Schools prepare kids to be put to test [Times photo: Bill Serne] Teachers hope months of preparation will pay off when three grades take the FCAT writing test Tuesday.

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Murders are down, but a rise is feared
Experts point to a sagging economy and more young people, who commit most murders, as two reasons for an expected increase.

Teachers take gripes to their own Web site
Rants and musings on a district-operated site lead to new rules. So Pinellas teachers stake a claim to their own spot online.

2 dead; man jailed in bar shooting
First there was an argument inside the Apollo South lounge. Later at closing time outside, gunfire erupts.

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