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South Pinellas | North Pinellas | Hillsborough
May 10, 2000

Delinquent peafowl are deported to farm

[Times photo: Scott Keeler]
Apparently aroused by the mating season, peacocks attack cars and windows at Dunedin condo complex. Story
Howard Troxler
Procedural grinds must not quell our voices
There is a joke told in the legal system about "Texas justice," which involves two questions:

Top stories
After visits, shackles tightened on Al-Najjar
A Tampa man jailed three years for alleged ties to terrorists was moved to maximum-security this week after visits from the American Civil Liberties Union and a U.S. congressman.

Outlet mall at state fair shelved
A Virginia company runs into opposition from area malls and nearby residents, but leaves open the possibility of another site.

Board strives to invent charter school formula
Charter schools face strict limits to satisfy the judge in the county's desegregation case.

Traffic accidents take 2 lives in St. Petersburg
A 19-year-old woman was thrown from her car and killed Tuesday in a four-car crash at Roosevelt Boulevard and Dr. M.L. King (Ninth) Street N, police said.

Bill safeguards revenue of Tampa 2012 Olympics
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.

Local governments win fight over cost of signs' demise
TALLAHASSEE -- Hundreds of roadside billboards slated to come down across Tampa Bay still must be removed -- and at no cost to local governments.


South 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

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • 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

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Ancient oak must be spared, says board
  • Hunt for a firebug rousts the homeless
  • Bookworms fight to cite chapter and verse
  • Olympics loss protection bill goes to Bush
  • Dog park proposal draws some howls -- and some wags
  • City wins appeal on nude clubs
  • Store robberies suspect arrested
  • Death after cancer surgery brings lawsuit

  • News of Florida
  • Environmentalists sue to protect vanishing Florida panther habitat
  • Ailing Florida schools to get U.S. funds
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