By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times,published September 7, 2001
President Bush will promote his education and reading initiatives before audiences in two Florida cities next week. The White House said Thursday that Bush will speak in Jacksonville on Monday and Sarasota on Tuesday.
From the state wire Hurricane Jeanne appears on track to hit Florida's east coast Rumor mill working overtime after Florida hurricanes Developments associated with Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne Four killed in Panhandle plane crash were on Ivan charity mission Hurricane Frances caused estimated $4.4 billion in insured damage Disabled want more handicapped-accessible voting machines USF forces administrators to resign over test score changes Man's death at Universal Studios ruled accidental State child welfare workers in Miami fail to do background checks Hurricane Jeanne heads toward southeast U.S. coast Hurricane Jeanne spurs more anxiety for storm-weary Floridians Mistrial declared in case where teen was target of racial "joke" Panhandle utility wants sewer plant moved to higher ground State employee arrested on theft, bribery charges Homestead house fire kills four children, one adult Pierson leader tries to cut off relief to local fern cutters Florida's high court rules Terri's law unconstitutional Jacksonville students punished for putting stripper pole in dorm FEMA handling nearly 600,000 applications for help Man who killed wife, niece, self also killed mother in 1971 Producer sues city over lead ball fired by Miami police Tourism suffers across Florida after pummeling by hurricanes Key dates in the life of Terri Schiavo An excerpt from the unanimous ruling in the Schiavo case Four confirmed dead after small plane crash in Panhandle Correction: Disney-Cruise Line story