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My Dream:
Always ready for
the next line
Tampa actor LeRoy Mitchell Jr. thrives on bringing to life a little-known African-American hero, James Weldon Johnson. Story
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Astronomy: March's vernal equinox heralds spring
The vernal equinox will occur on March 20th at 8 p.m. That is when the sun crosses the celestial equator and spring arrives again. The sun will rise directly in the east and set directly in the west. Day and night will be equal in length that day, and the days will grow progressively longer as summer approaches.
Majoring in Catholicism
Are the nation's Catholic colleges Catholic enough? No, says Thomas Monaghan, who sees his Ave Maria College of Florida as a bastion of traditional teaching.
Reader Exchange: Snowbirds: Let us know when you're going home
March's arrival reminds us that it won't be too long before some of our readers who live here only during the winter will be heading north again. It's a good time to remind these folks that if they plan to write to us before they leave, they need to allow for about a three-week lag between the time we receive the request and its appearance in the paper.