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April 13, 2002
On pins and needles
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[Times photo: Jim Damaske]
Piercings in the presidential suite? Tattoos in the Tiffany Ballroom? Legions of illustrated men and women fill the Belleview Biltmore Resort & Spa as hotel officials squirm.
Top stories
USF courts undecided students
From creative mailings to a warm welcome, the university tries to win over high school seniors.

Police: Death was part of plot
Jimm Underwood planned to kill former boss Eddie Gomez and then kill himself, authorities say.

Penny tax could attack tackiness
Towns along Pinellas' Gulf Boulevard hope to use the funds to bury power lines and spruce up the street.

Ali's daughter to speak on battling Parkinson's
Muhammad Ali's daughter is helping raise funds for the fight against Parkinson's disease.

Tampa Bay briefs
Parade helps wind down 81st Festival of States

Crash kills man, jams traffic
ST. PETERSBURG -- A 41-year-old Tampa man was killed Friday when his pickup truck blew a tire on the Howard Frankland Bridge, causing a massive traffic jam on Interstate 275.

Newspaper spoof causes headaches at Eckerd College
Bawdy bulletins amuse some students. But some administrators think a little chat is in order.

Protesters rally for Palestinians
The rally takes place peacefully. Suspended USF professor Sami Al-Arian receives the most applause.

Jet forced to land at Tampa airport
TAMPA -- Fire-rescue workers scrambled at Tampa International Airport on Friday morning to meet a small U.S. Coast Guard twin-engine jet that diverted there after an engine overheated.


South Pinellas headlines
  • A fitting tribute

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • More of stadium cost goes to Phillies
  • Tests to identify sewer leaks
  • Woman cited for dilapidated building
  • Pinellas digest
  • Residents listen to city's relocation plans
  • $25,000 reward offered in mail robbery
  • Board to decide if teacher to be fired
  • In memory of Ariel, a special gift
  • Racing tonight at Sunshine Speedway

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Fest ignites Southern passion, pride
  • A closer look: One Hillsborough church

  • Sandra Thompson
  • Signs of a big city creep into Tampa

  • News of Florida
  • McBride rolls out cigarette tax
  • Special interest money poured into tax fight

  • Lucy Morgan
  • Campaign plies Harris' e-mail from the recount
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