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November 23, 2000
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Sam's father: I'm not a monster
[Times photo: Carrie Pratt]
Christopher Vietri says Sam's adoptive parents are to blame for the heart-wrenching custody dispute. |
Mary Jo Melone
A knowing heart comes to rescue lost Lovey
Bedtime was approaching for the little girl, but she was in the grips of the deepest, soggiest grief. Her floppy-eared, much-hugged, much-laundered Lovey was missing. Her tears telegraphed an all-points bulletin across the household, upstairs and down for one dog, stuffed, and deaf to her noise.
Top stories
Trooper stops 2nd man's leap off bridge
Two friends, 30 and 28, plan to jump off the Sunshine Skyway bridge. One does, but the other is talked down from the edge.
Drug-addled life, caring life collide
Both a 21-year-old and a Habitat for Humanity volunteer were acting typically when a crash claimed one's life.
Jury finds millionaire innocent of lewdness
But Gregory Wilbanks still will go to prison to begin serving nearly 8 years for rape.
Part of Aisenberg response is sealed
The prosecutors' response includes enhanced versions of four recorded conversations.
Alabama parents pin hopes on shift in court
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Alabama Supreme Court's decision to give Sam Johnson to his biological father in Florida was supposed to end a tug-of-war lasting almost five years between two families.
South Pinellas headlines
Joyland passes inspection -- the show will go on at theater
Fest draws artists of every stripe
Robert L. Allen Jr., golf tournament organizer, 77
North Pinellas headlines
Lawsuit: Stolen identity haunts victim
Something to crow about
Ruling raises Belleair hopes
Oldsmar charter proposals rejected
Residents to have say on Tarpon plan
A century of Thanksgivings
Burlington Coat Factory gets approval on parking
Pinellas briefs
Rejection of special tax shocks senior center's supporters
Cracker Barrel restaurant may be built near I-275
Tuning plan for music museum
Couple marks 60 years with a party, reunion
2 local women go into Trot after big wins
In St. Pete Beach, name game still not quite settled
Hillsborough headlines
Day care may be key for jail deputies
Ex-adversaries to meet again in new arena
News of Florida
Justices uphold smoker's $750,000 award
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