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We The People

By Toni Hedstrom Democracy: A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.1 Republic: A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives and which has an elected or nominated president rather than

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Toni Hedstrom

Visionaries Toni Hedstrom is the Managing Editor for FireWatch Magazine. She spends her time in the community connecting with valuable resources to share with the FireWatch Audience. Toni is the proud daughter of Army Veteran, Ken Smits, Author of Without Glory, a regular feature in FireWatch Magazine. Toni is married

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Will You Die For Her?

On the morning of September 11, 2001, everyone bent over to put on their shoes. It was a simple task, but it was required to enter office buildings, airplanes, or workplaces, the same as today. Now imagine, as you bent over to put on your shoes this morning, hearing a

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Thinking About Food

        October has us thinking about food: where it comes from and how it is grown, produced, and distributed. For many of us, our knowledge of food is limited to what aisle it’s in at the grocery store. This lackadaisical approach to food is slowly killing us

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The Jaws of Life

JC La Verde, also known as JC Defeats, is a remarkable individual with a diverse background and a passion for helping others overcome adversity. Born in Bogota, Colombia, but raised in Tampa, Florida, since the age of eight, JC has dedicated nearly 19 years to emergency medicine. JC’s journey began

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Green Beans

This story is about Green Beans, a veteran, his family, and a dog, or dogs, to be more precise. But the story starts in the desert warzone of Iraq with Soldier Sean Brown. Sean joined the U.S. Army in 2006 and served in the Intelligence and Quartermaster Corps. Sean had

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Watchdog

The benefit of human-animal bond for Veterans has a long history in the United States. Animal-assisted therapy dates back to at least 1919 when dogs were part of therapeutic interventions for psychiatric patients. Since then, dogs have assisted physically disabled veterans, participated in a variety of animal-assisted programs, helped rehabilitate

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Cryotherapy

Ryder Gason spent 16 years in service; 10 years in the Air Force, and 6 years in the National Guard. “I had some phenomenal mentors when I got out,” Ryder says. “I was blessed. A lot of our veterans nowadays don’t have that.” What mentors couldn’t help with were the

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I Know You

Welcome to Tampa, Sophros Recovery! Sophros Recovery’s first location opened in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2021, and its new Tampa location also serves central Floridians. Sophros Recovery is a treatment center for addiction and mental health challenges that started with founder Nick Padlo’s own experience with recovery. Nick, a West Point

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Kayaking in Pasco County

DAY TRIPPIN’ Kayaking in Pasco County! Do you have a small budget but want to have a BIG TIME? You should visit one of our local Pasco County Parks and spend the day Kayaking. What we love about kayaking is its connection to nature. Kayaking is an activity suitable for

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