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June 1, 2002
Seniors see the sights, from 1,000 feet up
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[Times photo: Scott Keeler]
Five ladies, age 85 and up, redeem the hot-air balloon rides they won in a drawing at their senior living facility.

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Christian crusade draws 8,000 men
The Promise Keepers encourage men to be dedicated husbands and fathers.

Man charged in punch that killed teen
The Sheriff's Office says the 21-year-old briefly joined friends to settle a grudge, and with one blow to the head, ended the life of the Sickles High School senior.

Undaunted, hearty soccer fans rise early, cheer hard
As the World Cup goes on half a world away, local soccer fans get their fix.

'Sum of All Fears' tests our post-9/11 threshold for plots
Based on a best-selling novel, the film depicts terrorists setting off a nuclear bomb in Baltimore.

A house divided, land speculator seeks his profit
An oversight lets Don Connolly buy half of a woman's lot. Her home of nine years straddles the line, so he sues her.

Speculator turns landlocked land into gold mine
TAMPA -- Real estate investor Don Connolly and a partner used a Florida law guaranteeing access to landlocked property to turn an $11,000 tax deed into a $100,000 sale in just three months.

Ex-local priest arrested in Mich.
The Rev. Robert L. Schaeufele, charged with capital sexual battery, is the first bay area priest arrested since the scandal began.

Local companies have interests in a peaceful India
Among Tampa Bay companies, CGI Group of Clearwater, formerly IMRGlobal, has two offices in India but employs only Indian nationals.

Pizza delivery driver shoots man to death
TAMPA -- A pizza delivery driver shot and killed a man at Avon and Virginia avenues in the Robles Park area Friday night, police said.

Attorney challenges veteran Bilirakis
Chuck Kalogianis hopes his earlier run at office helps him against the 10-term Republican.

Quick thinking saved four lives
If a truck driver and firefighter hadn't intervened, an entire family would have perished in their burning car, investigators say.

Panelists debate cameras in courts
That was one of the topics as lawyers, judges and journalists gathered to discuss media law issues.

Women's advocacy group endorses Reno
Emily's List, a national group that supports female candidates, announced Friday it has endorsed Janet Reno for governor, but it stopped short of recommending that its members start writing her checks.


South Pinellas headlines
  • Keep the faith, 46 graduates are urged
  • Suspect arrested in bank robbery

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Internal disputes surround museum funds
  • Memorial batting cage nears completion
  • Clearwater scoops up $150,000 from EPA
  • Marina owners seek to add more storage
  • Phone records lead to suspects
  • Talking religion, warts and all

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Woman, grandchild burned in blaze
  • Lightning ignites condominium
  • A closer look: One Hillsborough church
  • A longtime Tampa gumshoe says goodbye
  • John Vest, 59, public servant, volunteer

  • News of Florida
  • New tools for FBI long-used in Florida
  • Hurricane jitters begin today
  • Tax breaks could flow in drilling deal
  • Suit filed over sewage plant
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