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April 23, 2003
2 pit bulls dragged by car, 1 injured
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A Palm Harbor man is charged with one felony count of animal cruelty. He told officers he was disciplining his dogs.
Howard Troxler
Everglades Forever? We'll see if they mean it
We continue to suffer," David B. Struhs told me Tuesday, which was Earth Day, "from a bad first impression."

Top stories
Computer to scan for crooks visiting court
LARGO -- Since January 2002, travelers at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport have been scanned by facial recognition technology.

Retire? Not for $525,000
St. Petersburg College president Carl Kuttler is walking away from more than a half-million dollars, but he's picking up a hefty salary increase in the process.

City won't get 2007 Super Bowl
The game will instead be played in South Florida, an NFL official confirms.

Report: Hockey owners lost $32.7-million
The Lightning is on a roll, but a consultant says both the team and Times Forum operations are floundering financially.

Schools face loss of almost 600 jobs
The Pinellas district may face even more cuts, depending on the outcome of state budget negotiations in Tallahassee.

The price they didn't want to hear: $92,000
Now the owners of damaged townhouses must make a difficult call. Do they pay a repair bill that almost equals what some of their homes cost, or walk away and deal with the consequences?


South Pinellas headlines
  • Peacocks ruffle feathers in Seminole neighborhood
  • Huge triathlon crowd to include 85-year-old doing her first race
  • Pinellas Park spent public money on private company
  • Gulfport park now groovy, not 'gross'
  • Districts redrawn to reflect census
  • What's up in church? Laity changing
  • Snell Isle man dies after riding bike into car's path
  • Airport's history, from blimps to bat planes
  • Spiritual insight
  • Glad scientists
  • On the town: Checks presented to three groups
  • A hardy fest, Green Thumb to display buds and blooms
  • Military news
  • Buyers of first home can get a big boost
  • Summer forces local sailors to change course
  • Forerunners dominate Boston field
  • Treasure Bay focusing on another championship
  • Editorial: Security breach at airport is alarming
  • Letters: Lake project must not disturb eagles

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Detectives tie church burglaries together
  • Museum given new 20-year lease
  • Rights policy gains ground
  • Shooting pellets leads to arrest
  • County may raise spending for health
  • Tarpon deli owners charged with fraud in Poland
  • 2 pit bulls dragged by car, 1 injured
  • Letters: Why move park across the street?

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • County rebukes 10 over bias case
  • Iraq: Victim of war is laid to rest
  • USF official accused of peeping
  • Death row inmate seeks to end appeal process
  • Under Iorio, City Hall gets new shape
  • SunTrust sues landlord over Tampa home
  • Schools could alter choice assignments
  • Gibsonton crash leaves one dead

  • News of Florida
  • Legislature: Legislators give GOP donor exemption
  • Seen any crabs in the mood?
  • In judging Florida, teachers do the salary math
  • Graham jumps into fray over medical cuts
  • Legislature: Senate: Give Glades cleanup 10 more years
  • Orange may vanish from auto tags
  • Legislature: House rejects Bush's bid for revote on bullet train
  • Legislature: Gambling ship operators offer tax deal
  • Legislature: Panel approves hikes in fees, fines
  • Stranded pilot whales improving
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