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July 2, 2000
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Family counts blessings despite fire

[Times photo: Matt May]
A single mother and her sons lost nearly all their possessions, and they have no insurance. Now they're not sure where to turn. |
Mary Jo Melone
We're all choked up over saving 10 dollars
Those emissions tests sure were a pain. You had a month to get the mission accomplished, but the month was over before you knew it. I once had to beg and smile my way out of a ticket for driving with an expired tag because I had forgotten to have the test done.
Top stories
Money in limbo tempts trackers
Some investigators have stolen unclaimed property; owners don't know they don't have to use private agencies or pay a commission.
It was no stranger she saved
A nurse helps flip over a pickup and resuscitates a 17-year-old, without recognizing him as her son's childhood friend.
Schools chosen on grade alone worries educators
Parents switching schools yearly, chasing FCAT scores, might play havoc with a choice plan.
Metro review: Pro bike race promoted as Olympic step Final dive
DADE CITY -- Talk of getting the Olympics in the Tampa Bay area has some wheels spinning in Dade City.
South Pinellas headlines
Subsidy props up an aging venue
Fast friends
Towering designs for center lauded
Thanks from the heart
United Way bails out cracked day care
Housing panel's fairness at issue
Return of the curfew
Keep the 28th Street Drive-in open
Accused and humiliated over $7
Decorated vet's last wish: Vietnam
Businesses are offered drug-free solutions
Learning center expands to Pinellas
Commissioners, merchants brainstorm city's makeover
Meetings to be cast on cable in late fall
Briefs: Man injured riding his new personal watercraft
Unpopular firefighter criticizes colleagues
Stretch, bend, flex for a healthy, active life
Stovalls' Landing plan still a hot topic
Journey takes toll on appetite for a delicacy
Ulmerton's Miracle Mile leaves motorists muttering
More cheap or free things to do indoors this summer
Marine program for kids nets gift
Rocket Man is ready to raise the boom on 4th
12-year-old carrying his weight in youth scratch league
North Pinellas headlines
Family counts blessings despite fire
Poll: Downtown plan has edge
Undecided voters key to project
Pain precedes gain in streets of Dansville
Hospital workers see referendum as savior
Team works to get 25-story dreamboat afloat
World adventure has homemade start
Downtown plan is city's best opportunity
Vickery, Dawkins big part of softball success at PHCC
Residents want closer look at reclaimed water
Hillsborough headlines
Leaving on his terms
Little noticed, life ends at 15
Bikers hail helmet law repeal
Three face kidnapping charges; more pending
Cancer claims pioneering patient
News of Florida
The University of Florida's great divide
2 friends, colorful and color-blind

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