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September 2, 2001
Baker's world
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[Times photo: Fred Victorin]
The low-key mayor gains speed as he nears his first major test.
Mary Jo Melone
Mall's mind-set misses the bus that we are not ashamed to take
I suspect the executives of Taubman Co. don't know what hit them.

Top stories
Policy of evacuating all schools questioned
Some experts ask whether emptying all schools for each bomb threat is necessary and if it encourages additional calls from thrill-seeking students.

For family, grief never ends
Her mother fears the spirited, athletic woman they knew and loved is being lost in all the legal and political battles.

Slain woman found in fire
A neighbor attempting a rescue is briefly trapped in the house. Authorities call the blaze a coverup.

Tampa Bay briefs
Woman swerves, drives car into a house

Metro review
Some highlights of the news from around the region for the week just ended.


South Pinellas headlines
  • Bardmoor upgrade sets a new course
  • Kenneth City seeks grant for play area
  • Proposal to close Tyrone shocks faculty
  • Legacy of 1993 oil spill drags on in the courts
  • Downtown Publix a reality on paper
  • Lakewood criticizes practice field
  • Mahaffey Theater is alive and well
  • System will clear a path for firetrucks
  • Even with a dummy, Fire Rescue is fast
  • Neighborhood notebook
  • The week ahead
  • B-24 pilots share a memorable reunion
  • Business briefs
  • Carpets to unfurl in former Scotty's
  • Apartments apart from the norm
  • Former manager of cities Shapiro
  • City, clerk resolve differences
  • Beaches notebook
  • The sixth annual On the Town calendar
  • Birthdays can be lessons in giving, not receiving
  • Residents want solution to chronic flood problem
  • Hefty water users may pay more
  • Community takes steps toward Lealman Inc.
  • Thanks to Scout, a garden sprouts
  • Beach residents asked to sound off on songs they like and loathe
  • Centers ready to get the ball rolling

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Murder for hire case is dropped
  • A gift -- and so much more
  • Personal calls add up as county cell phone use soars
  • Erased interview complicates murder case
  • Evidence of blood spatter is questioned
  • 'They are not killer dogs,' owner says
  • Public housing gets makeover
  • Retirees still have responsibilities
  • If handled well, naming road for King can unite city
  • Ex-Countryside star is enjoying a long run in basketball
  • Headlines through the years
  • North Pinellas notebook

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • 3 killed in mobile home blaze

  • News of Florida
  • State trims back growth reviews to 'big picture'
  • Slow change of heart
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