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December 5, 2002

Tampa Bay: December 5, 2002 Hillsborough County news
Water rates trickle back down
A compromise between the county and some subdivisions means that the cost of reclaimed water will drop after soaring earlier this year.

Public access TV, commissioners to negotiate
Officials will enter mediation with public access television operator Speak Up Tampa Bay, armed with the power to appeal a judge's order.

Dredging may have damaged coral
LIGHTHOUSE POINT -- The dredging of Hillsboro Inlet is suspected to have extensively damaged coral reefs, sea fans, sponges and other marine life, environmental officials said.

Military news
Air Force Airman Jennifer M. Harges has graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Christopher Goffard, Tamara Lush: Reality of justice shocks students
They've seen Law & Order and The Practice, Ally McBeal and JAG, television shows where justice gallops at breakneck speed between commercials.


Tampa Bay headlines
  • Postal procrastinators can expect to pay price
  • AIDS' spread rapid in South
  • 3 stars, a 4-star general
  • NAACP, sheriff differ on diversity
  • Schools grant religious days for Muslims
  • Superintendent is tops in state
  • Mary Jo Melone: The 'rights' of the few don't do right by manatees

  • Pinellas headlines
  • Brain tumor claims Methodist pastor
  • Bite victim may need rabies shots
  • Accident may delay bridge
  • Humanitarian's name to grace health center
  • For players, baseball crosses barriers
  • Leader points to WorkNet progress
  • Mother accused of defrauding Medicaid
  • Oldsmar ponders price of culture
  • Examiner: Man, 19, probably drowned
  • Stum up to Turkey Trot challenge
  • Motorcyclist pleads not guilty in traffic death
  • Letters: Racist comments didn't warrant firing

  • News of Florida
  • Democrats' leader to ease out
  • Tuition proposals have many concerned
  • Search for FSU chief down to 5
  • Corrections boss steps aside
  • 2 Tampa lawyers resign to avoid discipline action
  • No planes, no trains, just a kayak
  • Unwanted, skinheads shift concert location
  • Around the state
  • AARP presses Legislature to act to cut prescription drug costs
  • Cryptic note a bribe offer, official testifies
  • State seeks right to cut citrus trees
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