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April 29, 2001
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A short life ruined
[Times photo: Jamie Francis]
The Rodriguezes' dreams came true when they adopted a baby girl. But as Kimberly grew into her teens, she drifted into drugs. Soon after she had a baby of her own, Kimberly died. Her death may be part of the rising abuse of the painkiller oxycodone. |
Mary Jo Melone
Baseball dreams, nightmare reality
What is St. Petersburg going to do the day Tropicana Field stands empty?
Top stories
New fire regulation troubles care homes
Family care homes fear losing their licenses if residents cannot be evacuated in three minutes.
Choice list of schools a challenge to decipher
Know the Baldrige principles? If so, you might help parents figure out a school choice survey.
Week in review
Work halted by city's own inspector
Tampa Bay briefs
Fire damages business in former cigar factory
Officials: Man fires shot at stepson
SEMINOLE -- A 59-year-old Seminole man was arrested Friday night and charged with attempted murder of his stepson, authorities said.
South Pinellas headlines
Ferry project rides on questionable credentials
Upcoming events at the beach
Supply: One man. Demands: Endless
City cool to desalination plant idea
Crusader acts as illuminator of streets
Vacant church's fate rests with city
It's time for church to be torn down
Woman shot at salon door dies
Watson's makes way for drugstore
Planned downtown lofts run into opposition
Expectant mother lives in fear after double fire
The week ahead
Just for you: a monograph on monotubes
Townhomes meet their doom near downtown
Brown Dog Cafe finds a new spot
BayWalk garage is proving successful
Honoring those who really run the show
New owner opens Monticello Motel
Car seats for big kids? Debate comes to a head
Screeches and curses proclaim speed hump
15 police recruits now go by 'officer'
A tangled family tree
Neighborhood briefs
Swiftmud to buy land near spring
Ex-Pinellas Park officer gets retirement benefits
Rec center named for park, not ex-mayor
Groups aim to create new peacemakers
Government calendar
What's up on campus
Former Seminole standout is a hit at West Point
Seminole Lanes delivers for FWBA
Burgassers log strong runs in Boston
North Pinellas headlines
For Oldsmar, it's time to trundle out the trash
New ZIP code sparks talk of identity
Latino club raises esteem, grades
Faith, luck help girl battle heart ailment
New 10K adds Stampeders to yearly race
Cutting water use not easy for board
The Other city slighted in favor of beach issues
Judge housing plan by book, or let Oldsmar staff decide
Theater wants to buy land for playhouse expansions
Headlines through the years
Ex-Seminole star is a hit at West Point
Oldsmar briefs
East Lake briefs
North Pinellas briefs
Mark your calendar
Fun n' Sun schedule
Hillsborough headlines
Hoping to teach respect
Job fair channels teens toward goals
Lutz guv'na campaigns lurch into gear
Tampa man killed in San Antonio crash
News of Florida
Lawmakers back off cut in health aids for poor
IQ may count less for gifted
Catching up with Florida's first lady
Chief's hold on Seminoles is slipping
Tribe's operations manager earns praise -- and criticism
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