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June 23, 2002

Tampa Bay: June 23, 2002 North Pinellas County news
Challengers sparse for county commissioners
One week before the deadline to qualify by petition, only one of the four commissioners running for re-election is expected to face opposition.

Memories of mother join skater on the ice
At the skating rink, where a doting mother was her daughters' No. 1 fan, a father tries to carry on her legacy as the family struggles with loss.

Cache sheds light on past in Pinellas
Virginia Lee Laney's papers and photos detail a family whose history is intertwined with Pinellas'.

School tackles engineer shortage
East Lake High partners its new pre-engineering curriculum with local corporations for their expertise and funds to defray the program's costs.

Umpiring became his life after graduation
Although baseball had always been one of Steve Rippley's favorite sports growing up, umpiring the game was not what the 1972 Northeast High graduate expected for a career.

Wilcox beats wind for 5K win on the beach
Under normal circumstances, a 5-minute, 10-second first mile in a 5K race would result in a final time of 16:03.

Oldsmar man rolled his way across country
Sixty years ago, John Ruggiero Jr., was piloting a B-25 Mitchell bomber above the southwest Pacific, toting bombs.

Editorial
Weak-kneed decision might haunt district
Which of these sounds like the most logical place to build a county school?

Letters
In fighting crime, police and residents work side by side
I'm writing to reassure Clearwater residents that their safety, their sense of security and the sanctity of their neighborhoods are paramount in the minds of Clearwater police officers.


Tampa Bay headlines
  • Unease follows moves by Genshaft
  • The neighborhood that could
  • Homeowners to be told of houses' flaws
  • A seven-ship salute
  • Suits mount against surgeon
  • Worker charged in stabbing at group home
  • Man shoots, kills gun-wielding intruder
  • Metro week in review

  • South Pinellas headlines
  • Let thinning begin, forestry expert says
  • City to study traffic reducers
  • Neighbors want DOT to clean up its mess
  • New school site is magnet for thieves
  • Lealman is ready to tackle homeless issue
  • Tiny tony town no longer rates a zero
  • Unincorporated areas forge alliance
  • The plucky underdogs
  • New debutantes gather to meet, greet at coffee
  • Groundbreaking for memorial set
  • Beaches notebook
  • With exits and potholes, expect the unexpected
  • Woman gets one year of probation in ticket scam
  • If children are prepared, flying alone is no big deal
  • Official gets up close look at annexation
  • Neighbors riled about bar rising on old town hall site

  • Letters
  • Chains move in, charm moves out

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Carjacking is quickly foiled by tracking device

  • North of Tampa
  • How uncivilized!
  • Landscape fixes won't be cheap
  • Zoning: Builder ready to present 135-home project
  • The quick pitch
  • Price tag on bike path: $25-million
  • Twelve Oaks divided on way to combat crime
  • County opens wallet to a subdivision
  • Opening night in sight for New Tampa Players
  • A small sacrifice for another's chance at life
  • Out & About
  • Sports briefs
  • Week in Review

  • News of Florida
  • In trial, suspended official asks help of old ally
  • Bush: Better education will lead to fewer arrests
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