past few years. I’ve tried to bring
you back to your own time when your
kids were putting you though the grinder.
In fact, being put through the wringer
seems to be a universal experience of kid
rearing. It will never be the same without
According to local residents, a tornado (unconfirmed by NWS) crossed Rt. 491 near Cardinal Ln last Sunday night at about 10pm and left a
the teen-circus around here.
swath of destruction behind it. Tropical Storm Debby churned up the Gulf of Mexico and made favorable conditions for the spawning of multiple
According to the experts in psy-
tornadoes across the state; at least five were reported in our southern local three county area. Homosassa Trail, east of the fire station was
chology it’s a healthy sign for kids to
closed due to high water and Oak Park Blvd. near Sugarmill Woods was closed because of high water. The Sunshine Skyway bridge at Tampa
spend extra time figuring out how to shred
Bay was closed Monday/Tuesday due to high winds.TheNewscaster/Mike Moore
their parents feelings, rebel against every-
Crystal River Home invasion ends
Debby,
thing, and generally be a pain in the keis-
ter. It shows how they are maturing and
with gunfire: One Man Dead
trying to become independent. My kid
Go Away!
wears the sash; she is Miss Independent.
Apparently her mother and I did well; she
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Witnesses say he sped from the scene in an
wears the sash, we wear the scars.
unknown vehicle in an unknown direction.
A tragedy unfolded  just before
Often in conversation the topic
By Tom Russell
He is considered to be armed and dangerous.
midnight on Wednesday, June 20, during
of parenting comes up and it is always a
Newscaster Editor
According to the two victims, a
a home invasion at 11195 W. Cedar Lake
debate about what makes good parenting.
pair of armed men wearing masks kicked in
Drive in Crystal River. Before it was over,
There is always a roundhouse of opinions.
the front door and ordered the 62 year-old
Tropical storm Debby has just
one of the two victims who lived at the home
The ideas of love and devotion always
woman resident to the floor. In response to
about worn out her welcome. Rain is a wel-
was shot and wounded, and one of the two
turn up, and there is no doubt that those
her screams, her 25 year-old son came out
come sight in normal amounts, but mother
suspects was dead.
two things are a part of every family. But
from a back room, armed with a gun. Mul-
nature doesn t always work that way. One
Shawn Michael Wright, 42, of
what doesn’t come up too often is the idea
tiple shots were fired. The young man who
man in Hernando County reported 21 inch-
Citrus Springs, one of the suspects, was
that parenting is a job.
lived at the residence was injured in the gun-
es of rain in his gauge over three days. An
attended-to in the front yard of the victims’
How many people feel like their
fire exchange and was transported by his
Inglis resident reported over 23 inches in
residence, but died at the scene. His next-of-
time, as a parent, was an occupation?
mother to a local hospital for treatment.
his rain gauge over a similar period. Now a
kin has been notified. Wright s black Ford
Continued on page 8 - Squawk Box
Citrus County detectives respond-
flood warning for the Withlacoochee River
pickup truck was recovered several miles
ed, and crime scene technicians were dis-
at Dunnellon.
away from the location of the crime; how-
Area 4th of
patched to process the scene. BOLOs (be
The NWS in Tampa FL has issued
ever, at this time of the press release, it was
on the lookout) were issued locally and to
a Flood warning for the Withlacoochee at
unknown whether it was involved in the in-
neighboring counties. The investigation re-
Dunnellon. From Wednesday evening until
July Celebrations
cident.
mains open and active.
further notice. At 2 PM Monday the stage
Detectives are still attempting to
If anyone has information about this
was, 18.5 feet moderate flooding is fore-
identify and locate the second suspect, who
See page 2
crime or the identity of the second suspect,
cast. Flood stage is 29.0 feet. Forecast to
remains at large. He is believed to be wound-
please call 911 or contact Crime Stoppers of
rise above flood stage by Wednesday before
ed, and was described as a black male, wear-
Continued on page 3 -Home Invasion
ing denim pants and a dark-colored shirt.
Continued on page 4 - T.S. Debby