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Ridgewood High provides a path of success for at-risk students
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 Ridgewood High student David Martinez, 17, makes up credits in American History in the school’s NovaNet classroom. NEW PORT...
View ArticleTree trimmer dies in wood chipper accident
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 TAMPA — A tree-trimmer died Saturday after getting tangled in a rope being fed into a wood chipper. The incident happened while a...
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Palm Harbor blogger mom picks top kid-tested playgrounds in Pinellas County
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Saturday, September 25, 2010 Sunshine Limitless Playground at the Long Center, 1501 N Belcher Road, Clearwater : Tracey Quinn, 41, of Safety Harbor plays...
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Safety Harbor blogger mom picks top kid-tested playgrounds in Pinellas County
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Saturday, September 25, 2010 Sunshine Limitless Playground at the Long Center, 1501 N Belcher Road, Clearwater : Tracey Quinn, 41, of Safety Harbor plays...
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Parents question proposal to move Palm Harbor University IB program to...
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 Palm Harbor University High School International Baccalaureate students Morgan Clare, from left, Parker Neu and Phillip Rozanski, all...
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Glazer Children's Museum opens to hundreds of excited kids
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 Children explore the Water’s Journey exhibit at the new Glazer Children’s Museum in downtown Tampa on Saturday. Kids climb into the sky...
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Veteran claims discrimination at Bay Pines VA Medical Center
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 Tracy Kendall sits beneath his college diplomas at his home in Palm Harbor. The VA paid $65,300 for Kendall’s education and...
View ArticleWeeks after election, Jim Norman's battle for state Senate still going
By Marlene Sokol, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 TAMPA — As if a bloody campaign wasn't bad enough, the Republican primary contest between Kevin Ambler and Jim Norman is moving into a...
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Ruth Whetstone Wagner often made the political personal
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 Ruth Whetstone Wagner is pictured with Rep. Charlie Wilson of Texas. Wagner got involved in Florida campaigns in 2002. TAMPA — She...
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Clearwater store finds its niche by marketing 'DUI scooters'
Saturday, September 25, 2010 Doug Vitello, co-owner of Sunset Scooters in Clearwater, demonstrates an X-Treme XB-600, one of the “DUI scooters” he sells. CLEARWATER — New to the scooter business,...
View ArticleLatvala claims she voted to raise taxes only once during her commission tenure
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 Pinellas County Commissioner Susan Latvala has been forced to defend her record on taxes as she tries to fend off attacks from...
View ArticleHackworth's numbers on county layoffs, hiring just don't add up
By David DeCamp Saturday, September 25, 2010 Pinellas County's finances have taken a hit in the recession. And Democrat Bob Hackworth uses it to deliver punches to County Commissioner Susan Latvala,...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Commissioner Susan Latvala's opponent lacks ammunition from...
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 The contest for Pinellas County Commissioner Susan Latvala's North Pinellas seat has been punctuated by attacks on the county's...
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School uniforms in Pinellas County praised by some, opposed as infringement...
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 Azalea Elementary School fourth-graders line up to go back to their classroom after physical education class. Azalea has the...
View ArticlePolice kill man they say robbed Largo store, threatened them
Times staff Sunday, September 26, 2010 LARGO — A man authorities said robbed a store and then taunted officers was shot and killed outside his home Saturday night.Robert Hayes Roll, 56, of near...
View ArticlePolice kill man they say tried to rob Largo store, threatened them
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 26, 2010 LARGO — Neighbors say Robert Hayes Roll was a loner. The 56-year-old lived by himself on a quiet cul-de-sac between Largo and...
View ArticleTwo dead after accident on I-4
Times staff Sunday, September 26, 2010 TAMPA — Two people died early Sunday morning after one of them drove the wrong way on Interstate 4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Heading east on...
View ArticleTwo dead in wrong-way crash on I-4
Times staff Sunday, September 26, 2010 TAMPA — Two people died early Sunday morning after one of them drove the wrong way on Interstate 4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Heading east on...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg police shooting kills woman, injures man
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 26, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — An 18-year-old woman was shot to death and a 21-year-old man was wounded Saturday night.The shooting occurred about...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg police investigate shooting that kills woman, injures man
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 26, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — An 18-year-old woman was shot to death and a 21-year-old man was wounded Saturday night.The shooting occurred about...
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