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August 14, 2002
Lawsuits mount over remains
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[Times photo: Chris Zuppa]
Six families sue Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home. Eight other lawsuits are pending.
Howard Troxler
'Outrageous' ruling is not so simple as it may seem
Once again, we see a seemingly outrageous story from the legal system. Once again, learning more about it makes it a tougher call.

Top stories
So long splashes, hello shrieks
Busch Gardens, trying to stay current, will move its dolphins to Sea World and replace them with a "4-D' thrilling film from the Goosebumps creator.

Connolly slashes land prices
The land speculator says he's doing "the right thing" by offering to sell at cost the properties he bought at a tax deed sale.

Boat race to leave bay area in its wake
An annual power boat championship race is moving from St. Petersburg to the Bahamas with a better financial deal in tow.

Ticket glitches an old problem
But why the Pinellas error in tracking traffic infractions went undiscovered so long is unclear.

Williams note challenged by his daughter
The daughter who wants her father's body cremated now disputes the validity of the note the executor considers Ted Williams' wish.

Lutz man identified as I-275 crash victim
The passenger killed in a rush-hour accident Monday on Interstate 275, a half-mile west of the Howard Frankland Bridge, was identified Tuesday as 32-year-old Timothy Dougher of Lutz.

Zoo to add elephants; animal group upset
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says neither Lowry Park nor any U.S. zoo can give the 4 animals the spacious habitat they need.

Missing FCAT tests found at grader's Iowa offices
Students probably will have to retake the exam after the discovery in a box marked "Do Not Score."

Former guard gets 30 days in jail
TARPON SPRINGS -- At the start of the second day of his trial Tuesday, former Zephyrhills Correctional Institution guard Daniel Nordmark's attorney asked the judge whether a pretrial offer of 30 days in jail was still on the table.


South Pinellas headlines
  • Desal proposal to get public review, input
  • Movie's beach issues get personal
  • Theater may host G-rated gathering of church folks
  • Landlord contests flood grant status
  • Group strives to make cemetery a showcase
  • Fireworks question lights leaders' fuses
  • Military news
  • Sept. 11 images 'worth two thousand words'
  • Cutter, barker added to Coast Guard fleet
  • Hunka, hunka burning love coming to a mall near you
  • Tornadoes of 1966 were unexpected, devastating
  • Pop Quiz
  • Reaching for miracles
  • Young clogger hoofs her way to Brazil
  • Neighborhood business
  • A Day on the Job: Cooking up a workday

  • Letters
  • In Seattle, crosswalk meant just that

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Lawsuits mount over remains
  • Intruder hits teen in her bed with rock
  • Volunteer accused of fondling patient
  • 5 percent raises recommended for officials
  • Baby Place to close its doors Dec. 1
  • Police arrest three in cemetery burglaries
  • Winery sues over presence of mold
  • Oldsmar council tours property, mulls purchase
  • Tarpon wants input on uses for police grant
  • Report of jumper, but nothing found
  • St. Petersburg coach receives national honor
  • Talented teen keeping busy
  • Betty Marx, 102, from 'photo of the century'
  • Ex-Little Leaguer becomes hit on court

  • Letters
  • Safety Harbor museum is far from down and out

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Streetcar rides to cost same as fares for buses

  • Ernest Hooper
  • A Cuban embrace, a child's place, a charitable space

  • News of Florida
  • Political billboard pulled in Pinellas
  • DCF chief quits troubled agency
  • Lawmaker's personal plea to counties: Fund driver ed
  • Boy dies despite three investigations by DCF
  • Aisenberg lead prosecutor to move
  • State plans hurricane evacuation drill on I-4
  • Foes claim tax review measure will deceive voters
  • Reno lays out plan for health insurance
  • Around the State
  • Harris gives, receives praise as she departs
  • Board vote keeps pledge in schools
  • Broward short on poll help
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