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Find your voice and ace the essay
By Dominique Pecchio, St. Petersburg High Saturday, September 18, 2010 Roy Peter Clark If you're a high school senior, writing the perfect college essay is sure to be high on your list of stressors....
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Friends, fans pay tribute to wrestling star Luna Vachon
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 Andrew Windsor hugs his mom, Theresa Johal, as a video tribute to Luna Vachon plays behind them in Shady Hills on Saturday. SHADY...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg teens chased down with dogs and helicopter are accused of...
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Authorities have arrested three teenagers they say are responsible for a rash of recent vehicle burglaries.The St....
View ArticleBicyclist knocked down by hit-and-run driver last Sunday has died
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A 49-year-old bicyclist who was badly injured after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver last week died Saturday,...
View ArticleBicyclist knocked down by hit-and-run driver has died
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A 49-year-old bicyclist who was badly injured after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver died Saturday, according to...
View ArticleWhile awaiting trial in child's death, Florida man accused of abusing another
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 TAMPA — A baby boy died in 2003. An investigator called it one of the worst cases he'd ever seen. Prosecutors charged the father.But...
View ArticleRob Binder: He worked hard, lived life to its fullest
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 CLEARWATER — Courthouse regulars in St. Petersburg or Clearwater knew Rob Binder. You'd see him all the time at foreclosure auctions,...
View ArticleA quick turn into Port Richey traffic proves fatal for elderly Pasco woman
Times Staff Saturday, September 18, 2010 PORT RICHEY — A turn into oncoming traffic left an 89-year-old woman dead and the driver seriously injured Saturday, according to the Florida Highway...
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In run for Brown-Waite's 5th District seat, Democrat Jim Piccillo appeals to...
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 Democrat Jim Piccillo, 36, left, of Land O’Lakes chats with Harvey Martin, right, and Jim Kent after speaking to the Timber Pines D...
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Real estate crash doesn't play favorites: Values fall across Pinellas County
By David DeCamp and Darla Cameron, Times Staff Writers Sunday, September 19, 2010 Brad Dieringer and his wife bought their Euclid-St. Paul home in 2006 for $205,000. It’s now valued at just $94,000....
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Appeals court: Fatal I-275 crash in St. Petersburg wasn't murder
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 19, 2010 Charles Hicks enters Judge Richard Luce’s courtroom in 2009, where he was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg man dies after motorcycle crash
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 19, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A 27-year-old St. Petersburg man died Saturday night after his motorcycle crashed on Interstate 275.The accident...
View ArticleOfficials resume search for missing swimmer
By Kameel Stanley and Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writers Sunday, September 19, 2010 TIERRA VERDE – The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office continued searching for a swimmer who went missing earlier this...
View ArticleDoctor's receptionist charged with fake prescriptions, Pinellas deputies say
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 19, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A receptionist who worked at a St. Petersburg doctor's office was arrested on suspicion of calling in as many as 15...
View ArticleTemple Terrace man accused of raping, videotaping two victims
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 19, 2010 TAMPA — Police arrested a Temple Terrace man Saturday they say kidnapped a teenager and an adult, sexually assaulted them and...
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Franci Golman Rudolph: Volunteer was passionate about making Tampa better
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 19, 2010 Franci Golman Rudolph Day was declared in 2008 by Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio to recognize her service to the community. TAMPA — Franci...
View ArticleHigh-speed transit plans need long-term vision
By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Sunday, September 19, 2010 I understand the frustration of some Pinellas leaders regarding high-speed transit.Experts say light rail is best for the county....
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Tech has become indispensable in education
By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 19, 2010 Technology has changed the way we live and — with increasing frequency — the way our youngest generations are learning.Once the domain of...
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New Glazer Children's Museum adds 'amazing' venue for Tampa Bay families
By Susan Thurston, Janet Zink and Kameel Stanley Sunday, September 19, 2010 Ryan Eckley, left, and Josh Phillips climb in the Get Moving exhibit in the Glazer Children’s Museum on Sunday. Theirs were...
View Article$50 billion for roads would come on top of stimulus
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 19, 2010 It was news to raise your hopes, your blood pressure or your eyebrows.Fifty billion big ones.That's what President Barack Obama is...
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