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June 19, 2002
Tampa Bay: June 19, 2002
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To aid or oust?
[Times photo: Kevin German]
A center that helps the homeless closes Friday, bringing the issue of what to do about them to the forefront.
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South Pinellas County news
Landfill forces agency to find new well sites
Tampa Bay Water had to change its plans for brackish well locations. Its water delivery date is pushed back six months.
Students, parents amazed by gifts
Members of an after school program received free computers from the United Methodist Cooperative Ministries.
Visioning sets guidelines for Madeira Beach future
Madeira Beach will use a consultant's suggestions to guide the city, but actual projects are down the road.
Ex-staffer denies omitting, admitting
A once-lauded Pinellas Park employee says her firing was completely unjust.
Letters
Children's respect for teachers starts at home
Re: Parents, kids don't respect teachers, letter, June 9.
Pier shops expand to the beach
MADEIRA BEACH -- Two businesses at the Pier in downtown St. Petersburg have expanded to Hubbard's Marina at John's Pass Village and Boardwalk.
Metalworker for the rich and famous
Kevin Lynch, 36, Production manager, Downing's Forge, St. Petersburg
Factious Lealman fire station is two steps closer
LEALMAN -- Four years ago, Lealman fire commissioners first began talking about a new fire station.
Super graduates meet the world
Editor's note: They have the highest grade point averages, but it doesn't stop there. Community service, extra activities and ambitious goals make the Class of 2002 valedictorians and salutatorians the Best of the Best.
Pinellas Park's new principal 'elated'
PINELLAS PARK -- On May 30, Valerie Brimm received a phone call that made her scream -- not from fear, but for joy.
Venerable venue had awesome beginnings
The city's first air-conditioned building, the Florida Theatre, was an architectural jewel that hosted Elvis, Sally Rand, vaudeville and films.
Beaches notebook
Treasure Island planners tackle new height limits
Driven to recycle? Here are the spots
ST. PETERSBURG -- The recycling bins for newspapers, magazines and aluminum cans have vanished from the parking lot at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, 1376 Snell Isle Blvd. NE.
Questions about school choice?
"Controlled choice," a radically new way of matching students and schools, is nearly upon us. If you have a question about how the system will work, please let us know. Also, if you have an interesting story to tell about your own search for a school, we would like to hear from you. In a few months, parents and students will be applying for schools for this new system, which will start in the 2003-2004 school year. Please e-mail, fax or write to us (no phone calls, please) in care of Kelly Ryan Gilmer, St. Petersburg Times newsroom, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL, 33731; e-mail ryan@sptimes.com; fax to Kelly Ryan Gilmer at (727) 893-8675.
Boaters' rescuers now known
Two charter fishermen finish a good day of angling with a good deed during a violent storm.
Military news
Pvt. Coll J. McCaffery IV, son of Mary and Bud McCaffery of Indian Rocks Beach, has completed basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. He also completed a five-week advanced infantry training course.
Teams advance on road to nationals
The first stage in the journey to the USA League Tennis national championships concluded last weekend in the men's division.
St. Petersburg's Doyle joins elite sailors
After a near miss last year as a junior, Sean Doyle of St. Petersburg and Harvard has been named the 2002 College Sailor of the Year. Doyle, who finished second in last season's voting, learned to sail in Opti's at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center, just as so many youngsters have since 1924 when it was the St. Petersburg Junior Yacht Club.
Vinieratos receives another shot in Open
A former Pinellas Park High golfer has earned a place in the U.S. Women's Open Champion-
Tampa Bay headlines
2 USF leaders dispute policy
Teacher raises, yes; but funding?
Ship festival short of cash, big sponsor
Schools lift ban on cell phones
Strong arms of the law
Web prostitution ring called global
Four years don't erase anguish
Arts supporter Claude Focardi dies
Disabled access at Trop wins approval
Leaking propane tank feeds flames
Howard Troxler
His vision transcends boundaries of politics
North Pinellas headlines
No more pancakes, just many questions
Sundays near bridge a day of noise, not rest
No bliss for bride who stole to wed
Despite dissent, library moves forward
More flights will add to airport's bottom line
Education center plans omit offices
Truck gone, but fight chugs on
Editorial
Roads all torn up, but it's a sign of progress
Letters
Diversity, not small minds, is what this country thrives on
Dunedin employees move to new office
Safety Harbor residents to have the first words
Airport adds more flights to bottom line
Deputies: Man may have died from suicide
Hillsborough headlines
Center to be focal point for area's revitalization
Sanchez switches managers
Ernest Hooper
Joking Bucs, rising star, Bar honors
News of Florida
Childers accused of buying vote
Ex-foster child sues eight DCF workers
Bush: It's time for woman governor
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