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December 17, 2002 Tampa Bay: December 17, 2002 South Pinellas County news
City may dock gambling ship
St. Petersburg officials say the deal poses little financial risk, and the port could net more than $850,000 a year.

Tampa Bay headlines
Class size responsibility one hot potato

Plea fails to take water plan off table

Parents baffled by teen's final hours

Many elves needed to move that mail

Judge: Don't ask advice on Al-Arian

USF plans perks, big raise for chief

Water board director resigns to take new job

North Pinellas headlines
Requests for grants outpace new money

Mom finds comfort in son's last words

Commission rethinks city's advisory boards

After error, Robbins ends local campaign

Coast Guardsman dies in traffic accident

Arsonist sentenced to 15 years

Petition protests developing vacant land

A chance to shine again on the gridiron

Love of sea stays with diver until death at 84

Bentley wins in tough CGA field, weather

Woman struck, killed crossing Belcher Road

Letters: Redevelopment is crucial to future of Pinellas

Hillsborough headlines
Commission meetings to go into computer

Night lights

Attorney to again lead Hillsborough Democrats

Judge agrees to delay trial in Web site prostitution case

News of Florida
Billie says he okayed gambling project

Elephant attack injures zookeeper

Brogan, law student marry in Irish church

Senator's bill seeks damages for judge

Around the state

Chris Kise of Tampa to be Crist's solicitor general

Teen killers in juvenile facility

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