Life is just a tire swing [Times photo: Amber Tanille Woolfolk] Clearview Elementary School students Janate Moultrie, left, Brittany Herrin and Breeanna Rager, all 6 years old, spin on a tire swing during recess on Tuesday until they are dizzy. The students in Mrs. Clifton's kindergarten class played outside in the warm, windy weather on bikes, swings and jungle gyms during their time outside the classroom.

Howard Troxler

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Cameras scanned fans for criminals
Super Bowl fans had their privacy invaded by the technology, critics say. Law officials cite security.

A smile from fate: a cheap ticket
A cheap Super Bowl ticket and a signed football land in the lap of an area dentist

To the patient go the spoils -- and a bargain
People traveled across the country, ticketless, with only a glimmer of hope they would score Super Bowl tickets.

Health officials follow trail of meningitis cases
Two Pinellas high school students remain hospitalized with the disease, as health officials determine who else is at risk.

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Sergeant disciplined for slur is promoted
He's learned his lesson, the Brooksville police chief says.

Senator says he won't head new university
But Don Sullivan continues to fight for a St. Petersburg campus free of USF's control.

Guilty plea in fatal fire gets woman probation
The 66-year-old accepts a deal that makes her guilty of manslaughter, not murder.

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Davis Islands residents lose power

Bike trail sets new standard
It's relatively inexpensive and winds through the hilly, natural areas of Hernando and Pasco counties.

Student files suit agains maker of tires
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Parkway free for 2 weeks
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