In the words of Gary Nager of the New Tampa Neighborhood News to the St. Pete Times:
"The fact is that there is a horrifying teen drug problem in this community and it's not a problem that's been brought to our area by kids who live someplace else," he wrote. "It's our 'good' kids ... for whom we buy cell phones and iPods and who have more than 200 friends in their MySpace.com circles. I've never been more frightened, for my kids and yours."
Some residents, he said, lament making problems public for fear it will affect property value.
My take of the vast suburban disaster collectively known as "New Tampa." Through original essays, articles, business and community reviews I aspire to understand my hometown and dish-out my reflections accordingly. Exposés on local teen activity, drug use, and effects of mindless consumerism all packaged as literary abuse.
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