[Times photo: Jamie Francis] Brian K. Evans, 14, of St. Petersburg used his large T-shirt as a cover as he sat through heavy rain at Straub Park in St. Petersburg, waiting for the Fourth of July fireworks. The city's show began after 9 p.m.

July 5, 2000

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Fourth forges ahead
Fireworks defy rain showers, and bay area crowds soak up holiday fun.

Activist calls Olympic bid's timing 'dumb'
Neil Cosentino disagrees with Florida 2012's decision to pitch the Games for late June, which is in hurricane season. "It defies common sense," he says.

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.

Howard Troxler
High court: If shooting for bias, aim high
The Supreme Court ruling in the Boy Scout case was nutty -- on the winning and losing sides.

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