Learning the ropes [Times photo: Jim Damaske] Katja Schadoffski practices juggling between two palm trees at Sand Key. Schadoffski fled Key West to avoid hurricane Michelle and is doing caricatures at Clearwater Beach's Pier 60 until she goes back home.

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Mother will sue for FCAT materials
The Largo woman's son failed the test. Her suit could open test materials for parents statewide.

National Guard prepares to protect ports
At four ports, including Tampa, Guardsmen will help screen baggage and inspect cargo.

Tropicana to show firefighter service
A bay area firefighter helps organize the simulcast of a New York service for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Anthrax threats outlined at trial
Prosecutors say Mitchell Monteverdi wrote that he'd release the deadly germ into major cities. He says he was framed.

Angry wife pummels, runs over husband, police say
The man suffers serious injuries when his wife finds him with another woman and attacks him and his Explorer.

A tax increase? It's hard to say
The Communication Services Tax Simplification Law has meant confusion to some.

School Board okays $34.8-million cut
Some jobs will be eliminated; others will go unfilled. A decision on summer school is postponed.

Tampa officer's last words spoke of robber's gun
Police Officer Lois Marrero and the helicopter pilot overhead saw the shooter, according to court records in the case of his girlfriend, who bought the gun.

Crystal River ousts 2 council members
CRYSTAL RIVER -- In a close election that reflected the city's factionalism, voters Tuesday ousted two City Council members and handed a thin victory to an insurgent coalition that rallied around the firing of City Manager David Sallee.

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Car is handed over in fatal hit-and-run

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