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September 4, 2002
Tampa Bay: September 4, 2002
Hillsborough County news
Political Junkie: Campaigns launch salvos of smear
The race for the at-large District 5 commission seat is starting to resemble Fright Night before Halloween. Both Republicans in the Sept. 10 primary are pelting each other with an almost daily barrage of attack ads.
211 crisis center gets the word out
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay hopes the ad campaign for 211 will encourage parents and teens seek help.
Ernest Hooper
Mayor passes the Cher test; Ybor gets busy on image
Anyone who thinks entertainment and politics don't go together has never met Cher.
Tampa Bay headlines
Monster collector
Schools to open a year early
Group won't oppose Gandy proposals
Ex-lawmaker, civic activist Sample leaves legacy of nice
Alleged mass murderer ruled competent for trial
Robber gets plea deal in drowning
Millions in new funding don't guarantee security
Donations to local charities slow in months after attacks
Pinellas headlines
Pet docs put stock in a tool made here
Seminole reacts to curb neighborhood speeders
Smaller-scale baseball brouhaha calms down
Let me do job as I see fit, attorney urges city staff
Lakewood field is not safe, boosters say
Seminole Mall to host 'American Idol'-like contest
Military news
Ex-Mayor 'Bert' Williams dies
For Coquina Key, cycle of rum, boom and bust
Largo Cultural Center raises bar for the arts
When the going gets tough ...
Sailors' maneuvers produce a lazy circle
A Day on the Job: Inside the head of a mechanic
Candidates to attend Lealman meeting tonight
Beach briefs
Business headlines
Court clerk says she wasn't told of glitch
12-year-old girls say man fondled them in mall
City backs pay raises for police
Belly-up Turtle Club faces wrecking ball
Ex-priest faces ninth charge of sex abuse
In books, boy escapes illness' bonds
Friends, family gather to offer pilot support
Dunedin wins federal grant for another deputy
Passion brings teacher back to sport
Triathletes awaiting start of fall season
Letters
Pizza shops aren't obliged to put drivers in harm's way
News of Florida
McBride surges as Reno keeps pace
Bishop is brought in to clean up diocese
Attacks on Crist have tie to Republican
Platform key is minority contracts
Questions waiting as DCF leader takes over
Around the state
Bush is accused of racial politics
Boys' lawyers: Molester killed father
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