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February 15, 2003

Steve Bousquet: A 'Pork Chop Gang' kind of idea
Democracy was agonizingly slow in coming to Florida. This state had to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into supporting the idea of one man, one vote.

Former state official faces gun charge
Dennis M. Ross, a former Board of Regents chairman, is arrested in Tampa on counts of carrying a concealed firearm.

Florida plots way to regain retirees
Other states are gaining as places for seniors to live out their years. A commission suggests more marketing and tax breaks to reverse the trend.

Be prepared, not panicked, Floridians told
Public service messages telling citizens to be prepared for terrorism will start airing on TV this weekend.

Senate may pass budget, let Bush deal with fallout
The governor's plan reduces class sizes, but deeply cuts funds for higher education and for some social services.

Florida in brief: New Justice Bell gets a fancier swearing-in
TALLAHASSEE -- A month after Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Bell took his oath of office with little fanfare, he swore the oath again Friday in a courtroom packed with family and friends from Pensacola.

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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