Derek Speaks...On Stein High
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1| Bugs & Cranks found this 12/28/2007 on www.waswatching.com [flag] |
From the St. Petersburg Times -
Most Hillsborough County schools are named after people, but they're usually educators - poor-pocketed regular folks - and not billionaire businessmen.
Not people like New York Yankees owner and philanthropist George Steinbrenner, whose name was chosen last week for the long-awaited high school in Lutz.
Don't worry, it's not Wisconsin or Indiana, ...
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Steinbrenner: The Final Countdown — Day 135 — Fast Times At Steinbrenner High
Published 12/28/2007 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... reactions from Steinbrenner’s spokesorgan and Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter: Steinbrenner, 77, made the following statement via his spokesman Howard J. Rubenstein: “I am thankful and gratified with this enormous honor, and I’ll continue to help the youth of our community as best I can, because they’re the future for us and for the nation.” ….”With all he’s done for this area, if you’re going to name a school after anybody in Tampa, it should be him,” said Yankee captain Derek Jeter. WasWatching spectulated on the captain’s motives for backing the old Boss: “Maybe Derek just ...
