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October 18, 2002

Tampa Bay: October 18, 2002
Smooth first day sets tone of Jazz Holiday
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[Times photo: Douglas R. Clifford]
Though Coachman Park is not packed, about 2,000 fans gather to dance, laugh and just relax.

Jan Glidewell

Vietnam Wall Experience
The traveling Vietnam Wall Experience is a three-quarter scale replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It will be in New Port Richey and open to the public beginning this morning at 9. A closing ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday.

North Pinellas County news
City manager, attorney win pay increases
City Manager Bill Horne gets an 8.3 percent increase for a new annual salary of $130,000. City Attorney Pam Akin gets a 4.3 percent raise for annual pay totaling $120,000.

Dunedin fills mayor, commission posts
The board named former Dunedin manager Richard Gehring interim mayor. Commissioner John Doglione will fill another vacancy.

SPC takes swipe at class size amendment
The college's board of trustees fears Amendment 9 would result in a reduction of funds for higher education.

Board to probe claims against WorkNet
A committee of WorkNet board members will investigate criticism of its director and charges that a church had an unfair bid advantage.

City board opposes oversize garage
Approval for a 1,440-square-foot garage, granted two weeks ago, is now being appealed by Largo's community development department.

Hydrant damage prompts water alert
Tarpon Springs officials ask some residents to boil drinking water after a hydrant on Alt. 19 is hit by a car.

Man pleads no contest to firebomb possession
Largo police had charged James Herbert Posey, 61, with arson in a fire that was set in March at an apartment.

2 hurt in late-night crash in Clearwater
The 20-year-old driver is jailed on drunken driving charges.

Prep panel looks ahead
The state high school tournament is scheduled for Dec. 14 at Don Carter's University Lanes in Fort Lauderdale.

Hoots, howls and haunting fun
Heritage Village in Largo will offer Halloween trickery and "feisty fun" for kids of all ages this Saturday.

Scare up some fun
Here's a look at upcoming Halloween-related events:

Pinellas digest
12 homes evacuated after gas leak


Tampa Bay headlines
  • Q&A: M. Dwayne Smith, on the sniper
  • Stranded crew in good spirits
  • Commission wary of School Board vote
  • Writer fined for driving recklessly
  • On trial for murder, he says he lied
  • Grant lets drug addiction research get under the skin
  • Spot check

  • South Pinellas headlines
  • Judge tosses out police bias case
  • Wounded boy's world: 'A terrible street'
  • Science takes eighth-grader all the way to Washington

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Deputy cleared in fatal shooting
  • Water pipe break on Memorial Highway slows traffic, business
  • Storms denies quotes on cutting station's funding
  • Compromise reached on Hyde Park Village
  • Tampa killer pleads guilty, gets 35 years
  • City approves Tampa Heights development

  • City Times - South Tampa
  • What if over-40s had a bar?
  • Rack up the good times
  • Tinker celebrates 50-year heritage
  • All stars for charity
  • Big public companies buy two home builders in area
  • Finding beauty in steel
  • Top-notch nurse who traveled the world
  • Here come the streetcars
  • Fairy tale has a wry twist for youngsters
  • Post helps veteran in quest for medal
  • Crumbling kiosks may be getting overhaul
  • In memory of a real war hero
  • Drug sales and crime frustrate neighbors
  • Inspiration comes right from Verdi
  • Neighborhood notebook
  • Pints and piety
  • Meet some stay-at-home artists

  • North of Tampa
  • City manager, attorney win pay increases
  • Smooth first day sets tone of Jazz Holiday
  • Dunedin fills mayor, commission posts
  • SPC takes swipe at class size amendment
  • Board to probe claims against WorkNet
  • City board opposes oversize garage
  • Hydrant damage prompts water alert
  • Man pleads no contest to firebomb possession
  • 2 hurt in late-night crash in Clearwater
  • Prep panel looks ahead
  • Hoots, howls and haunting fun
  • Scare up some fun
  • Pinellas digest

  • News of Florida
  • It's no more Mr. Nice Guy in attorney general debate
  • Noelle Bush gets 10 days in jail
  • Bush, McBride turn to big guns for help
  • Manatee groups say Bush welshed
  • FSU medical school takes a key step
  • Disability bill's delay angers veterans' groups
  • Ryce Act passes Supreme Court test
  • Around the state
  • Pakistani man sentenced in bombing plot
  • Rilya's caseworker charged, jailed
  • Miami Circle artifacts set for display in museum
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