All you can eat ... and eat [Times photo: Brendan Fitterer] HOLIDAY -- The hostess at the China Dragon restaurant seated Bob Middleton at the table closest to the buffet.

Howard Troxler
Aquifer vote: evidence that reality is not in session
Our state House voted 74-40 on Monday in favor of pumping untreated water into Florida's aquifer for storage. The members settled it quickly so they could get on with the topic of school prayer. It would have been better if they had voted to pray for the water.

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Search for woman expands beyond park
After three days of combing the wilderness, authorities examine whether she might have left in another vehicle.

Fewer explosions mar Easter rites, police say
TARPON SPRINGS -- Fewer homemade bombs exploded over the weekend than in previous Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations, police said Monday.

Tax laggards sprint to airport
Procrastinators rush to an all-night post office at TIA to get their tax returns in before Monday's midnight deadline.

Man charged in death from beating
Investigators say the victim was followed and pummeled by a man who had harassed the victim's date in a bar.

Woman pleads guilty to murdering husband
The Clearwater woman shot her 71-year-old husband in their Japanese Gardens mobile home in April 1999.

Beating death brings second-degree murder charge
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- Edward Lipowski took an initial punch to the face, then was slammed to the pavement, where his head hit hard.

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