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January 14, 2001
Workers describe hellish conditions at Stauffer plant
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[Times files (1980)]
A federal watchdog wants to check on the health of ex-employees of Stauffer Chemical to find out whether working at the plant harmed them.

Tests may reveal effects on children
Maria Corvaia remembers that the playground equipment at Gulfside Elementary School was always dusty.

Mary Jo Melone
Naysayers threaten to silence our history
Howell Park is one of those places in Tampa where the rich live for the sake of the view.

Sandra Thompson
‘Thank you for holding. Please stay on’ (click)
Last month a neighbor on my block had a bench stolen from in front of her house. She didn't think it was a big deal. She didn't want a police officer sent over, but she thought it was a good idea to report it, so that the police would know and to ask if this kind of thing is going around. (It isn't.)

Top stories
Cold, cash crunch could kill First Night in St. Petersburg
Organizers of the New Year's Eve event blame cold weather for the loss of more than $10,000 after the last First Night.

PBS tugboat brings big smile to The Pier
ST. PETERSBURG -- Odd garb for a boat, that orange cap.

Boy’s best hope lies in New York
A fourth-grader will have surgery that may save his life.

The week in review
Diamond stunt hits a rough spot

Tampa Bay briefs
Woman dies after being struck by automobile


South Pinellas headlines
  • Front Porch's choice for grant raises eyebrows
  • Coastal line shifts, but critics stand firm
  • Beaches' pain turns to gain
  • Home sweet home delayed
  • The story so far
  • Investigator's report: Trouble simmers in police department
  • Dealership to soon call Pinellas Park home
  • Rouson brings energy to NAACP
  • Workers need transportation, too
  • St. Petersburg committee hopes to end divisiveness
  • Beaches try to be easier to find
  • What's up on campus
  • Programs encourage parental involvement
  • The week ahead
  • Florida Power seals first shorter deal
  • SunTrust reopens rehabbed branch
  • Pension analysis bill brings lawsuit threat
  • City, neighbors discuss how to save clubhouse
  • Culinary help steps up when Plan A goes down
  • Islettes' annual sale is Feb. 10
  • Council sells part of sewer system, ends Largo dispute
  • Council rejects new agreement with Time Warner
  • Skyway booths take a toll on driver's patience
  • Bridge near Weedon Island reopens over Riviera Bay
  • Picnic table art sets you in the path of a hurricane
  • City prepares to celebrate King's life and legacy
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day closing schedule
  • When Dreams Come True; Martin Luther King Jr. Essay
  • Center may be on its way to national accreditation
  • $6-million project will repair sea walls
  • Waste pickup contract up for bid
  • Friend builds garden in memory of teen
  • Neighborhood briefs
  • St. Pete Raiders soccer team is 'unique group'
  • Ex-Lakewood teammates together again
  • Tour's striking success calls for another trip

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Working on a comeback
  • With oil off sand, cash begins rolling in
  • Saluting Tarpon's settlers
  • Scientology hearing founders in jabs, jeers
  • Mark your calendar
  • Meeting on Omni Center gets two sides talking
  • Headlines through the years
  • Coastal line shifts; critics stand firm
  • Ex-Lakewood teammates together again
  • Series of free law classes set at SPJC campus
  • Florida Power seals first shorter deal
  • Soccer season heats up after holiday break

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Hope amid 'a series of battles'
  • 'Missing' USF student found safe
  • King Day organizers have big dreams for event

  • News of Florida
  • Hundreds march to protest wages
  • Graham lands in middle on airport issue
  • Around the state
  • No tenants biggest hurdle for Homestead
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