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© St. Petersburg Times, published December 26, 1999 1. St. Petersburg and Tampa erupt in bitter war of words and rival newspaper editorials over which side gets to host the Robot Olympics. 2. Tampa Mayor Dick Greco is sworn in for a 42nd consecutive term. 3. Florida Department of Transportation predicts construction along I-275 and I-4 will be completed "in just a few more years." 4. Critics deride the Consolidated Hillsborough-Tampa Board of County Commissioners for studying Star Trek-type "transporter" technology as an alternative to highways. Says opposition leader Ralph Hughes VI: "We just ain't got the molecular density." 5. Leaders of the Church of Buckhorn propose requiring lead-lined helmets to battle the growing telepathic-sex industry. |
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