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June 29, 2002 Tampa Bay: June 29, 2002 South Pinellas County news
Surgeon accused of Medicaid fraud
Allena H. Burge of St. Petersburg is accused of making more than 3,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims.

Tampa Bay headlines
Leading prosecutor is fired

School Board member Todd dies

Crashing airplane kept going, going

Activist gets jail time for cruelty

Extra eyes on patrol at local synagogues

Condo fire kills 1, hurts 7 as crews seek water

Cope clashes with property appraiser

Tall ships not open to some disabled

Doctors seeking to drop insurance

Tampa Bay briefs

Friends, family grieve over victim's death

Hydrant problems hinder firefighters

North Pinellas headlines
Police: teens went from bored to bad

Patrol seeks pickup driver in hit-and-run

Tarpon Goodwill store closes

Big flag stirs emotion, business

Dunedin City Hall cleanup sloshes on

Health fair offers children checkups, shots and fun

Touched by an Army of kindness

Hindu movement cultivates peace from within

Pinellas digest

Hillsborough headlines
County's tax rolls' growth in billions

Slithery escapee is quickly scooped up

USF faculty members get HIV grant

A closer look: One Hillsborough church

Bill Varian and David Karp

Grandstanding? Sniping? Must be an election year

News of Florida
Court lifts stays in death penalty cases

Rights group applauds convictions for slavery

Fundraiser has tax exemption

Steve Bousquet

Class size initiative may be biggest foe for Bush

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