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June 11, 2000
Top stories
Scraping bottom
In a world of 9-to-5 careers offering benefits, industry leaders say it's hard to find enough people willing to become sponge divers.
Judges ignored ban on smoking
Some, including Chief Judge Susan Schaeffer, smoked in their chambers until recently, colleagues say.
Mary Jo Melone
How death sentence turns killer into martyr
Because the shank in my shoes could trigger the metal detector, they had me remove them as I entered Florida State Prison last week to watch Bennie Demps die. I had known this would happen. I had done it before. Yet as I passed barefoot through the detector Wednesday night, I thought removing my shoes signified I was in some holy place.
Retired chairman of Times honored
NAPLES, Fla. -- Eugene Patterson, the retired chairman and editor of the St. Petersburg Times, was honored Saturday by Leadership Florida for a lifetime of leadership.
South Pinellas headlines
Leaders check on Pier subsidy
Visit brings family its heart
Saxon gets flood grant if he drops city lawsuit
Largest sand castle may return to beach
Design board votes no to CVS
Club is subject of state inquiry
Firefighters air concerns, hope annexation is rejected
2 traffic lights win support; 1 rejected
Church's renovation is welcome
Store marches into its 15th year
Starbucks coming to 4th Street grocery
WEEK IN REVIEW
Police buying new computers
Jetty builders stir up trouble on Isle of Capri
Pinellas Park makes way for school construction
Workshop canceled to protest city tax
Fun Center paints up new mural
Speed-reading devices may curb hasty drivers
Classes help parents handle new driving laws
St. Pete Beach has a role model nearby
Parent aide program is a beacon of light for families
Sewer-scented algae revisit beaches
Estate owner weighs options after rejection
Smokey, the Labrador, will certainly be missed
Diner gets a new name and location
City is cracking down on illegal sign postings
Classmates honor girl killed in accident
Troop's ship trip provides inside look at naval warfare
Sidewalks set for Skyview
Neophytes make pitch for Town Council seat
Panel drops hurdle to developing key block
Retired city clerk hired as temporary
Gym demolition to pave way for community center
Countryside Lanes taking on a luster under new regime
Nesslar heeds advice, runs best 5K and wins
North Pinellas headlines
Seminole annexation vote may be historic
Path clears to create better trail
'Off-season' becoming thing of the past
Records reveal officers' morale problems
Business groups duplicate efforts
Palm Harbor merchants tout vision for avenue
An oasis of comfort for the dying, grieving
Chief's retirement will create void in department, Largo
BMX rider, 11, to race for a world title in Argentina
London vacation offers unexpected treats
Seminole annexation proposals on the line
Hillsborough headlines
Gap in wealth grows in schools
Fire destroys 1 home, damages 2 others
Beulah Baptist primed for fight over pastor
Project's features include trails
Gone in 60 seconds? Try 30, car theft detectives say
Green thumbs
Unified soccer league ready to lace up cleats
Leto graduate's discipline keeps him on right track
Reptile roust
Park logging project complete
Community plans up for discussion
Community center opening pushed back to August
Hearing set on land use plan
Home Depot withdraws from site
Flower fees may go to suit
Week in Review
News of Florida
Lobbyist might falter outside Toni Jennings' circle
Exhaust testing is ended too soon
Drug overdose killed member of fraternity
Court hears views on death appeals
Senate candidates stake out stands
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