Howard Troxler Odds run counter to repealing term limits It was fun and juicy to be at the Tiger Bay Club of Tampa's meeting last Thursday evening. That was the same day the Tampa City Council decided to hold an election this fall on repealing local term limits. Top stories The Valessa strategy How did it all turn out this way? Why was Valessa Robinson convicted of third-degree murder, while her boyfriend wound up on death row?

Child rescued from surf [Photo by Mike Heidemann] A Fort De Soto Park lifeguard patrolling in a kayak plucks the 5-year-old girl from the water and resuscitates her. Watercraft rookie chasing record-book fame John Moffatt, 35, began May 9 in Chicago and passed through the Tampa Bay area on an estimated 6,000-mile journey.

'Forgotten theater' pilot recalls scaling Himalayas
Hump Pilots braved violent thunderstorms, flew to icy heights and delivered supplies to China sometimes loaded by elephants in India.

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