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Review the Times' day-by-day coverage of the 2002 Florida Legislature

January 12, 2003

New prisons chief from the ranks
James V. Crosby Jr. spent 27 years in corrections without being snagged by scandals.

Impressions of intrigue
Thieves snatch paintings by French masters from a Naples mansion, setting the community abuzz with crime theories and talk of artistic acclaim.

FedEx crew can't help solve Tallahassee crash
TALLAHASSEE -- A three-member crew with perfect flying records was baffled as to how their FedEx jet crashed on approach to Tallahassee last summer, with no recollection of anything that might have caused the accident.

State panel drops complaint against ex-judge
TALLAHASSEE -- A state discipline panel has dropped a complaint against former Circuit Judge Joyce Julian, who was found drunk and half-naked on a hotel floor two years ago.

Around the state: Zephyrhills brush fire does minimal damage
ZEPHYRHILLS -- A brush fire Saturday burned 10 acres off 23rd Street, but firefighters put it out before it reached any buildings.

From AP's Florida news wire
  • Hurricane Jeanne appears on track to hit Florida's east coast
  • Rumor mill working overtime after Florida hurricanes
  • Developments associated with Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne
  • Four killed in Panhandle plane crash were on Ivan charity mission
  • Hurricane Frances caused estimated $4.4 billion in insured damage
  • Disabled want more handicapped-accessible voting machines
  • USF forces administrators to resign over test score changes
  • Man's death at Universal Studios ruled accidental
  • State child welfare workers in Miami fail to do background checks
  • Hurricane Jeanne heads toward southeast U.S. coast
  • Hurricane Jeanne spurs more anxiety for storm-weary Floridians
  • Mistrial declared in case where teen was target of racial "joke"
  • Panhandle utility wants sewer plant moved to higher ground
  • State employee arrested on theft, bribery charges
  • Homestead house fire kills four children, one adult
  • Pierson leader tries to cut off relief to local fern cutters
  • Florida's high court rules Terri's law unconstitutional
  • Jacksonville students punished for putting stripper pole in dorm
  • FEMA handling nearly 600,000 applications for help
  • Man who killed wife, niece, self also killed mother in 1971
  • Producer sues city over lead ball fired by Miami police
  • Tourism suffers across Florida after pummeling by hurricanes
  • Key dates in the life of Terri Schiavo
  • An excerpt from the unanimous ruling in the Schiavo case
  • Four confirmed dead after small plane crash in Panhandle
  • Correction: Disney-Cruise Line story

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