Judge ends Pinellas busing [Times photo: Name Here] For 36 years, federal judges have kept watch over Pinellas County schools, acting as the last word on race ratios, student assignment rules and other policy decisions.

Howard Troxler
A strong field full of difficult choices
I remember a tall, dark-haired prosecutor named Mark Ober asking a jury for the death penalty back in the mid-1980s. The murderer had stabbed the victim repeatedly over the course of a minute as she struggled for her life.

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Next challenge: school choice
Pinellas School Board members will work out details of the choice plan in the coming months.

Hillsborough still under court's watch
TAMPA -- Hillsborough County's continuing desegregation battle has parallels with the battle in Pinellas.

Highlights of the order
Some highlights from the final order issued by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday in the Pinellas County school desegregation case:

What does judge's ruling mean?
Q: What does the judge's order mean for my children?

Key events
Significant events in the history of Pinellas County's school desegregation case.

First the terror; then the question
Robert Metz seemed to be a friendly, stable family man. But he died trying to rape. What happened?

Tampa turns on the charm to woo FAMU
TAMPA -- With alumni grumbling about Tampa's bid for Florida A&M University's new law school, city leaders cranked up the public relations machine Thursday, delivering some digs at competitor Orlando.

Weight becomes issue in public defender's election
LARGO -- Friends were concerned about Assistant Public Defender Cimos Angelis.

USF sets research funding record
The school garnered $171.4-million in research contracts and grants.

Tampa Bay briefs
Settlement closes suit over free speech at TIA

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