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December 11, 2002

Tampa Bay: December 11, 2002 Ernest Hooper: Grandma's cooking; potshots at Tampa
Willie D. Wheeler is not unlike most grandmothers -- she just loves to cook.

Hillsborough County news
School Board to televise public comment
For the next six months, comments will again be televised. The School Board will then evaluate and compare the results.

Educators fear many unprepared for college
But some Hillsborough School Board members caution against putting too much emphasis on standardized tests.

Pentagon salutes Tampa's tribute to Korean War vets
The city's plans for a commemoration in January is part of a series of ceremonies around the nation that began in 2000.


Tampa Bay headlines
  • GOP site question tests Bush's loyalties
  • TV reporter hit with injunction
  • Missing fisherman found 53 miles out in gulf
  • Street project price tag soars
  • Former Pinellas judge's death ruled a suicide
  • School Board gets a pay bump
  • New rules affect TIA users little

  • Pinellas headlines
  • A public display for a reclusive artist
  • School choice will bring chance to coveted cluster
  • Grief envelops all who knew her
  • Eckerd College breaks ground for new library
  • County offices spread out to be neighborly liaisons
  • Treasure Island law fails on review
  • Building official leaving St. Pete Beach
  • Guest column: Life goes on after you lose a spouse
  • Driver laments loss of 2 friends
  • Reserve unit activated for antiterrorism mission
  • Request to council: Give peace a chance
  • Business headlines: Right paint sought for old YMCA
  • Working: A Day on the Job
  • Lost empires
  • On the town: Yacht club clad in black and white for Bucketeers
  • Fest tacks on another night
  • Harlem hoofer to visit mall
  • Beach town finally fills commission seat
  • Holiday boat parades
  • Military News
  • Seven decades of playing and never a lesson
  • Stone is continuing pursuit of dream
  • Mud tires are a good gift for mountain bikers
  • Letters: Man with a giving heart deserves an award
  • Proposal would ease rules for developers
  • Damaged bridge section to be replaced
  • Mom's speed patrol attracts attention
  • Ballot hopefuls may get less time
  • Rain opens some tire-eating potholes
  • Dogs may get homes for holiday
  • Bank robber escapes with cash from branch in Palm Harbor
  • Letters: Concert offended and blasted neighborhood

  • News of Florida
  • Shakeup ousts 8 DCF officials
  • How much will it cost to shrink class sizes?
  • College tuition could jump 12.5%
  • Election ghosts haunt Harris
  • Around the state
  • FSU field narrowed to three
  • Arbitrator rejects claims against Graham
  • Speaker appoints some top leaders in Florida House
  • Child molester faces more charges
  • Gov. Bush names House insider to appeals court
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