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December 7, 2001

North of Tampa: December 7, 2001
Giddy Chiefs go for it
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[Times photo: Mike Pease]
Chamberlain football has reached a 40-year peak. Tonight the team could reach the summit.
New Tampa too busy for recession
The housing industry is booming and people are spending in this oasis of relative prosperity, experts say.

'Joy on the faces': Real Santas take the reins
Call it the holiday spirit, or simple human decency.

Accident toll no surprise
Editors: As a fairly regular traveler on N Dale Mabry, I'm never surprised with the number of accidents you chart each Sunday in your Commuting accident report. However, last Sunday's list may have been a record.

Out and about
Advent in the park

Neighbors try to block 126-home development
They will argue that Newberger Road cannot safely handle the subdivision's traffic. There also have been questions about the property itself.

Thieves can't steal Christmas spirit
CARROLLWOOD -- Bright draping Christmas lights and oversized candy canes share space in Randy Rickard's Pennington Road yard with colorful homemade figurines. A trio of praying angels, are perched on the roof, not far from a jolly Santa Claus face and a sign urging "Peace On Earth."

Library advocates launch final push
Westchase helps the county save money if it chooses the Countryway Boulevard site.

Melodies that mend the mind
A South African woman uses her love of music and her experience in teaching to tune into troubled students and help them gain a sense of self-worth.

Neighbors split over school zones
Some parents wonder how proposed boundaries can split a neighborhood and still be called neighborhood schools.

Boosters contribute to winning team and spirit
NORTH TAMPA -- Chamberlain High football coach Billy Turner wanted players to remain on campus after school on game-day Fridays.

Sign up now to play ball
New Tampa Little League, formerly Northeast Little League, continues registration for its spring season from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the league fields on Kinnan Street, off Cross Creek Boulevard.


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