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July 19, 2001
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DaMara Stanton, 7, takes a break from playing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Wednesday during beginners class at summer music camp at Perkins Magnet School in St. Petersburg. "When we play music, it's not a race," said teacher Jessica Calandra. "It's about playing together. ... The group is more important than the individual."
Top stories
Mayor tells investors: Devil Rays stay or else
A Washington investor group looks at the Rays. St. Petersburg's mayor tells them not to get any ideas.

FHP says Firestone tire a factor in fatal crash
While the safety of two Firestone tire models has been debated nationwide for months, Florida troopers said Wednesday another model may to be blame for the deaths of a St. Petersburg mother and her teenage son.

T-shirt jury tucks a jab in with verdict
Yes, she shouldn't have worn a SHERIFF shirt. Yes, she's technically guilty. But jurors ask: What are we doing here?

Bayflite copter crash blamed on pilot error
Weather and mechanical problems are ruled out. Tests show no trace of drugs or alcohol in the pilot's system.

Lawyer shot twice on road
She is in critical condition. Police say a former companion is charged with attempted first-degree murder.

Double Dutch? Kids jump to it
The sport is catching on with a new generation in the bay area.

Judge: TSA must pay taxes, interest
The Tampa Sports Authority is not exempt from paying property taxes on arenas it owns and leases. The bill for taxpayers: $1.02-million in interest, $10.26-million in taxes.

Schiavo's parents want her retested
CLEARWATER -- Terri Schiavo's parents are asking a judge to let their own doctors evaluate her before deciding whether her feeding tube should be withdrawn.

Tampa Bay briefs
Police chief finalists to be announced soon


South Pinellas headlines
  • Beach city accepts manager's resignation
  • Gator that got dog is eluding trapper so far

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • T-shirt jury tucks a jab in with verdict
  • Safety Harbor may host new jazz event
  • City pledges in-school suspension aid
  • Kiosk to help lessons germinate
  • Board wants say in use of face scans
  • Phone can be tool to harass
  • Resentment rises over comments in Oldsmar
  • Boy, 10, faces arson charge
  • Meeting the need for meeting spaces
  • Funds needed for our streets, not new center
  • Pussycat II should close, county says
  • Frye-Kriers go the extra mile
  • Reno on verge of campaign decision

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Donations won't go to Mashburn
  • Tampa City Council to discuss face scanning, same-sex benefits
  • Path of donation raises questions

  • News of Florida
  • Speaker yanks post away from feisty Citrus lawmaker
  • Prison officer to testify against his colleagues
  • Ex-ambassador hints he'll make run for governor
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