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May 24, 2002

Tampa Bay: May 24, 2002 North Pinellas County news
Timothy Garvey, library advocate, dies at age 69
He and his wife, ex-Clearwater Mayor Rita Garvey, lobbied for the construction of a new main library.

Largo man a scofflaw, IRS says
A grand jury indictment says he owes $382,000 in taxes accrued while running a consulting business in Virginia.

Horse owners need to prepare for storms
Hurricane readiness includes planning for equine needs such as food and water.

Rescuers find shoulder to lean on
Chaplains volunteered in Largo and Clearwater in August, just in time to help firefighters grieve for New York colleagues lost on Sept. 11. Coincidence? You be the judge.

Second man will face charge of extortion
The owner of a Palm Harbor business says he was threatened. One man pleaded guilty. The other suspect turned himself in Wednesday.

Pinellas makes case for new ball fields
Officials say the land near Brooker Creek is not sensitive land. Environmentalists say the 25-acre tree farm is home to wildlife.

Variety is the spice of party
Clearwater's North Greenwood neighborhood hopes to fight stereotypes and encourage racial integration with the 13th annual May Festival and Music Fest.

Happenings
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: The Summit Swing Ensemble will present "Celebrate America," a musical tribute to the United States, at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, south of East Bay Drive between Highland Avenue and Seminole Boulevard.

Pinellas digest
County agrees to expand use of computer system

Editorial
Doing the right thing with golf course plan
The city of Clearwater appears poised to reverse a wrongheaded course that would have complicated or delayed its ability to complete a flood-control project at the Glen Oaks Golf Course.

Letters
Drivers need to pay more attention
Re: Roundabout not the problem: It's the drivers, letter, May 20.


Tampa Bay headlines
Howard Troxler
  • If Peter pays his taxes, shouldn't Paul Inc.?
  • Memorial Day weekend puts 'heads in beds'
  • County's response pleases residents
  • Insect bite may sway life sentence
  • Hillsborough: 35.1 years young
  • Speculator tried to block apartments
  • At just 17, this boy is tech tycoon
  • Pinellas officials can run and run

  • South Pinellas headlines
  • Woman alleges priest's abuse
  • Voters might decide Bayfront Center's future
  • Bishop requests separate review

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • University wins another bar fight
  • USF dig offers clues to the past
  • Student in sex scandal expelled

  • Ernest Hooper
  • Dress rule is history, and so is my couch
    City Times - South Tampa
  • Old rules illuminate the past's concerns
  • Teenage tycoon
  • Bonding, codger style
  • Adding gilt to Guilder
  • Cooking up wisdom
  • Life comes full circle, back where it began
  • Warranty protects against problems
  • Homes morph with age, lives
  • A scholar, athlete and volunteer
  • Taking steps in the right direction
  • The stars come out all day
  • Datebook
  • Beads, beads, beads
  • Prominent lawyer, public official
  • Get your java at the drive-though
  • Pennies and pictures for patients
  • Struggling Giancola's abruptly shuts down
  • Plant High graduates show their generosity
  • Old homes harbor ship and other sea images

  • North of Tampa
  • Game's up

  • Marlene Sokol
  • Follow this sign to ... nowhere
  • North of Tampa diary

  • Letters
  • Valedictorians a testament to America's freedom
  • Living the music
  • Railroad repairs to close roads
  • Central Pasco to get its first hospital
  • Missionaries plan trip to Russia
  • Barbecue restaurant gets initial approval
  • Development triggers concerns among neighbors
  • Sports briefs
  • Young gymnast pushes for success

  • News of Florida
  • McBride lays out his education plan
  • Orange County polls criticized
  • Census illustrates disparities
  • University overhaul closer to Nov. vote
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