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July 5, 2000
Tampa Bay: July 5, 2000
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[Times photo: Mike Pease]
Earl Smith drives an old Lutz volunteer firetruck on Lutz-Lake Fern Road during the town's Independence Day parade. The event, spared rain showers, was teeming with political campaigning.
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Hillsborough County news
Fourth forges ahead
A thunderstorm thins crowds in downtown Tampa, but holiday fun prevails.
Tax break's cost easy on county
Hillsborough's tax exemption for seniors amounted to only $620,000, well below the $4-million estimate. Still, few other local governments have passed it.
Day care centers stretching clock
One in Hillsborough County stays open 24 hours. Working parents say they like the flexibility.
Storm delays planes, starts fire at TIA
TAMPA -- A lightning storm set off a small grass fire along a runway at Tampa International Airport on Tuesday night and delayed flights for hundreds of passengers, airport officials said.
Woman dies in crash with a truck hauler
SEFFNER -- A 30-year-old woman who lived near Lakeland died early Tuesday after another vehicle pulled in front of her Ford Aerostar van, authorities said.
Tampa Bay headlines
High court: If shooting for bias, aim high
Fourth forges ahead
Activist calls Olympic bid's timing 'dumb'
Storm delays planes, starts fire at TIA
Pinellas headlines
Biker who died usually wore helmet
Full partners
Parking violators pay the price
Board to hear plan for Lowe's
North Shore chief ousted
Monkey owner found dead at home
Curfew curtailing problems, police say
Hitting the big time
Meeting to focus on power proposal
City fires Pinellas Park firefighter
'Webb's City' should come back for winter
Mason's big heart gives teens a trip
Stinky bait shop? Nope, this holds more allure
Healthful shop to open doors at Maximo Plaza on Saturday
Council appointment comes amid furor
Solarium -- the spot for revealing healing
Alabama man takes reins of major festival
11-year-old boy struck while riding bike dies
Appeals drag as dog ages
Oldsmar is offered free bike racetrack
Seminole moves fire station but feud lingers
Library celebrates 40 years of lending
Electricity study must continue
Davis Island races prove very popular
News of Florida
Upstart takes on condo commandos
Hurricane shelters evaluation is flawed
Storm delays planes, starts fire at TIA
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