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October 2, 2002
Tampa Bay: October 2, 2002
North Pinellas County news
Animal expo highlights rescue work
A traveling menagerie from the Animal Planet cable TV network will bring a message of awareness to Coachman Park this weekend.
Hit-run victim identified
LARGO -- A man struck and killed by a tow truck early Sunday has been identified as 54-year-old Kevin Byron Valentine, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said Tuesday.
Driver, 20, who died was kind, helpful
The mother of the Palm Harbor man who crashed Saturday two blocks from home said he was Dad to his two siblings.
Dunedin vice mayor wants to be mayor
Janet Henderson, who resigned her position to run for the District 11 -- only to discover she couldn't hold the office -- now wants Tom Anderson's job.
Four rescued after a night lost in the gulf
DUNEDIN -- The four men clung to the side of the 14-foot bass boat, dejected after a Coast Guard helicopter failed to spot them, thinking they would die in the darkness of the Gulf of Mexico.
Sketch of robber leads to charges
A Palm Harbor man arrested in Hillsborough is accused of twice holding up the Tobacco Depot. Police say his photo matched a sketch of the tobacco store robber.
Editorial
Tarpon chief from the ranks a good choice
Tarpon Springs has completed a national search for a new fire chief, but it found the candidate it likes best in its own firehouse: Kevin Bowman, who started his career as a green firefighter and paramedic in Tarpon Springs in 1982 and remains there today.
Letters
In A school, classrooms bulge
I am the parent of three children who currently attend Garrison-Jones Elementary and was proud to read staff writer Robert Farley's Sept. 5 article, Principal of A school to start at new one. The article was very flattering to our school, principal, students and parents. However, it overlooked one important issue that still faces the teachers and students at Garrison-Jones Elementary: classroom overcrowding.
Tampa Bay headlines
His rap sheet snares rapper
Left in insurance limbo
Public not alerted to water crisis until hours later
Lessors clam up about Morris' condo project
Missionary on lucky streak
Jury recommends death for killer of 'Jane Doe I-275'
New plan developed for Gandy
Traffic tie-ups haunt Howl-O-Scream
District leaders hope money will help raise schools' grades
3 groups propose charter schools
Academy Prep hires two new officials
Former USF provost Carl Riggs dies at 81
Teams hit road for vote drive
Colombians convicted in cocaine case
Pinellas teens accused of making false bomb threats
South Pinellas headlines
Payoff for road headaches: reclaimed water
Political group could make election exciting
Venomous snake rattles morning walkers
Midtown welcomes a big key to learning
Publix may replace a mobile home park
'It looks like a bomb went off'
Grandfathering will extend to little sis
Ministers will bless animals of all stripes
School shopping
Laurels nursing center shuts specialized care, rehab unit
Fire rescue district approves 7% raises
Gray matter mattered to dedicated educator
A Day on the Job: Primer on teaching preschoolers
New chamber name lures more Web surfers
Old McCrory building on verge of a new life
Leagues are making plans for season
Miami criterium attracts elite racers
Late Model driver enjoying quite a run
$20,000 to pay off lingering legal case
Business Headlines
Hillsborough headlines
New plan developed for Gandy
Ernest Hooper
Prenatal care, indy film a hit, reading fun
News of Florida
Libertarians run to build a brand name
Women's votes could swing governor's race
Universities get low grades
Bush: Execution to go on as scheduled
Around the state
McBride backers think bias helped Bush in debate
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