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January 24, 2002
'I want to be successful'
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[Times photo: James Borchuck]
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker seeks more volunteers and donations to help students like Demetric Loyd-Knight achieve their goals.
Top stories
Fingers point after police, crowd clash
A brush with danger ignites concerns about enforcement of drug laws and protection of officers.

Physical education teacher to be suspended
The teacher, who worked with special education students, was almost fired, but attorneys determined they would have trouble proving all allegations of mistreatment.

Man found shot dead at convenience store
Detectives think robbery may have been the motive for the killing in Lacoochee.

Tampa Bay briefs
Touch screen machines get commission okay

Mary Jo Melone
Readers still weigh price of Sept. 11, or other loss
This is what I get for writing about how much money the survivors of victims of Sept. 11 may receive -- mail, mail, mail.

Ernest Hooper
Cigars, long-sleeve T's, canoes and shame
Writing about my first experience smoking a cigar seemed like a pretty good idea because, face it: me humiliating myself always makes for good copy.

Tampa Uncuffed
Firefighters find a higher calling
The call came across as, "Child stuck in tree."


South Pinellas headlines
  • Fingers point after police, crowd clash
  • 'I want to be successful'
  • Lawyer acquitted of traffic violation

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • City's folk festival postponed until 2003
  • Tough fire guts Cypress Run townhome
  • Pinellas digest
  • Wince no more: Old Turtle Club to shape up
  • City extends contract to sell land
  • Vice mayor criticizes Dunedin's city staff
  • Tarpon officials share blame for inaction on erosion
  • Mom tells of hints at future sex change
  • Hot Dog Shack's business heats up
  • 'Self-taught' player among state's best

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Woman ambushed in her yard
  • Women's krewe gives up children's parade

  • Ernest Hooper
  • Cigars, long-sleeve T's, canoes and shame


  • Tampa Uncuffed
  • Firefighters find a higher calling


  • News of Florida
  • In lean year, turkeys stuff budget
  • Customers tell state how utility irks them
  • Court extends killer's long wait for death
  • 'Three strikes' law is out for now
  • Bush says tax reform might hurt business
  • Security measures require hard decisions, leader says
  • Agency moves to reduce woodpecker's protection
  • Education commissioner faces 2nd ethics complaint
  • Bill lays out structure of financial officer post
  • Plans for tribute take high road
  • Legislature briefs
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