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Billy Cox

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  • The Palm Beach Post
  • Shiny Sheet
  • USA TODAY
  • News Chief
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  • The Columbus Dispatch

Past articles by Billy:

Debating America's longest war in prelude to the drawdown in Afghanistan

The roots of America's longest war ran through Sarasota County, and the consequences came home with devastating impact. → Read More

Parents claim racial discrimination in Florida’s mental health system

Mikese Morse’s murder charge is expected be tossed for an insanity acquittal in Tampa today. His parents say Florida’s mental health system failed him. → Read More

WWII and Korean War veteran gets escorted home in a three-day funeral procession

The three-day, six-state funeral procession of an unclaimed World War II and Korean War veteran for a reunion with his mother commenced at dawn Friday. → Read More

Funeral procession to escort WWII veteran 1,000 miles from Sarasota to his old Kentucky home

A veteran who died without survivors will get national attention when his motorcade of volunteers will travel across six states over three days. → Read More

Bill to limit potency of Florida medical marijuana ignites backlash from cannabis proponents

71 percent of voters approved medical marijuana without restrictions, but that isn't stopping lawmakers from pushing for 10 percent caps on THC. → Read More

Residents near Piney Point evacuation zone keep a wary eye on phosphate wastewater leak

Franklin Moss says he wishes he'd known about the troubles at the former phosphate mine before he purchased his nearby house a year ago. → Read More

'No Sugar Baker' in Nokomis kicking diabetes with chocolate chip peanut butter bacon cookies

Zero sugar recipe book for diabetics touts peanut butter chocolate chip bacon cookies. → Read More

FHP traffic homicide teams use new technology to write the final chapter in victims' lives

Traffic fatalities and hit-and-run crashes rose during the pandemic. → Read More

Sarasota circus legend Carla Wallenda dies at 85

Carla's career spanned 78 years and included a cameo on Miley Cyrus’ “Younger Now” video. → Read More

How to get a legal buzz in Sarasota without a Florida medical marijuana card

Consumers flock to a loophole in marijuana law to get a legal buzz from this derivative of hemp sold in Gulf Gate. → Read More

Cannabis analytics propel Sarasota entrepreneur Carmen Brace

Sarasota entrepreneur Carmen Brace looks to create a fortune with a database on consumer marijuana preferences. → Read More

How to get your Florida medical marijuana card in 10 easy steps

Half a million people are in Florida's medical marijuana patient registry. Here's how you can join the crowd. → Read More

Sarasota's Roskamp Institute sent mice into space to study future trips to Mars

Roskamp recently announced it had joined a voyage to the International Space Station. → Read More

Banking on marijuana: a Bradenton entrepreneur will explain how it's done

Cannabis Investor Conference appeals to high rollers looking to cash in on windfall revenues. → Read More

Hundreds gather to watch Amish, Sarasota softball game

Third annual softball game between Amish, Sarasota senior league draws hundreds of maskless fans → Read More

Community rallies to buy a new leg brace for Sarasota polio survivor

Sarasota resident Kathi Coleman has received an outpouring of support from the community wanting to pay for her new $2,800 polio leg brace. → Read More

Sarasota artist/inventor David Gittens continues his crusade for world peace

He’s kept artwork created by children for a 1999 project, and wonders what has become of those kids? → Read More

Sarasota daredevil Nik Wallenda conquers Legoland with wirewalk over theme park

In a first for the funambulist, his balance pole was covered with a rainbow array of Lego bricks. → Read More

Dancing in the rain: A lockdown love story in the age of COVID-19 for Venice couple

Coronavirus invited Venice residents Morgan and Ryan to slow down, hang out, play chess, eat ice cream, and get married. → Read More

Highest Sarasota COVID-19 cases in Pinecraft ZIP code, but it’s not necessarily the Amish

A predominantly Mennonite ZIP code in Sarasota has the most coronavirus cases, but the numbers could be misleading. → Read More