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August 20, 2001
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Ramping up roadwork
[Times photo: Fred Victorin]
If you're bothered by work at Roosevelt and I-275, consider it a preview of larger projects ahead on junctions such as I-275 and I-4. |
Howard Troxler
Justices say 'nay' when general law gets specific
The term "shaggy dog story" refers to a long, drawn-out and somewhat pointless tale, usually for the purpose of delivering a really bad punch line. This is a shaggy-horse story. It was 11 years in the making, and the original point is now moot. Still, it is a useful reminder of the way things work.
Top stories
Largo deaths deemed murder-suicide
Visitors say a friend passed them a note, then shot himself in a bedroom, with his girlfriend's body nearby.
Diver dies in grouper quest
MADEIRA BEACH -- About 200 feet down in the gulf Saturday afternoon, Mark Sweazie was hunting two black groupers he was sure would earn him first place in the St. Pete Open, billed as "the world's largest spearfishing tournament."
Woman listed as dead survives crash
A 20-year-old pregnant woman who authorities reported had died in a car crash in Spring Hill on Saturday is actually alive.
Man rescued after jump from Skyway
ST. PETERSBURG -- A distraught man jumped off the Sunshine Skyway late Sunday, shunning the efforts of rescuers trying to talk him down.
Tampa Bay briefs
Teen drowns while swimming in pond
South Pinellas headlines
2 police officers, 2 routes to leadership
2 police officers, 2 routes to leadership
North Pinellas headlines
Boy gets bone marrow transplant in fight for life
Residents see ways to trim budget
Softball team wins at Senior Olympics
City drafts rules to regulate rentals
Kids' book takes on Web ethics
Critic of family at cigar bar needs to lighten up a little
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Headlines through the years
Hillsborough headlines
State may allow TECO to burn suspect coal
News of Florida
He's Pete Peterson, candidate for governor
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