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March 29, 2002
Tampa Bay mother back home from military tour
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[Times photo: Thomas M. Goethe]
The nurse, 36, one of six MacDill reservists to come home Wednesday, recalls her role in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Howard Troxler
Now comes the pain that follows the short cuts
It fits in perfectly with the tenor of this year so far. AOL Time Warner Inc., that mega-corporation that does a lousy job of everything, is having to take a $54-billion "accounting charge."

Top stories
Two new bomb-sniffing dogs join TIA's security
Renza and Dunja arrive well-trained, but need acculturation at the airport before serious work begins.

Study: Dead manatees infected by parasite
A USF professor surmises that the animals caught the disease from swimming in sewage-polluted water.

NBC journalist despairs over Mideast peace talks
Andrea Mitchell says the rising violence makes her yearn for the Cold War.

Tap water could look like tea
Officials work to keep a change in the source from changing the color.

Last of patient brokers gets two years
One of the biggest health care scams in U.S. history has led to 50 convictions and $20-million in fines and restitution.

Adviser indicted in money scheme
The Clearwater man is accused of scamming investors out of $9.9-million.

Experts find life in 'black water'
Marine scientists suspect the mass of discolored water in the gulf west of the Florida Keys is not a dead zone but the result of an algae bloom.


South Pinellas headlines
  • Priest's departure leaves swirl of questions at school
  • Hand count planned for Pinellas Park votes

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Shop takes scissors to tradition
  • Popular activists honored for work
  • Police get closer to residents with e-mail
  • Embattled developer wins bail reduction
  • Blaze closes East Bay restaurant
  • Thirsty lawn? New plan may help
  • New name in race for proposed House seat
  • County needs enlightened view on animal services
  • Citizens academy will give residents taste of police work
  • Cherry chariots of old

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • School purchases new home
  • Suspect steals officer's cruiser, tries to hit him
  • Agreement gives Con Agra trucks access to flour mill

  • City Times - South Tampa
  • Saying Grace on Church
  • Trio of friends take ride on wave of patriotism
  • Rumors replace Jacobson's
  • A roundup for cancer
  • Datebook
  • Getting Tampa in shape
  • She was a friend to people -- and pets
  • Thank her for your playground
  • Easter lollipops
  • Move over Brunehilde: Opera goes diverse
  • Theater opening put off 2 weeks
  • Camps keep kids' hands and minds occupied
  • GreenFest offers an education in gardening
  • Teams find a common ground at new gym

  • North of Tampa
  • Highfalutin newcomers?
  • Keep telling yourself: It's only a game ...
  • A harder look reveals truth about store's rustic look
  • For the love of wine
  • 'Gentle giant' trains hard, wins big in track
  • In the end, WTA deal falls short of promise
  • Science that slithers, wiggles and hisses
  • An artful passion
  • Taste organizers get $1,500 grant
  • County cell tower rules may change
  • Battling more than cancer
  • Tax incentive lures company to Oldsmar
  • Getting Tampa in shape

  • News of Florida
  • Frankel rethinks race for governor
  • State pension fund chief to retire
  • Lawmaker's office a bully pulpit for opposition to gay adoptions
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