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 Sandra Thompson
Times Metro columnist
Appears Saturday in the Times Metro and Tampa sections. She can be reached at sandrathompson1@mac.com
Recent columns

December 2, 2006: Going the distance for their grandkids
November 25, 2006: Next time, do please send some coupons
November 18, 2006: Doug, here are a few dating tips
November 11, 2006: Tampa let that other bay city get ahead
November 4, 2006: Didn't we learn not to repeat history?
October 28, 2006: To be best on block, stop trying to be big
October 21, 2006: The good, the bad, and the just dumb
October 14, 2006: To save our kids, take their car keys
October 14, 2006: To save our kids, take their car keys
October 7, 2006: Mail-order pharmacy is a bitter pill for your druggist
October 7, 2006: Insurers undercut the local druggist
September 30, 2006: Children's Museum is playing catchup
September 30, 2006: Children's Museum is playing catchup
September 23, 2006: Few fans doomed Sunrise Cinemas
September 16, 2006: Light rail success rides on sidewalks
September 9, 2006: I'd rather know more about candidates instead of their families
September 2, 2006: We don't need a storm for flooding
August 26, 2006: Eyesores seem to endure forever
August 19, 2006: Sadly, bigotry is ever with us
August 19, 2006: Sadly, bigotry is ever with us
August 12, 2006: Streetcar in Tampa: An idea whose time has come - and gone
August 5, 2006: We Floridians endure the heat, but others really suffer for it
July 29, 2006: Does our city's sophistication rest on platform beds?
July 22, 2006: When surrounded by water, try taking a ride on it
July 15, 2006: A river walk can run beyond river
July 1, 2006: Banks now have everything except feeling of security
June 24, 2006: Republican convention in Tampa? It's a slam dunk
June 17, 2006: Now that we're totaling points, shopping is a competitive sport
June 10, 2006: Dreaming of an 'affordable' urban lifestyle? Dream on
June 3, 2006: You can be caught in a Web even if you don't have one
May 27, 2006: Don't feel bad, Pam,we (women) have all been there
May 20, 2006: Doctors should cure this epidemic
May 13, 2006: Signposts of our sense of place are lost to progress
May 6, 2006: Russian roulette could be safer than crossing our roads
April 29, 2006: Downtown's beacon of culture dimming progressively
April 22, 2006: Mail means what it says - if you know what it means
April 15, 2006: The magic of the grocery aisles
April 8, 2006: Wild night at the new market is an organic experience
April 1, 2006: Will every dog really have his day? It's already arrived
March 25, 2006: Rules keep shifting for our own Boardwalk, Park Place

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