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September 3, 2001
On every Red Tide, Karen's name
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[Times photo: Dirk Shadd]
A tiny sea creature, long misidentified, is renamed to honor the scientist who has studied it for nearly 40 years.
Howard Troxler
Six reversals, no closure, no one error to blame
During 1986 a predator selected, stalked and murdered three young women in the Tampa Bay area. In each of these three cases, a man named Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. has been twice convicted and twice sentenced to death.

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Woman to be sentenced in Medicare fraud
Hernando County resident Renee Marcus Steely will cooperate with prosecutors. She is to be sentenced Oct. 31.

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Hospital helicopter grounded after power loss


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  • She's queen of a bureaucratic jungle
  • Two warriors reunited
  • Bardmoor upgrade sets new course
  • County pays for some personal cell calls
  • Murder conspiracy case is dropped
  • Despite death, lake is considered safe
  • Exercise caution when planning outdoor eating
  • 'Smart growth' is essential to future
  • 'They are not killer dogs,' owner says after attack

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Houses for sale now listed online

  • News of Florida
  • UF whistle-blower alleges threats
  • Davis reluctant to reveal plans
  • 'The true cowboys'
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