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March 7, 2003
2 mothers feel pain of a teen's shooting
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[Times photo: Toni Sandys]
One has lost a 14-year-old son; the other has a 46-year-old son who is accused of accidentally shooting the teenager.
Howard Troxler: Picking up city's litter, tossing aside its red tape
They call themselves the "Snell Isle Streetwalkers." Six mornings a week for the past 25 years, these St. Petersburg women have met, crossed the bridge over to the mainland, walked down to the North Shore Pool and then turned around.

Ernest Hooper:
A riff with real reverberations
I laughed, I cried and I cheered at the Hillsborough County Bar Association's 17th annual Law Follies Thursday night.

Iraq: Families divided by call to duty
The threat of war pulls homes apart, but those left behind say they'll get by and cling to the hope that loved ones are safe.

America's best place to fly? Think TIA
A travel survey says Tampa International tops every U.S. airport when it comes to service, access, design and comfort.

Pageant strides into Pinellas
ST. PETERSBURG -- The woman who represents the Sunshine State in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City in September will get her crown in St. Petersburg.

Evacuation procedures modified during FCAT
Hillsborough school officials say they are taking other, undisclosed, precautions to keep campuses safe.

Political Junkie: Tampa firefighters finally declare a choice for mayor: Pam Iorio
After keeping officially mum in the general election, Tampa firefighters are taking a stand on the March 25 runoff that will determine the city's new mayor.

Consultant says race holds black students back
The conclusions are added to a lawsuit against Pinellas schools. It claims they have failed to give equal educations to black students.

Defendant in medical scam given a year
TAMPA -- A defendant in a major Medicare scam was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and three years' probation Thursday for defrauding government health programs.


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  • 3 arrested after police chase down stolen car

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Pledge brightens charity's future
  • Deal bars parking on 1 side of street
  • Retired deputy guilty of 5 counts of child sex abuse
  • Little Great Dane endures not-so-great adventure
  • Apathy stymies planning initiative
  • New lane on U.S. 19 may be more problem than solution
  • Diversions
  • Pinellas Digest: Fines increase for illegal parking in handicapped spaces in Tarpon
  • Letters: Wal-Mart on U.S. 19 would be a positive

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Sci-fi scribe draws hundreds
  • Two bodies found; police seeking leads
  • Kids from Kosovo arrive for heart surgery
  • Civil rights leader lauded at wake
  • Q&A: University of South Florida police Sgt. Mike Klingebiel

  • Brandon Times
  • Frank farmer earns respect from both fans and critics
  • On the block
  • Helping kids find success
  • Live here: Larry Farr, Mango
  • People: 'Mima' knows best
  • RSVP
  • Daytripper: Kitty corner
  • Here & gone
  • Farmer's market: Growing a business
  • RSVP
  • Developer plans 729 homes
  • Zoning: Parcel sought for affordable homes
  • What's in a name: Bealsville
  • Brandon: Doctor aims to treat colleagues' writing
  • Wimauma: Talk of the tow
  • Sun City Center: Approval sought for renovations
  • Notebook: Convenience store fire yields arson conviction
  • Lane ranger: Yep, all those other people cost you time
  • Prep notebook: Soccer team doubles take for Brandon championships
  • Eagles' wrestlers soar for the record

  • City Times
  • Begging draws ire from some businesses
  • Bone up
  • Diary: A Mystic coronation
  • City People: Catering perfection
  • Obituary: NANCY CARASTRO, 1920-2003: Founder of TV store dies from leukemia
  • What's in a name: She made blacks' care her cause
  • Everybody's business: Videos are out, and tanning is in
  • Interbay: Community hopes to fight crime near school
  • Bayshore beautiful: 'Forgotten patriot' honored in ceremony
  • Ballast Point: Tampa ice skater, 10, to compete abroad
  • Ballast Point: Walgreens considering Gandy Square location

  • North of Tampa
  • As economy sours, church lends a hand
  • Keystone: Board rift simmers over vote in village
  • Creatures of comfort
  • Week ahead
  • Peripheral visions
  • Trapshooting tournament takes off Tuesday
  • Gardening: Now is the time to add spring plants to garden
  • Meet your neighbor: Playing in a new league
  • Lutz: Livingston Ave. to get churches
  • New Tampa: County sidesteps debate on city's land purchase
  • New Tampa: St. Mark to lose dynamic leader
  • Neighborhood notebook: Residents debate plan for town center
  • Elegant wine tasting benefits church
  • As economy sours, church lends a hand
  • Keystone: Board rift simmers over vote in village
  • Creatures of comfort
  • Week ahead
  • Peripheral visions
  • Trapshooting tournament takes off Tuesday
  • Gardening: Now is the time to add spring plants to garden
  • Meet your neighbor: Playing in a new league
  • Lutz: Livingston Ave. to get churches
  • New Tampa: County sidesteps debate on city's land purchase
  • New Tampa: St. Mark to lose dynamic leader
  • Neighborhood notebook: Residents debate plan for town center
  • Elegant wine tasting benefits church
  • As economy sours, church lends a hand
  • Keystone: Board rift simmers over vote in village
  • Creatures of comfort
  • Week ahead
  • Peripheral visions
  • Trapshooting tournament takes off Tuesday
  • Gardening: Now is the time to add spring plants to garden
  • Meet your neighbor: Playing in a new league
  • Lutz: Livingston Ave. to get churches
  • New Tampa: County sidesteps debate on city's land purchase
  • New Tampa: St. Mark to lose dynamic leader
  • Neighborhood notebook: Residents debate plan for town center
  • Elegant wine tasting benefits church

  • News of Florida
  • Senate panel moves class size bill forward
  • A shuttle reminder to carry every day
  • High court changes rules for committing juveniles
  • 'Wild' ones will wind up in jail, mayor says
  • Legislature: Fast-train backer rails at governor
  • Clemency plea says teen is no longer violent
  • Senior citizen activists hear and old familiar voice
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