May 10, 2000
Tampa Bay: May 10, 2000
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Bookworms fight to cite chapter and verse
[Times photo: Mike Pease]
TAMPA -- Like the school libraries where the competition got its start, Hillsborough County's "Battle of the Books" has a silence-is-golden policy. |
Hillsborough County news
Ancient oak must be spared, says board
TAMPA -- Before Chapin Avenue existed, before Tampa was a city, even before the area was made a military outpost in 1823, the live oak tree at what is now 3012 W Chapin Ave. grew.
Hunt for a firebug rousts the homeless
TAMPA -- Tampa Heights residents say they tolerate the homeless better than most people, so don't mistake their vigilance for callousness.
Olympics loss protection bill goes to Bush
A bill that guarantees the United States Olympic Committee against losses if Tampa hosts the Olympic Games in 2012 has passed the state Legislature and awaits Gov. Jeb Bush's signature.
Dog park proposal draws some howls -- and some wags
TAMPA -- Plans for the city's first park where dogs could legally run free got mixed reviews Tuesday night from dog-lovers and skeptics who chewed, and occasionally growled, at each other over the idea.
City wins appeal on nude clubs
TAMPA -- The city has won an appeal of a judge's ruling to shut down an Ybor City strip club, a decision city attorneys say could speed efforts to close other adult clubs that violate zoning laws.
Store robberies suspect arrested
TAMPA -- Police have a arrested a man they suspect of robbing more than a dozen convenience stores and liquor stores in the past two weeks.
Death after cancer surgery brings lawsuit
A WFLA-TV photographer's widow claims Moffitt's doctors overlooked a heart attack.
Tampa Bay headlines
After visits, shackles tightened on Al-Najjar
Procedural grinds must not quell our voices
Outlet mall at state fair shelved
Board strives to invent charter school formula
Traffic accidents take 2 lives in St. Petersburg
Bill safeguards revenue of Tampa 2012 Olympics
Local governments win fight over cost of signs' demise
Pinellas headlines
Property values bolster proposal
Upham Beach project nearly done
Plan crafted for fine arts expansion
No down payment? Middle class? No problem
Lealman plans Park Street rescue station
Official recovering from minor stroke
Housing director well worth her pay
St. Petersburg woman charged in DUI death
Barr wins South Pasadena seat
Internet raises the bar for soapmaker
Downtown tax district to be explained
Two women are killed in traffic accidents
Former police spokesman honored
Low-income seniors may get bigger break
Cost of employee storm shelter underestimated
Jeweler who closed store proves elusive
Firefighters pumping up knowledge by degrees
Creativity instead of crime
Computer manager in laptop flop reconsiders
Party draws artists as well as art lovers
Chunky Sunday: R.I.P., neighbors say
Baseball booster filled Lang's shoes
Baby Rays lose, but kids win
Children's worker loves Bar association's surprise
Jewelry store leaves mall with the goods
Local pro bolstered in bid for Senior PGA Tour
Daytona Beach gives state tennis group a moving deal
Property values take an upturn
Free bus, ferry rides had few takers
Get in gear and offer ideas for U.S. 19
Woman who fell trying get on bus dies from her injuries
City drops plan to fence off park
Delinquent peafowl are deported to farm
Two fired from code enforcement
Living room fire renders house unfit
Tarpon, Oldsmar lead rise in property values
Company endures with its daily grind
House near VA would aid families
Close medians to improve U.S. 19
Largo residents deserve answers
Olympic Soling trials to pit Baird and Mendelblatt
Florida headlines
Environmentalists sue to protect vanishing Florida panther habitat
Ailing Florida schools to get U.S. funds
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