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October 18, 2002
Stranded crew in good spirits
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[Times photo: Mike Pease]
They're not in danger, a visiting chaplain says, and they hope to be under way soon. INS rules bar them from coming ashore.

Howard Troxler

Choice for attorney general not so easy
Here is the question for Democrats in Florida's attorney general race:

Top stories
Q&A: M. Dwayne Smith, on the sniper
No one knows for sure why the Washington, D.C.-area sniper has killed nine people in two weeks. But M. Dwayne Smith has an idea.

Commission wary of School Board vote
With the mother of one of the candidates as a colleague, commissioners choose their words carefully.

Writer fined for driving recklessly
St. Petersburg Times sportswriter Rick Stroud, who was arrested June 8 on charges of driving under the influence, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a lesser charge of reckless driving. He was fined $500 plus court costs and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service.

On trial for murder, he says he lied
Nathan John Brinkley says he thought telling police he killed an armored car courier might mean freedom.

Genetic research to target drug addiction
A $5.85-million federal contract will allow researchers to trace the effects of drug abuse on the body.

Spot check
Editor's Note: To help voters evaluate political ads, Times reporters review and analyze content.


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

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • 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

  • 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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