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August 15, 2002
Mary Jo Melone
A little girl's shiny shoes shout out: Red alert!
My 4-year-old daughter's shoes attract attention wherever she goes. They are covered with red sparkles and around our house we call them her Dorothy shoes.
Top stories
Pair of absentee voters notice botched ballots
"It shouldn't have happened," the Pinellas elections supervisor says. Indeed, says one senior who remains skeptical.
Repairs will delay traffic on Skyway
Work requiring lane closures are expected to stymie commuters for hours.
Parents help district clarify choice forms
ST. PETERSBURG -- For several months, Pinellas school officials have tried to simplify a new school choice "declaration of intent" form by cutting extraneous details.
Candidate's missed debates become issue
Ken Hagan says he was at home babysitting. But the campaign manager for one of his opponents says he was at a Bucs game.
Two cursed commutes
A fuel truck tips over and brings a usually frenetic intersection to a standstill. A sense of danger gives way to general angst.
Tanker spill snags morning traffic
No one is seriously hurt, but a busy intersection is crippled for eight hours, and about 600 gallons of diesel from the truck leaks into stormwater drainage.
Finally, anonymity at the ballot box
Egmont Key's former park manager was one of only two voters in his precinct for 11 years.
South Pinellas headlines
Body found buried in family's back yard
Grand Prix: From zero to 175 in 6 months
Dozens are charged in sweep of street dealers
North Pinellas headlines
Letter calls job agency chaotic
Manager of office arrested on theft charge
Safety Harbor project applauded
Tarpon gets advice: Fix up golf course
Largo star completes run at win
Deal gives festival 1 last year
Editorial
North Greenwood must demand action on crimes
Letters
Planners' solutions fall short of solving traffic problems
Hillsborough headlines
A powerful message
Former boyfriend is charged with smothering baby
Candidate beat fraud charge
News of Florida
Right to 'green' lawsuits asserted
Ex-Okla. official eyed for DCF job
Around the State
Zoos act to guard occupants against West Nile virus
Another Escambia plea deal isolates Childers
Democrats criticize Bush on education
Quid pro quo or thrift? Ad causes stir
Babysitter's CPR attempt caused boy's death
Some DCF district officials receive hefty pay raises
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