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November 3, 2001
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113,625 square feet of pride
[Times photos: Toni L. Sandys]
Commuters hailed quite a sight Friday morning at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa: the world's largest flag - 225 feet by 505 feet - held up by 1,000 volunteers, including Vietnam veteran Paul Goodman, below. |
Top stories
Golf course workers killed when they're pinned between vehicles
Carl Wilson offered his bike-riding co-worker a lift. As they put the bike in the trunk, a truck slams into them.
Scientology critics to decamp
Members of the Lisa McPherson Trust, embroiled in litigation with the church, are leaving Clearwater.
West Nile virus appears in Pinellas
The virus is found in a sentinel chicken near the border with Pasco as Florida's mosquito season nears its end.
City wants electric buses by Nov. 30
The busmaker is unlikely to meet the deadline. The transit authority may cancel the contract.
Man on death row gets new trial
The man was convicted 15 years ago of raping and killing a 17-year-old prostitute. Police withheld a crucial crime report.
Voting system further delayed
County staffers need more time to check out the competing companies.
Tampa Bay briefs
Appeals court overturns man's murder conviction
South Pinellas headlines
Suggestions shape goals for Midtown development
North Pinellas headlines
Dunedin ponders new ideas to keep Blue Jays
Stormwater fees to rise to help pay for projects
Pinellas digest
Road will smooth out, slim down
Independent Coke distributor sold
Golf fees could drop for seasonal residents
Women use furry friends to warm hearts
Postseason football is under way today
They went forth and multiplied
Roman Catholic bishop extends a hand to Jews
Hillsborough headlines
Crisis solver takes it easy; actor's art imitates life
A closer looK: One Hillsborough church
Sandra Thompson
Surprise, surprise: Tampa takes a classy leap
News of Florida
Bradley named to utilities board
Governments' crisis handler tries to relax
Record unemployment claims
Bush stays home to tend the budget
Lucy Morgan
Democracy stuck in a bunker mentality
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