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January 30, 2003
Mary Jo Melone: Not in ye krewe? Off with your eyepatch
If you go to Saturday's Gasparilla parade, take pictures, lots of pictures, of pirates. Those photographs could some day be collectors' items. For if Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla -- that gang of the made up and the stuck up -- has its way, starting next year only its members will be able to dress as pirates.
Top stories
Devices show off local readiness
Regional emergency management officials strut their newfangled stuff designed to handle almost any disaster.
Bucs: Bet on Bucs as good as a car in the garage
Cheering for the Raiders didn't help a St. Petersburg man, who loses an expensive Super Bowl bet with his wife.
In some krewes, rides in parade have a price
It is expensive to be a Gasparilla pirate and while many krewes turn their noses up at money for play, others do not.
MacDill laptop case ends with guilty plea
The theft disrupted U.S. Central Command until the computers were found at a home.
Lutz man faces child porn, molestation charges
LUTZ -- Authorities on Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old Lutz man they say molested at least two girls and possessed child pornography.
Wanted in airport hearing: new ideas
As they hash out the future of Albert Whitted Airport, St. Petersburg officials hope to hear from those who have so far remained silent.
Obituary: King of Kings exhibit sculptor dies at 85
Leone Chaney's works were shown at Sunken Gardens.
Obituary: John D. Thornton, Webb's City executive, 89
The city native began with a produce store called the Hitching Post.
South Pinellas headlines
Coast Guard tapped in war buildup
Pinellas woman charged with animal cruelty
North Pinellas headlines
Condo site gets artsy touch
Planners put city resources online
Driver injured in crash with school bus
A road's name spells change
Fiscal adviser accused of theft
Oldsmar bemoans Jabil's changes
Tarpon Springs candidate responds
McClenathan's success continues in Ybor City
Letters:
A copy of Sand Key? Who wants it?
Hillsborough headlines
Roe vs. Wade commemoration takes on rally flavor
Pedestrian struck, killed on Hillsborough Avenue
Chase ends in arrest; 3 deputies are injured
Commission gauges pain of state's cuts
County begins defining job for internal auditor
Ernest Hooper: And who will most impress black voters?
Christopher Goffard, Tamara Lush: Judge's car plate not against rules
News of Florida
Byrd's tax warning is a team effort
Tax foe Fasano loses Senate post
Bradenton doctor settled multiple malpractice cases
Around the state: 16-year-old charged in hammer attack on father
Crist: Privatize death row defense
State appeals to stop death row inmate's release
Philanthropist donates $5-million to University of Miami
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