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August 28, 2002
Land investor avoids prison
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[Times photo: Ken Helle]
Don Connolly, infamous for his tax deed purchases, is sentenced to one year of house arrest and 150 hours of community service.
Chronology of the Connolly case
Top stories
Storms bedevil Skyway schedule
Work set to begin Tuesday night now has been rescheduled for Thursday night, as long as weather cooperates.

Federal screeners go to work at airports
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport is one of 22 airports, from Dallas to Pittsburgh, where the screeners are deployed Tuesday.

Doctor's mental state issue in alleged plot
Robert Jay Goldstein's lawyer said Goldstein has a "history of emotional disturbance."

Alligator's jaws close around swimmer's head
The man breaks free and swims ashore. "Something jumped out of the water and bit me," he tells a neighbor.

Counties at odds over Gandy plans
Hillsborough will send Gov. Jeb Bush a letter opposing state plans for a connector, but Pinellas wants a route built.

Pilot taps his training in scary landing
A Bayflite helicopter pilot loses one engine, then another. Landing drills help him pull through it safely.

Ex-teacher won't face federal charges
Berkeley Preparatory School teacher Robert Yarnell left his job during an FBI investigation of his e-mails with a student.

Baby who died in day care was SIDS victim
BRANDON -- The 7-week-old boy who died last month at an unlicensed home day care was a victim of sudden infant death syndrome, an autopsy said.


South Pinellas headlines
  • Pharmacy doctorate now closer to home
  • Fitness buff is a striking figure
  • Ailing pastor receives outpouring of care
  • New fire stations replace the old
  • Battle renewed within Lealman fire board
  • Neighborhood business news
  • A Day on the Job: Tom McCollum, Dive foreman
  • City well-wishers offer tribute to USF's Heller
  • Neighborhood briefs
  • Congregation B'nai Israel has grown with community
  • Pop quiz
  • Achievers
  • School shows, tells; parents take notes
  • Largo grounds teen curfew for time being
  • Military news

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Condo directors learn fire safety
  • Largo couple injured in crash on U.S. 19
  • Fine over election is final word, board says
  • Mayor questions noise task force
  • Palm Harbor academy shuts down after 11 years
  • Tax rise expected for fire service
  • Largo couple injured in U.S. 19 accident
  • County residents will pay more, get more
  • Stanton appreciates sympathy after mother's death Aug. 21
  • Marine store is returning to local roots
  • K-Swiss summer league crowns champs

  • Editorial
  • Union's choice throws up obstacle to negotiations

  • Letters
  • Baby living on the streets deserves better protection

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • County: No gates on public streets
  • Less is more: Dropped 'a' enhances resume
  • Chamber rates commission hopefuls

  • Ernest Hooper
  • Coloring Gator's, rocking the boat

  • News of Florida
  • Candidates attack Bush, not each other
  • Barley swears oath authentic, ending lawsuit
  • Group seeks slow Panhandle growth
  • Brothers say murder confessions were lies
  • Average SAT score slips
  • New tag supports terror-fighting fund
  • Battle on Medicaid abortions resumes
  • Reno wins debate because of lead, not responses
  • Excerpts from Democratic debate
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