Aquarium to open exhibit of sea stars, crabs, shrimp [Times photo: Fraser Hale] TAMPA -- Toothy fish, colorful fish and just plain weird-looking fish all have their place at the Florida Aquarium.

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Slashed woman given gift of time
Co-workers, some of whom she doesn't even know, donate sick-leave time to a woman recovering from a vicious attack.

Hospital lien law approved
Commissioners expect increased oversight of Tampa General's operations in return.

Prosecutors defend monitoring Aisenbergs
TAMPA -- Investigators followed the law in secretly recording the conversations of Steven and Marlene Aisenberg, and tapes of those conversations should not be thrown out as evidence, federal prosecutors argued in court papers filed Wednesday.

PTA fund missing $5,000 at school where need is high
TAMPA -- Police are investigating the disappearance of nearly $5,000 from the PTA fund at Broward Elementary School.

More watering limits a possibility
Officials in Tampa consider allowing homeowners to run their sprinklers only one day every other week.

Journey observes Kent State shootings
TAMPA -- Barbara Child is disappointed that the thousands of bright-yellow daffodils that blanket the hillside of Kent State University already have lost their blooms. The flowers were planted for the Americans who lost their lives in Vietnam.

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