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October 6, 2000

Medicaid battle turns to court
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"These (Vencor) homes are in substantial compliance with state requirements, but the state has had its agents in these facilities since Monday trying to relocate people when they're happy to be there."
Howard Troxler
Gathering stones for an electric Goliath
The town of Belleair is a tree-lined, affluent enclave of 4,100 residents on the western edge of Pinellas County. The entire town occupies only 2 square miles, almost all of it golf courses and homes.

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Murder trial ends in life sentence
William Gene Mahood is convicted of strangling Panormitis "Michael" Markonios in 1999.

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Ray brother stable after surgery to remove spleen


South Pinellas headlines
  • School band will play dome without paying
  • A community's mascot dies
  • City adds tax break for older residents
  • Teacher linked to cheating demoted
  • Abducted 5-year-old is home safe
  • Resolution hinges on city's quick response, Bayfront says
  • Police can shoot if attacked by dogs

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Jazz in class gets students in groove
  • Neighbors simmering over Omni Center
  • Letter to victim leads to arrest
  • Longtime sheriff's sergeant is suspended
  • Clearwater marina may become upscale village
  • 'Clowning' teens total Jeep, face charges
  • Write-in candidate withdraws
  • Fire destroys home, kills two pets
  • Attorney disbarred after admitting scam
  • Class allows talking -- in Spanish
  • Kids on Ulmerton warrant worries
  • Defendant takes deal in 1997 death
  • Mayhugh, Gibbs loose on lanes
  • The real tweet

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Mobile home blaze kills sleeping toddler
  • Unwrapping Centro Ybor
  • OSHA levies fines for Ybor fire
  • Warning signs at clubs now the law
  • Hillsborough population to hit 1-million, one way or another
  • Child advocates search for answers
  • Chamber makes foray into politics
  • Appraiser's challenger woos port tenants
  • Bulls bits
  • Soccer team improves after last year's stumble
  • Spartan shorts
  • Punk rockers rule at Marshall Center
  • Exploring a universal language

  • News of Florida
  • Florida ethics panel clears former business regulator
  • Streamlined FCAT built for speed
  • Governor opposes fast train measure
  • Judicial committee member says tough questions are a part of job
  • Education chief candidates take separate tacks
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