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October 9, 2002
Howard Troxler
Ever steady, never flashy Miranda adds spice to race
Charlie Miranda plods right along. The chairman of the Tampa City Council is definitely not a flashy or showy man, although it should be said that in conversation he is deadpan, bone-dry funny.
Top stories
The scream test
Many try, 825 so far, to make the cut for Howl-O-Scream. Their talents varied, but only one talent was needed: to be loud.
Father describes son's last moments of life
George Christopher Edmonds admitted on tape to killing his son. Whether he intended to is the issue.
'He never heard my warning,' slain man's partner testifies
LARGO -- The driver of the armored truck saw a man in a hooded sweat shirt and dark clothes sprint toward his partner, who was carrying a bag stuffed with cash.
Honors credit plan is target for critics
LARGO -- Pinellas school superintendent Howard Hinesley's proposed solution to a controversy over extra credit for honors courses has not satisfied some critics.
Brandon man captured by Georgia police
TAMPA -- Georgia authorities have arrested a 42-year-old man suspected in eight Hillsborough County armed robberies since September, as well as in several other robberies in Florida and Georgia.
Organizers cancel visit of slave ship 'Amistad' replica
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Amistad, a replica of a 19th century ship whose slave passengers generated a landmark civil rights case after they revolted, isn't likely to visit St. Petersburg after all.
Judge sorts the issues in Al-Arian struggle
TAMPA -- A federal judge must decide whether the University of South Florida lawsuit against Palestinian professor Sami Al-Arian can continue and, if so, which court should hear it.
Jury awards TV host $495,000
TAMPA -- A federal jury awarded $495,000 to a former Home Shopping Network host who said she was discriminated against after she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease.
St. Petersburg nursing home wins distinction
Bon Secours Maria Manor, a 274-bed Catholic nursing home in northeast St. Petersburg, has joined an exclusive group.
Legal experts side with foster family
They contend a Pasco couple have a right to raise foster kids in a deed-restricted neighborhood.
South Pinellas headlines
Commissioners agreeable to owning the Trop
Motel owner accused of catering to prostitutes
Kids get detoured on road to trouble
Golden oldies (and not just the songs)
FEMA's new maps are kind to Tierra Verde
Dixie Hollins honors famous sports alumni
Road work mishap cuts phone lines
Business pioneer added spice to a bland new town
20 years and counting
Bay Bash Ball brings Rio revelers to Vinoy
A Day on the Job: Taking his place in the family business
Kindergartener aims for a plum school
Beach notebook
The Morgan Invasion event honors sailor
New Port Richey player puts it together in CGA
Business Headlines
Letters
Working mothers deserve respect
North Pinellas headlines
Outcry puts road closing on hold
The caring arm of the law
Already in jail, man charged in shooting death
Amid the ashes, family gets set to rebuild
Armed man robs woman in parking lot
Military news
Pinellas battles Hillsborough in tourney
Editorial
Schools need more seniors as volunteers
Letters
Caruso explains absences: Brazil mugging, illness
Hillsborough headlines
Station targets officials' comments
SUV flips, killing teenage driver
Ernest Hooper
Bowl color switch a hit; Greco proves social savvy
News of Florida
Nature activists endorse McBride
Victim's kin plan to pass on Wuornos execution
Campaigns belie tight budget
Around the state
Ford to do safety fixes on police cars
Driller denied permit denied damages, too
Close Noelle Bush's drug hearing, her lawyer asks
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