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September 5, 2002
Mary Jo Melone
With this place comes a new sense of name
The rule was unwritten as far as I know, but real: For years, reporters weren't allowed to say we were from the St. Pete Times.

Top stories
County prods its tech official
Years of neglect of a database system and a computer glitch are eating away at officials' patience.

Schools fill as fast as they can be built
Classrooms pack in 5,325 more students this year, with more coming. The "baby boomlet" has sparked a building boom.

Tampa may pay for polluting
The city did not respond to problems that surfaced in an inspection last year, state officials say.

Shaq promoter in thicket of failed deals
Under investigation for a failed basketball promotion, Darryl Madison also had trouble with a state contract.

WEDU-Ch. 3 to air interviews with Democratic governor candidates
WEDU-Ch. 3 will feature unedited, half-hour interviews with the three Democratic candidates for governor at 8 tonight.


South Pinellas headlines
  • Parent is angered by skin tone remarks
  • Principals must 'market' schools

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Marchers mark 2 years since boy disappeared
  • Man saves his pets, wife's ashes from house fire
  • Border may bulge for new townhomes
  • Transit authority proposes tax cut
  • Apartments cited for false alarms
  • Principal of A school to start at new one
  • Safety Harbor to see cut in tax rate
  • March marks two years since Clearwater boy disappeared
  • Playoffs settle K-Swiss singles

  • Letters
  • Dunedin Planning Board made good call on Publix project

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Distinguishing Denises
  • Why not the Ernie Hooper Dome?
  • A second look at driver's influence

  • News of Florida
  • Reno, McBride focus on base
  • Candidates make their cases
  • Prized senior vote more fragmented
  • New law lets you vote early for any reason
  • Boy again points to grown friend as father's killer
  • Around the state
  • Ex-flight attendant asks for tobacco settlement
  • Senate leader supports new chief of DCF
  • pot check
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