[Times photo: Carrie Pratt]

June 9, 2000

Idea for flight simulator takes off
The F/A-18E Super Hornet cockpit simulator is at Gulf View Square. The man who built it hoped to market it as a game; the Navy is using it for recruiting.

Judge reduces charges against dancer
The exotic dancer accused of battering and obstructing an officer at a Hudson strip club was sentenced to probation after pleading no contest.

Firm earns contract at cemetery
The centerpiece of the $3.48-million expansion at the Florida National Cemetery near Bushnell will be a columbarium to hold the cremated remains of about 16,000 veterans.

Jan Glidewell
Junkyard is just one of the eyesores on U.S. 19
Funny thing about L.B. Richards' junkyard, now being cleaned up at a rate not quite quick enough to please Hernando County Officials when I went there the first time, it was an attraction.

PSC staff says Aloha should fund study
The recommendations urge the utility to continue to try to solve a problem with black water, even though the water is called satisfactory.

Letters
Explore the good -- not ugly -- things kids do
Editor: Children respond to being noticed. They repeat the behavior that gets the most attention. We all want others to know we exist and appreciate or at least acknowledge our existence.

Curious get look at Connerton
The plan draws little praise, and one activist worries about the environmental impact of the development.

Woman accused of leaving teen behind during move
ZEPHYRHILLS -- A 37-year-old Zephyrhills woman was arrested on child neglect charges this week after she allegedly abandoned a teenage boy and moved to the Florida Keys, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported.

Nurses sought for cardiac monitor study
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Pasco-Hernando Community College is accepting applications for a new advanced certificate program for registered nurses interested in learning how to care for patients on cardiac monitors.

Brushfire burns 60 acres in New Port Richey
NEW PORT RICHEY -- A brushfire burned almost 60 acres north of the Starkey Wilderness Park on Thursday before Department of Forestry firefighters could contain the blaze.

Wilderness of Alaska helped Ram
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Arigorous routine. A healthy diet. A hard-edged attitude.

Bulldog achieved her goals
ZEPHYRHILLS -- Pam Moses has nothing to hide about her success.