Freedom stays hot, wins 7on7U event

Sun. June 23, 2013 |

If 7-on-7 football translates at all to the real stuff, Freedom coach Todd Donohoe is going to like this upcoming football season.

The Patriots, who were one of the top teams in the county spring league, kept their non-padded roll going by capturing first place at the 7on7U tournament at the Otis Andrews Complex in Plant City Saturday.

Donohoe said the Patriots won $500 and free entry into the 7on7U National Championships in Washington D.C. in July. He said he was unsure the Patriots would make the trip.

Freedom went 7-1 in the event, beating Blake in the final.The lone Patriot loss came to Newsome in a 14-12 game.

"For us, it was all about team building,'' Donohoe said. "Everyone did a really good job."

Freedom quarterback D.J. Grant had a big day throwing to standouts Andre Folks and Johnny Rodicio, while linebackers Josh Collazo, Bryce Crawford and cornerback Aaron Cox spearheaded the defense.

Grant, entering his first season as the full-time starter, is adapting to his receivers and a more wide open offense implemented by offensve coordinator Donnie Mesick.

"Getting on the same page and working on the chemistry is a big thing for us in these 7-on-7 events,'' Donohoe said.

The Patriots tuned up for the tournament at Skyway Park on Wednesday in the Hillsborough County summer league, beating Alonso, Tampa Catholic, Hillsborough and Leto.

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Freedom Honor Flight Veterans come together, share memories

LA CROSSE, Wis. -

While the Freedom Honor Flight trip to Washington D.C. only lasts a day, the memories are forever.

The flight gives veterans the opportunity to visit the monuments built in their honor in the nation's capital.

Veterans on last month's flight came together on Sunday at the La Crosse Center to talk about their favorite part of the trip and share memories of their service in the military.

Family and friends are also invited to the event.

The President of Freedom Honor Flight Bill Hoel said it's rewarding to hear first-hand how the trip impacts the veterans.

"The very second person to walk in said, 'My husband was on your flight and I haven't seen him this energized and engaged in quite a few years.' That's pretty neat that we can give a family that kind of gift," said Hoel.

Veterans who went on the flight received a DVD with pictures and video of their trip. They were also given photo books with pictures from the event.

The next freedom honor flight is scheduled for September 21st.

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Rockaway: Let’s stop Narco Freedom from reopening

Civic leaders and lawmakers will meet with the operators of a Rockaway halfway house next month to convince them to keep the storm-damaged facility shut rather than reopening as a homeless shelter.

The Beach 116th St. building, operated by Narco Freedom, is located on a key commercial strip that is undergoing a post-Sandy revival.

The storm swept Narco Freedom and its residents out of the facility. The group, which provides housing and substance abuse treatment, is considering a controversial proposal to house about 40 homeless but that plan is on hold until the meeting.

This is a business district, said Danny Ruscillo, president of the 100th Precinct Community Council, who led a groundswell of opposition to the plan. You cant put homeless people here. It will defeat the whole idea of revitalizing Beach 116th St.

For years, Ruscillo and others have complained that Rockaway is saturated with halfway houses and single room occupancy hotels.

Some of the residents were aggressive panhandlers who scare away customers and harass pedestrians running daily errands.

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The city has helped merchants organize an association and provided grants for spruced up streetscapes and storefronts and many believe that a reopened Narco Freedom facility will halt the momentum.

The most important part of our community recovery is going to be the stability of our commercial area, said Assemblyman Philip Goldfeder. People need a place to shop and spend time with their families.

Goldfeder said he spoke with Narco Freedom officials about the plans impact and is hopeful they will come up with an alternative.

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Freedom. Confidence. Convenience. New OstoSolutions Ostomy Pouch Disposal Seal Makes Odor-Proof Disposal Possible …

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Feeling for freedom’s limits

Free speech and freedom of religion are widely recognized as inalienable human rights. But there are other freedoms as well -- from want and fear, for instance. Determining the extent and limits of these freedoms is a never-ending job in a democracy.

People across the world stand in front of tanks, brave tear gas and rubber bullets, and sacrifice their lives for freedom. Freedom is among humanitys deepest aspirations, a concept understood in every heart and revered in every society.

Editor, The Christian Science Monitor

John Yemma is Editor of The Christian Science Monitor, which publishes international news and analysis atCSMonitor.com, in theMonitor Weeklynewsmagazine, and in an email-deliveredDaily News Briefing. He can be reached at editor@csmonitor.com.

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But what exactly is the measure of freedom?

In early 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt declared that a secure world rested on four essential human freedoms. Two were already enshrined in the US Constitution and familiar to generations of Americans: freedom of expression and worship. The other two were novel, even radical at the time. One was freedom from want, which Roosevelt described as the right of everyone to a healthy peaceful life. The other was freedom from fear, meaning that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor.

FDRs four freedoms are echoed in the preamble of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Four of Norman Rockwells most beloved paintings the working-class guy standing to speak at a public meeting, worshipers heads bowed in prayer, a family gathered for Thanksgiving dinner, and parents tucking in their children while the dad holds a newspaper with the words bombings and horror in the headline illustrate those four freedoms.

The struggle for freedom to and freedom from has propelled history for the past 72 years. It is behind virtually every news event. You can see it in the successive fights against fascism and communism. You can see it in the campaign for equal rights for African-Americans, women, and dozens of groups once excluded from full participation in self-government and the pursuit of happiness. You can see it in this weeks issue of the Monitor Weekly.

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