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October 31, 2001
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Scary costume
[Times photo: Douglas Clifford]
A spiny orb weaver -- always dressed for Halloween -- snacks on a treat while haging from the eave of a house in Palm Harbor. Common in the fall, the spiders' bite is not known to cause serious injury to humans. |
Howard Troxler
This is our night to playfully defy all real monsters
Today is Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve. In olden days, back in England, Ireland and Scotland, the lanterns for this holiday were carved out of beets, or potatoes, or even turnips. We Americans decided to use one of our native vegetables, the pumpkin, which, if you ask me, proved far superior for the purpose.
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Tampa Bay briefs
Red Tide concentrations endanger bay inhabitants
South Pinellas headlines
Lack of sponsor cancels Santa's parade this year
Neighborhood may not be hemmed in
Firefighter appeals firing over porn
Causeway remodeling could start in 2002
Dew's move won't speed up Publix
Carnival of inclusion planned over four days
Memorial honors a teenage criminal
Hospital scuffle leads to 2 arrests
Hallmark moments amid the daily grind
Eckerd ex-professor Bredenberg dies
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Achievers
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Little League plans alternatives for the birds
Focus on volunteers
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Beaches notebook
Armstrong ready to conquer leTour course
St. Petersburg center set for homecoming
Florida women lose at Southeast event
North Pinellas headlines
Mall cites security for later opening
Palms may sprout in roundabout
Team effort lands suspect
Ex-official guilty in child porn case
Bioterrorism concerns put in focus
Reaching out to Hispanics
A good time for prayer in schools
Erroneous tax bills mailed
Board: Shooting by officer justified
Hillsborough headlines
THAP redirects reimbursement
Official inspected veterans shelter he helps operate
Man faces charges in home invasions
Wrecks in Hillsborough claim 3 lives
Judge Greco to cut short his tenure
News of Florida
'Truth' takes shots at tobacco's friendly face
Terrorism spawns two new specialty license tag designs
Divided, not done
Bush keeps low profile, draws criticism
Veterans fume over THAP chief's reports
Budget cuts called a 'short-term fix'
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