Tampa Bay: February 7, 2002
North Pinellas County news
Oldsmar may get optical plant
If Ocean Optics builds a facility in Oldsmar, the company could close one in Largo and consolidate the two.
Clearwater High coach to retire
Clearwater High School's basketball coach Rudy Coffin, one of the deans of Pinellas County boys hoops, announced Wednesday he is retiring after the season.
Child abuse, neglect persist in county
Officials hope that more reports mean more people are willing to speak up, not just that more abuse is occurring.
Largo nixes tax split of Walgreens property
Despite a plea from the Belleair Bluffs mayor for a 50-50 division, the Commission wants an 80-20 tax split from the store which will straddle the boundary of the two cities.
Fired, then rehired, clerk feels vindicated
CLEARWATER -- Hess station clerk Cathy Adams was stunned when she was fired after calling police to say a drunken driver was at the store.
Pinellas digest
Veterans issues discussed Friday
Tarpon loosens its belt around funds
Budgeted items "of somewhat immediate concern," such as police cars, are approved.
Parents, vote for your kids' sake
In response to the Sutherland Elementary mom who wrote about the lack of participation in our children's education (Do your part to help schools, letter, Jan. 27), I would like to add that, yes, we should be ashamed of ourselves for letting the hustle and bustle of our daily lives take us away from being involved in our children's education.
Dunedin candidates respond
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Times gives candidates not recommended by its editorial board the opportunity to write a response for publication. The following responses were received from Dunedin City Commission candidates Cecil Englebert and Tom Osborne after the newspaper's recommendation of the two other candidates on the ballot in Tuesday's Dunedin city election.
Former world-ranked player Leo directs Countryside club
Sue Leo followed the normal stepping stones provided by her native Australia for promising players.
