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August 24, 2001
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Mom shaken after daughter's ordeal
[Times photo: Fred Victorin]
The girl stepped into a man's van and escaped with her life. Thursday, she picked a suspect from a photo lineup, and a man was arrested. |
Howard Troxler
They want to nudge us as we try to vote
The words "literacy test" hold a bitter memory for an older generation. Until the mid 1960s, several states used literacy tests, poll taxes and other devices to keep black citizens from voting.
Top stories
Schools silent on bomb threats
Officials try a new approach, fearing last year's zero-tolerance publicity might have contributed to the problem.
Bubba fears judge is too soft on swine
Pig earrings. Pig toys. Can she be impartial? The judge laughs and steps aside anyway.
Serving time, building faith
A new faith-based dorm strives to strengthen young inmates' morals.
Tampa Bay briefs
Another player sues ex-USF basketball coach
South Pinellas headlines
A new wrinkle in auto thievery
Neighborhoods receive 'Main Street' designations
North Pinellas headlines
Dream fades away in condo's shadow
Post office will lock up every night
Patience runs out on run-down property
Homeless man killed as he crosses road
Pinellas digest
Monotubes still getting no respect
Liberals can't see the light beyond school 'boxes'
ABC, others try to get the ball rolling on SMO
A rare meet market
Best bets
Happenings
Hillsborough headlines
Driver cleared in leaving child at wrong bus stop
Protesters oppose free trade legislation
News of Florida
Harris note raises questions
Horse farmers brace for West Nile
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