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February 16, 2003
Mary Jo Melone
For activist, dying is no deterrent to crusading
Bob Gilder's heart is weak. Diabetes has wrecked his kidneys. He is blind in his left eye. When I see him, he is seated in a wheelchair at his dining room table. A hospice nurse is spooning food into his mouth. Everything about the man seems smaller, as if death is claiming space in his body inch by inch.
Top stories
DNA test allowed as execution looms
After 25 years of arguing he didn't kill a woman, Amos Lee King can try again to find proof.
School picks hint at snags ahead
With many students staying where they are, the odds and obstacles are clearer, as are emerging trends.
Land sliver's buyer makes noisy landing
The investor thrusts himself in his neighbors' faces, arriving in a helicopter to reach land behind their condos that he bought at a tax sale.
Rollicking 'n' rolling
The Sant'Yago Knight Parade draws partiers of all ages, especially those trying to add to their bulging bead collections.
Week in review: Mayor says delay; fair says hurry
TAMPA -- Backed by a deep-pocketed media company willing to build an amphitheater, the Florida State Fair Authority is ready to rock on, but Tampa officials fear it will be a house of blues for other venues already on shaky financial ground.
South Pinellas headlines
City's hopes ride high when rubber meets road
Dr. Delay: Timing of traffic lights stalls on parochial issues
St. Petersburg craftsman Luthrell Church dies at 69
Synagogue president hopes for money -- and a miracle
Farm owner offers big, rare opportunity
Holdout recalls old Florida, offers a slice
Stolen SUV veers into, shatters life of family
No war, religious leader says
Neighborhood notebook: City builds on its vision of serene streets, parks galore
Compromise may calm political storm
Flea market plans aiming for March 1
Party to mark crime watch's reinstatement
Ruling in ethics case helps two officials
A factory and a friendship
Working: A Day on the Job
Developer preserves downtown landmark
Snell Arcade to begin morphing
On the Town: Baseball greats a draw for golf tournament
Mayor, schools laud business sponsors
Pinellas Park fills top spot for now after death
Naples draws athletes from across globe
Change for swimmer is springboard to success
Business headlines: Fast food and race cars take grocery site
Letters:
Kids need more than diverse schools
North Pinellas headlines
Menopause maverick is making the rounds
Private fireworks; festive or fearful?
An enduring portrait of pain
Lessons in life, American-style
Housing to sprout here, there, everywhere
Column: Redevelopment excites many, frightens others
Military news
Headlines through the years
Hillsborough headlines
Suspect critical after police shooting
Big-money war chest is almost exhausted
Club owner tries for new image in race for council seat
2 men stabbed at club in separate incidents
Fire kills Tampa man who 'didn't give up on life'
Ears to you, kids
Heap of fines grows along with junk, algae
Farewell to a pioneer
Guest Column: Refraining from casual sex is best way to play it safe
For Cowboy scorer, basketball is his in blood
Week in Review
For Cowboy scorer, basketball is his in blood
Prep Notebook: Determined Wharton stymies Leto
School updates unused computer room
Foreign students soak up Florida
Carrollwood: 2 face murder charges after body found
New Tampa: High cost delays action on Reserve improvements
Town 'N Country: Agency settles on possible site for bus station
University: Alzheimer's talk focuses on caregiver
New Tampa: Unapproved parts of fence must come down
Neighborhood Notebook: Motorists get a break at library entrance
News of Florida
Senate hopefuls put out feelers
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