This column appeared in The St. Petersburg Times on July 13, 1997: By Wes Platt The Sol III Pathfinder, wrapped inside a giant ball of string, slams into the U-Save parking lot at 55 mph, bouncing over stunned pedestrians pushing grocery carts toward their cars, toppling the golden arches of the McDonald’s, and finally coming to rest…
This column appeared in The St. Petersburg Times on Jan. 3, 2000: By Wes Platt Many legitimate pundits are putting forth their educated opinions about what the future holds in the new millennium. Not me. Oh, I’m going to put forth some opinions about the future of central and east Pasco, but I’m not going…
Published in The St. Petersburg Times on March 28, 1992: By Wes Platt The stranger wheeled the large plywood box into the indoor flea market about 10 minutes before closing time Thursday. Tom Wellman, co-owner of Indoor Fleas in New Port Richey, was sitting near the entrance when the man told him he was delivering the box…
This article appeared in The St. Petersburg Times on Nov. 20, 1995: By Wes Platt The night Nathan Phillips came home from college, about two dozen of his buddies from Land O’Lakes High School flocked to his family’s house in Foxwood. His mother, Barbara, pulled him aside. “Am I going to see you at all this weekend?”…
