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By TIMES WIRES
Published September 22, 2006

Students at one school put their spin on world peace

Thursday was International Peace Day, and to mark the occasion students at Richard L. Sanders School wrote their thoughts about war and peace and living in harmony on one side of pinwheels and decorated the other. There was a pinwheel for every student on campus. The Pinwheels for Peace project was begun by two art teachers in Coconut Creek in South Florida.

Seminole High principal wins admiration of peers

Another Pinellas high school principal has been singled out for praise. Seminole High principal Richard Misenti recently was named the Region IV Outstanding High School Principal of the Year by the Florida Association of School Administrators and the state Department of Education. Misenti and other winners were honored at a dinner at the Tampa Marriott Waterside on Sept. 13. Countryside High principal Gerald Schlereth's was honored Tuesday as one of the state's 14 highest performing principals.

Rays considering novel idea of a name with hometown

The Devil Rays are still considering changing their name to include the city where they play. And despite what some national media think, they don't play in Tampa. "The name St. Petersburg, the name Tampa Bay and the name Florida are all possibilities," Mayor Rick Baker said Thursday. He has discussed the issue with team owner Stuart Sternberg. Rays official Michael Kalt said no decisions have been made.

Crocodile returns from exile to hit the golf course

An 11-foot crocodile banished to deep south Miami-Dade in June after scaring people in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay has returned, the Miami Herald reports. He's now making himself at home on the fourth hole of Palmetto Bay Golf Course. "He likes to sun in the morning and then sometimes in the afternoon," said Pesky Critters animal trapper Todd Hardwick, who first caught the croc over the summer with the help of about six men. Officials marked his tail so they could recognize him. That he found his way back was not unexpected, said Hardwick. Tell that to the people he freaked out before. State wildlife officials will decide whether the animal should be captured again.

Record number of riders makes '06 pretty fare year

Gas prices at the pump weren't the only thing that soared during the summer. Hillsborough's bus agency says its ridership has already surpassed last fiscal year's all-time-high of slightly more than 10-million riders. HARTline officials say they hit the 10-millionth-rider mark just after Labor Day. They hit the milestone several weeks sooner than last year, prompting transit authority officials to say 2006 will be another record year.

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