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March 21, 2002
Bill seeks clearer path to nursing
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[Times photo: James Borchuck]
As hospitals scrounge to find and keep nurses, lawmakers step up with a bill that may remove roadblocks to recruitment and training.
Top stories
Suit labels Al-Arian terrorist fundraiser
A former federal lawyer accuses the USF professor of using charities to finance Mideast terrorists.

Problem is, this home-cooked meal was illegal
From a soured marriage comes a dated videotape of a proud fisherman reeling in an alligator.

The pucks fly in Tampa, with few major injuries
TAMPA -- On opening day last year, hockey fan Tricia Hirsch was sitting in section 104 of the Ice Palace with her two daughters.

The stuff that makes you stuffy
Are you sneezing? Is your nose running? Has your car turned yellow? Blame the annual oak pollen explosion.

USF may establish honors college
With its own dean, faculty and a rigorous degree program, the college's aim would be recruiting top students.

Swiftmud to back desal plant buyout
The state agency agrees that Tampa Bay Water ownership will avoid financial problems in completing the plant.

Bare naked ladies, and men, at beach?
Tampa Area Naturists again press their case for a part of Fort De Soto Park, but the tide appears to be against them.


South Pinellas headlines
  • Comet turns out to be a lesser light

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • 200 students compete in history fair
  • Mock crash delivers a sobering message
  • Studio now faces questions from state
  • City offers cash to annex apartments
  • Oldsmar officials can buy into city's insurance plan
  • Tarpon residents keep hand on wheel
  • Causeway collision was not accident
  • Local election season wasn't politics as usual for voters
  • Police sort out bloody teen conflict
  • Small Good Life Games field makes big impact

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Perceived snub produces snit among commissioners

  • News of Florida
  • Cameras might pan nursing home rooms
  • New Cabinet post still lacks job description
  • Poll: Let's rethink high-speed rail
  • Plan to raise phone bills hits Senate resistance
  • Bush tries to end budget disputes plaguing session
  • Senators offer farewells to departing colleagues
  • Bills make environmentalists howl
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