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February 26, 2003
Tampa Bay: February 26, 2003 South Pinellas County news
Teen, 18, charged in slaying of shopkeeper
He also is accused of robbing a gas station and a credit union in the days after the shooting at a Watson's Food Town.

Seminole creates mission statement
Using words such as accountability, trust and respect, City Council members hammer out a vision for the future.

Seminole's quest for soccer glory ends 21-year drought
Seminole overcomes several setbacks to reach the final four. Its quest for a state soccer title ends a 21-year drought.

Catholic school in Gulfport to close
Parents are livid about the short notice from Most Holy Name, whose student body has dwindled to 119.

Vote may shake up Madeira politics
Voters in Madeira Beach will have to decide whether to switch to districtwide voting for their commissioners.

Ditch diplomacy
After code officers warn homeowners they must unclog a creek, tempers rise. Then a new tack using tact is tried.

Runaway feels his oats on city romp
He was tied to a tree. Next thing they knew, Marley was running red lights and outrunning a posse of police cars.

Let the chin-stroking, and appreciation, begin
ST. PETERSBURG -- It is destined for divided opinion: a monolith of massive discs stacked against logic from small to large, settled like a giant cairn on the corner of the new fire station at Ninth Avenue N and 49th Street.

Obituary: Rev. William Gerhart, vicar of St. Philip's
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rev. Canon William E. Gerhart, vicar of St. Philip's Anglican Church, has died at 71.

Appreciating real estate in a boom a lifetime ago
An Irishman with "plenty of blarney," F.J. Burns Sr. married a socialite and carved out subdivisions.

Patching up young lives
Guidance counselors not only help kids open up but take on oversize hurts and child-size dilemmas.

Treasure Island City Commission
Three vying for the Isle of Capri seat and four for the Paradise Island seat have a common stance on new development rules.

South Pasadena City Commission
The city mural, traffic and city finances become issues as four people vie for two seats on the City Commission.

Gulfport
Two newcomers are trying to unseat incumbents, with 49th Street redevelopment the biggest issue.

North Redington Beach
"Paying attention to the people" is the promise of candidates in the North Redington Beach mayor's race.

Treasure Island City Commission District 3
New development rules are the driving force behind four candidates' campaigns for City Commission.

Treasure Island Mayor
Other goals differ, but all four candidates say they will vote to rescind the new land development regulations.

Treasure Island City Commission -- District 1
All three oppose new development regulations but have different proposals on what is needed in the city.

Treasure Island Mayor
John D. "J.D." Hadsall

Treasure Island City Commission District 1
Scott Barone

South Pasadena City Commission
Robert Daugherty

Treasure Island City Commission District 3
Marie Barba

North Redington Beach Mayor
Harold Radcliffe

North Redington Beach Town Commissioner Seat 1
Richard L. Bennett

Gulfport City Council Ward 4
Larry Allen Cooper

Gulfport City Council Ward 2
Dawn E. Fisher

Mingling with Dali, Miro and lamb chop 'lollipops'
The Salvador Dali Museum opened its newest exhibit, Dali and Miro circa 1928, Friday evening, with the museum's Joan Kropf and co-curators William Jeffett and Laura Coyle present to discuss the work.

June wedding
Two Lutheran congregations that sometimes mingled decide that a permanent union is in order.

Students needed for new middle school
Thurgood Marshall, which will open its doors for the first time this fall, comes up short under the district's choice plan.

Ex-chamber leader named Mr. Seminole
Mark Higgins helped the Chamber of Commerce through difficult times and championed many civic projects.

District plans sale of buses, other surplus
LARGO -- You can buy a school bus, a dental chair, a portable classroom or band uniforms.

Firefighter develops kits for newborns left at station
PINELLAS PARK -- Veteran firefighter Ken Vandermeir wants to make life a little easier for newborns left at fire stations under Florida's safe haven law.

Hopefuls for mayor shine light on a law
In Treasure Island, the Sunshine Law has various degrees of popularity.

Treasure Island to host celebration for Arbor Day
TREASURE ISLAND -- The city's Beautification Committee will host an Arbor Day celebration at 4 p.m. March 5 at the Treasure Island Community Center, Gulf Boulevard and 106th Avenue.

Treasure Bay adds to successful season
A playoff last weekend gave Treasure Bay, formerly Paradise, a league championship in the senior women's 4.0 division.

Letters: 'Less popular' schools face issues
Re: School picks hint at snags ahead, Feb. 16.


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  • Case of 'gate rage' leads to lawsuit
  • Asthma cases rise faster in Southeast
  • Ratios leave empty classrooms
  • King, on last day, prepared to die
  • Political junkie: Magazine with an adult outlook likes Sanchez
  • USF researcher who quit sues female accuser
  • Bush budget worries youth agencies
  • Howard Troxler: Jeb plays tiddlywinks with clams and books

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Hospice donations diverted, suit says
  • City may support curbs on fireworks
  • Tallest bridge design wins a round
  • Harbor Sounds fest focuses on the music
  • Agent pleads guilty in theft
  • Man faces charges in stabbing incident
  • County turns deaf ear to riders' pleas
  • Check my record and vote
  • Mother of drowned toddler gets prison
  • On the Water: Daniel tops catamaran rankings
  • Plumb House to be open for tours
  • Countryside pro fills spot for Lansbrook
  • Editorial: Keep Big Brother off sandbar? Well, show he's not necessary

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Charlie Miranda: fastballs, Mr. T's and a dog named Crash
  • District 5 candidates tout skills, experience
  • Former housing chief receives probation

  • News of Florida
  • Anger meets Bush plan to relocate books
  • Cheney's wife gives history lesson
  • Around the state: Oil companies tell Crist they aren't fixing prices
  • Ex-officials call for campaign finance reforms
  • 4 emerge as top picks for lieutenant governor
  • Man sleeping like a rock is nearly buried in them

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