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October 4, 2002
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Schools struggle to find nurses
[Times photo: Toni L. Sandys]
Money is short, and a nationwide nursing shortage also doesn't help. But kids' complaints keep coming.
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Howard Troxler
New system has higher education in Florida taking a lower road
No state, and certainly no state in the South, can become great or remain great without a strong, independent state university system.
Top stories
TIA wants to quell noisy flight paths
TAMPA -- For the nine years that Ellen and Ron Schon have lived in Beach Park Isles in South Tampa, big planes have been flying over so low that Ellen swears she can count the bolts in the fuselages.
Pinellas left out on choice grant
Pinellas schools won't get a $25-million federal grant to help with school choice programs. Hillsborough gets $13.2-million.
Airport to review parking prices
Drivers have been flocking to the long-term lot, leaving other lots unfilled. "Our mix isn't right," one official says.
A man's angry life comes to a violent end
To his wife and teenage daughter, William Seegert was a loving family man and a brilliant and talented artist.
Youth pastor gets 135 years for sex cases
A judge tells Randy Lee Morrow he wishes the sentence could be longer.
Schools get millions for choice
While the Hillsborough district will get a federal grant worth up to $13.2-million, Pinellas' application is denied.
Doctors scrambling in insurance dispute
The standoff between BlueCross and BayCare has left many weighing alternatives.
Hearing on Gandy plan scheduled
TAMPA -- State Sen. Jim Sebesta, R-St. Petersburg, will hold a public meeting on Monday to unveil his long-awaited proposal for the Gandy Connector.
Grandson of dairy pioneer dies at 88
John M. Hood helped expand Hood's Dairy, which started in Pinellas in 1908, to Bradenton before selling it in 1973.
Publix recalls ground beef products
The recall of the grocery chain's own brand involves possible E. coli contamination at a supplier's plant.
South Pinellas headlines
Official lobbies to keep airport
Judge releases video of SWAT team hijinks
Midtown hospital given new life
North Pinellas headlines
City will revisit drainage project
Bar owner charged with shooting at couple
Dispute delays sewer service
Assistant rises to principal at Ridgecrest
Detective's win at lottery machine is Dunedin bar's loss
Rampaging rooster attacks girl
Reeves, Guinand share top spot
East meets West and all points in between
Pinellas digest
Editorial
Caruso could have avoided mess
Letters
No gridlock caused by road work? Please
Hillsborough headlines
Council may close club as 'nuisance'
City rethinks need for press officer
Officers arrest 106 in crime sweep
North of Tampa
Defying the odds
Marlene Sokol
Guarding innocence against a word
Miami event attracts elite
Tennis team takes 2nd at USTA event
It's too early to count anyone out in District 6
Now's the time to prepare garden for fall, winter
Out & about
Calendar
Lakeside labors
Fronting Flapjack Festival no small feat
Wesley Chapel chamber names its unsung hero
Deluge a drain on county stormwater system, residents told
Landscaping lapses put on ballot
Sports digest
City Times - South Tampa
The Brave New Mac World
Meeting their match, here and there
Cutting loose
Wine's a hit atmovie house
Supporter of the arts, adviser to his family
The Colonel's Tampa legacy
Neighborhood notebook
Get your fill of arts
Balancing the books
Gallery creates beauty in art therapy
WestShore shoppers have new store: Sears
Pet shop almost set; market isn't
Ybor City fights back against flooding
Chamber honors builder
A renovation fit for a brood
'Dr. Doodle' gives new life to walls with his painting
News of Florida
Governor's Rilya quip criticized
Hybrid cars win favor with cops
Around the state
Third trial ordered for death row prisoner
State balks as more parents seek FCAT results
Guard: Attorney told teen who killed dad how to commit suicide
Man faces charges in former actor's death
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