Scholar disputes merits of Pasco school rezoning plan
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 To deal with crowding, the Pasco County School Board is redrawing attendance zones for middle and high schools in the eastern part...
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Final bell to ring for 2 Pasco principals
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 Trinity Elementary School principal Kathy Rushe stops to give high-fives to second-graders Leila Sujanani, left, and Riley Borsky...
View ArticleLocal poker pro charged with third DUI
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 TAMPA — John Racener, the 24-year-old local poker phenomenon recently profiled in the St. Petersburg Times, was charged early Saturday...
View ArticlePinellas child dependency hearing turns rowdy
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 LARGO — Chaos erupted in a Pinellas County courtroom Saturday morning as a rowdy Palm Harbor couple were taken down by sheriff's...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg man dies in I-75 crash
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 BROOKSVILLE –– An 18-year-old man died in a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Adam...
View ArticleNorman bill boosts taxi, limo companies and controversial agency
By Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — A bill proposed by newly elected state Sen. Jim Norman would benefit taxi and limousine operators, one of his major campaign...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg man takes on City Hall and red light cameras
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Whether red light cameras get installed at 20 busy intersections next year could hinge on how successful one man...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg detectives increase scrutiny on repeat offenders
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Detective Tom Loveland used to go undercover to bust drug dealers. Now he fights crime by knocking on doors."You...
View ArticleRonald A. Beaton Jr.: Member of pioneer family served as quiet anchor in his own
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Ronald A. Beaton Jr. came from a well-known family with 19th-century roots in St. Petersburg. The names of his...
View ArticleCold front to deliver coldest days yet
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 We're headed for an even chillier start to the week in Tampa Bay, with bitter winds and grey skies that will make falling temperatures feel...
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To avoid sinkholes, Swiftmud wants new rules for farmers
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 This sinkhole in Dover appeared in early January, when the area experienced an extended period of cold weather and farmers used...
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Musicians try out for rock school at Tampa's Patel Conservatory
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 Rock school teacher Lee Ahlin shows a chord to Jacob Fleming, 11, during his auditions Saturday afternoon at the Straz Center in Tampa....
View ArticleLog from fire pit blamed for Largo fire that causes minor injuries
Times staff Sunday, December 12, 2010 LARGO — A log from a fire pit may have started a house fire that caused minor injures to two early Sunday, authorities said.Fire crews responded to a house fire...
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Clearwater aquarium cares for rescued baby dolphin
By Shelley Rossetter and Jim Damaske, Times Staff Writers Sunday, December 12, 2010 CLEARWATER — Five years and one day after the rescue of its most famous resident, Winter the dolphin, the...
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Polk County sheriff's sergeant dies after crash in parking lot
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Sunday, December 12, 2010 The patrol cruiser of Sgt. Wesley Richard Whitmore, 60, was slammed into him as he got out. WINTER HAVEN — A Polk County sheriff's...
View ArticleFreezing temperatures ahead for bay area
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Sunday, December 12, 2010 TAMPA — The coldest mornings of the season so far will greet the Tampa Bay area this week. High temperatures are expected to reach...
View ArticleMissing Hillsborough teen's body found in woods after apparent suicide
Times staff Sunday, December 12, 2010 TAMPA — Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives found the body of a missing 18-year-old Sunday in a wooded area not far from her home.Anita Mira appears to have...
View ArticleGov.-elect Rick Scott needs educators' input; Help Children's Home
By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Sunday, December 12, 2010 Opponents easily can join the chorus against Gov.-elect Rick Scott's school reform plans and label vouchers as a public education death...
View ArticleA disappearing art, cursive writing is part of Florida's script
By Lee Logan, Times Staff Writer Sunday, December 12, 2010 As a 10th-grade English teacher at St. Petersburg High, Tracey Keim grades dozens and dozens of essays. Lately she has spotted a trend among...
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At Pasco neo-Nazi's trial, a mom's heart aches
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Sunday, December 12, 2010 Kristofer King was a good student and an aspiring writer. NEW PORT RICHEY — Charlene Bricken lost her son to a masked man's knife blows...
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