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First-time customer John Hilkene peruses the varied used book selections at The Book Exchange before selecting a John Jakes novel. ELLEN GILLETTE PHOTOS

Book lovers rejoice

Entrepreneur Osman Rashid predicted, “By 2025, we can expect the world to be completely digital. Paper books will be a thing of the past.” Many book lovers would shout, “Nonsense!” Getting rid of libraries and bookstores would be, to them, as ridiculous and culturally catastrophic as settling for poster prints of masterpieces instead of viewing originals in museums.

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Read more about the article Kids’ health
Dr. Michael Jampol, one of three pediatricians practicing at Cleveland Clinic Health in Port St. Lucie, jokes with one happy patient and his family. CLEVELAND CLINIC

Kids’ health

Although South Florida enjoys a reputation as a retirement destination, almost 30 percent of Port St. Lucie is younger than 21. Responsible parents place their children’s health and safety at the top of wish lists, so for those who want to find a local pediatrician or change pediatricians, the focus is on two of the fastest growing areas in St. Lucie County — St. Lucie West and Tradition.

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Read more about the article Beautiful simplicity
A frequent design element throughout Skip and Jeanette Hartzell’s Port St. Lucie home is concrete walls with just the finish left behind by the form boards. Shiny concrete floors are everywhere in the home, studio, gallery and guest house.

Beautiful simplicity

Nestled into a quiet section of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River is the only waterfront industrial chic compound in the City of Port St. Lucie.

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Read more about the article The CROSSING GUARD
On school days, Joyce Milligan directs traffic at one of the busiest posts in Port St. Lucie. Sundays, she is a church pianist. Whether stopping a truck, playing a song, or crocheting an afghan, her hands are usually active. ELLEN GILLETTE PHOTO

The CROSSING GUARD

Musical directors are adept at using their hands to signal tempo and volume changes. Perhaps that’s why Joyce Milligan, formerly a music teacher, makes a successful school crossing guard, orchestrating complicated traffic patterns in order to protect the sweetest music of all: children.

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Read more about the article The ACTIVE CENTENARIAN
From free weights to machines, in his 100 years Lou Wolfson has seen many changes in technology. He marvels how you can talk into a phone and get the answer to your question in seconds. GREG GARDNER PHOTO

The ACTIVE CENTENARIAN

World War I was ending when Lou Wolfson was born in Moscow, Pennsylvania, to two immigrant parents from outside Moscow, Russia.

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Read more about the article The STUDENT LEADER
Rochelle Popp-Finch stands by her honorary brick along the main walkway of the Indian River State College campus in Fort Pierce. She was honored by the state community college system for her achievements as a leader of student government at the college and at other campuses around the state while a student at then-Indian River Community College. She now works at IRSC as the director of student development and the college ombudsman. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTO

The STUDENT LEADER

When she moved to Port St. Lucie after graduation from high school in 2000, Rochelle Popp-Finch had no idea how much her life’s goals and educational plans were going to change.

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Read more about the article Careers in gear
At vocational-technical academies, students are taught by experts what they could expect if they opted for a career as a firefighter, an electrician or other demanding jobs requiring special skills. Here, students at the City of Hialeah Educational Academy, a sister school to Somerset College Preparatory Academy in Port St. Lucie, are given instruction on what to do in a building fire. CITY OF HIALEAH EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY

Careers in gear

Gobnait Zick has been waiting a long time for a school that could provide hands-on training in a trade for her son. The sixth-grader’s heart has been set on attending a vocational-technical school that would give him as many options as possible.

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