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May 8, 2001
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A captive's story of 11 days in China
[Times photo: John Pendygraft]
A naval officer returns to his alma mater, Brandon High School, to tell how he felt when his plane was in a 7,500-foot dive and he expected to die. |
Mary Jo Melone
A promise is broken, and kids will pay
The best news of the legislative session in Tallahassee is that it's over.
Top stories
Transcript pits attorney, circuit judge
The judge says he doesn't remember the "improper" remarks.
FAA looks into use of ultralights at lake
Sheriff's Office and federal investigators examine a fatal collision on Lake Seminole.
Unlicensed care homes leave the elderly vulnerable, experts say
The discovery of two bodies behind a Seminole house points to the need for oversight of untrained entrepreneurs, some say.
Hospice care is not only for adults
Sometimes parents of a sick child don't want to hear the word "hospice." But the services offered aren't only for the dying.
High school credits only a point, click away
Every time William Murray hits the "send" button and shuttles an economics assignment to his teacher in Fort Lauderdale, he is one step closer to earning a high school credit via his computer.
South Pinellas headlines
Man takes woman's minivan at gunpoint
North Pinellas headlines
Schools running short about $12-million
Largo needs reclaimed-water users
Residents of RV park want to stay
Driver says blackout caused crash into fire station
Crash kills teen, 15, who took family car
Students' turnarounds recognized
When will we stop paving over Pinellas County?
Clearwater Bar bestows its awards
North Pinellas briefs
Largo teen in critical condition after accident
Overton gets on a roll in North Florida Open
Students learn history by living it
Hillsborough headlines
Child's 2-story fall broken by bushes
News of Florida
Did pension reform tiff spill over into bill?
Bush's trustees mostly in GOP
Deadline on portables extended
Late change helps lobbyist's son
State ceremony pays tribute to law officers killed on duty
Governor to sift through details of new bills
Bush says he'll sign education overhaul
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