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February 12, 2003
Tampa Bay: February 12, 2003
South Pinellas County news
Gas tank gold to burn off debts
Krugerrands worth $28,259 will go toward child support and alimony after the man who hid them draws police scrutiny.
Model race car fan plans Seminole track
The project would turn a vacant Seminole property into a place where people can race remote control cars.
Young writers don't let FCAT tension dog them
Fourth-graders and teachers at a "C" school stay calm as three grade levels throughout Florida embark on the series of tests.
City manager's death stuns all
Colleagues knew the city manager, 56, as a conscientious man of character and say he had been upbeat lately.
Engineer always had an invention in mind
Irving E. Aske chucked retirement to tinker with engines and scales.
Wal-Mart takes a neighborhood's measure
Representatives of the retailer take initial steps toward proposing a supercenter in St. Petersburg.
Military news
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael E. Brown, son of Carolyn J. Bigger of Pinellas Park, recently departed on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Gulf, assigned to Sea Control Squadron 22 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. His home base is Naval Air Station Jacksonville. He joined the Navy in 1997 and is a 1992 graduate of Gibbs High School.
Guest column: There are two sides to airport story
Since the Times believes in the importance of an informed citizenry, some points for consideration are necessary regarding the use of St. Petersburg taxpayer dollars for Albert Whitted Airport.
Engineer always had an invention in mind
Irving E. Aske chucked retirement to tinker with engines and scales.
School assignments due out by mid March
Parents who participated in the choice application process before the Dec. 13 deadline should receive a notice of school assignment for the 2003-04 school year no later than mid March. The notification letter will be mailed and will contain information about school registration for students not currently enrolled in a Pinellas County school.
Suite purchase a sweet deal for patients
The Sword of Hope of the American Cancer Society pledged $30,000 over three years to purchase a suite at Hope Lodge, the Tampa temporary residence for people who are undergoing outpatient cancer treatment.
'Woefully white'
... and withering? A Lutheran leader urges followers to open their minds -- and their mouths -- to invigorate the faith.
Smoking ban spells the end for pub grub
ST. PETERSBURG -- About 2:15 p.m. Friday, Tom Sadlier walked through the door of the establishment at 2329 28th St. N and made a bit of history.
Forum examines minority issues
ST. PETERSBURG -- Halfway through a series of forums to address minority issues in Pinellas County schools, organizers say, one thing is clear: Tackling issues such as student achievement gaps, minority hiring and promotions, and graduation rates will take a lot more meetings.
Midtown gets voice in city planning rules
ST. PETERSBURG -- People pored over maps, thumbing in stick-pins to represent shopping centers, apartments and houses.
Skateboarders have two things to look forward to
One park may settle under Interstate 375. Another will open at Fossil Park in May.
Scouts twirl the dance floor as Sweethearts
Around Valentines Day, small Girl Scouts transform into whirling princesses at the Sweetheart Dance.
Players in 90 class capture attention
Tennis as a lifetime sport is showcased this week in the Super Seniors Designated Championships at St.Petersburg Tennis Center.
St. Petersburg man is regatta's top sailor
Mark Mendelblatt, fresh off an America's Cup challenge, was the outstanding sailor in the Miami Olympic Training Regatta.
Letters:
Losers of $31,000 ring earn coin toss
Re: Wedding skips a beat and perhaps a year, Feb. 5.
Tampa Bay headlines
Residents unfazed by terrorism alert
Pinellas Park manager found dead
Political junkie: Cheap shot question turns into big points
Schools to assign some kids on basis of race-need
Inverness voters put new blood on council
Citrus sinkhole sucks down car
A sticky proposition for terror war
Fighting terror: Ex-weapons inspector brings antiwar message to USF
Howard Troxler: Holton case shows it's time to bring the death penalty to justice
North Pinellas headlines
Man had intent to kidnap, court told
Prosecutor: Trail of blood leads to suspect
Agency at risk oflosing funds
Voters put new faces on Dunedin board
Some laud, some loathe new stop signs
Oldsmar candidates declare donations
Close colleagues indeed
Letters:
Largo Citizens Watch a disgrace to community
Hillsborough headlines
Aspiring successors roast Tampa's departing mayor
City employee wants job back
News of Florida
Bush worries war might strain ailing economy
FSU student dies in suspected case of meningitis
Graham wants details of $120-million oil buyout
Pals jab Jeb on the Big 5-0
Teenage killer describes frequent sex with man
Two paintings worth millions are recovered; three arrested
Broward elections chief says 2 city primaries go smoothly
Around the state: Utah congressman is foe of buying anthrax building
Escambia unloads tainted purchase
Cutting program tragic, advocates, patients say
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