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September 17, 2002

Tampa Bay: September 17, 2002 Hillsborough County news
Thefts of cars rise in county
The year began with a 16 percent increase. A Summit on Auto Theft is looking at the statewide problem.

Ernest Hooper
Campaign an oddity, recycling for games
When it comes to campaign signs, I'm accustomed to seeing words like vote, elect, choose and re-elect. "Don't elect" is as uncommon as ribs without barbecue sauce, but that's what I saw at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. and Kingsway on Sunday.


Tampa Bay headlines
  • Parents commit to school picks
  • Flesh glints at film awards
  • Al-Arian to judge: Dismiss USF's suit
  • Sports Authority delays surcharge increase
  • Rescuers fitted with new masks
  • Aquarium feels aftershocks of 9/11
  • Northbound Skyway closing Saturday

  • Pinellas headlines
  • Note on grave chafes wounds
  • Experts monitor strain of staph
  • Clearwater to run up prices for boaters
  • County finally clears prime airport property
  • Man dies in fall from fruit tree
  • Car hangs off bridge; driver unhurt
  • Leaders award Spratt sterling marks
  • Jefferson is head of class at end
  • Funeral home owner Lewis 'Papa' Mohn dies

  • Letters
  • What's the harm in expanding a vital part of life?

  • News of Florida
  • McBride campaign entwines with teachers union
  • McBride pick may be South Florida senator
  • Hispanic dropout dilemma
  • Vietnam adoption nightmares
  • Gill to help lead Democrats
  • Poll staffers' age becomes an issue
  • Around the state
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