Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from August 2004, page 8

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from August 2004

Welcome routine; Mantas regroup after Charley.(SPORTS)
August 21, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- At first glance, it didn't appear everything was back to normal for the Lemon Bay High football team. A writer from the New York Times was interviewing Manta...

Accurate death toll elusive; So far, only four of the 14 deaths in Charlotte County since Charley are blamed on the hurricane.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- There have been 14 deaths here since Hurricane Charley slammed into Charlotte County, but only four are blamed on the storm, the county's medical...

Those who pitch in to help others after Charley end up lifting all of us.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
August 21, 2004... Byline: Rich Brooks A makeshift sign at Tamiami Trail and Sherbourne Street in Port Charlotte tells passers-by that this is the place to file an insurance claim. It's not the sign but the smoke rising from behind it that draws...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
August 21, 2004... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Annie Edna Scales Annie Edna Scales, 83, Port Charlotte, died Aug. 18, 2004. She was born July 14, 1921, in Northborough, Mass., and moved to the Charlotte County area from West Boylston, Mass., in 1986. She...

Lantern lights charm a restless family . . . for a while.(PLAY!)(Go!)(Column)
August 21, 2004... Byline: THOMAS BECNEL It was hot, and it was buggy, but it was beautiful, too. Lanterns glowed from each corner of our living room campsite. A mosquito net draped our mattresses. Supper grilled on the back-porch barbecue. My...

Brian Bishop knew his panelized houses were designed to stand up to a severe hurricane. But he had his doubts during ... 'That moment of truth'.(HOME & REAL ESTATE)
August 21, 2004... Byline: HAROLD BUBIL harold.bubil@heraldtribune.com PORT CHARLOTTE -- He hired the engineers, did the lab tests and spent the money to develop a thriftier, greener, stronger type of house. But when home builder Brian Bishop rushed...

Mentally disabled center ruined; Charley tore through ARC; director seeks help to rebuild.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: SELINA ROMAN selina.roman@heraldtribune.com NOCATEE -- Glass crunched underfoot where the hardwood floors used to shine. Tunes used to flow from the piano and dozens of sparkling trophies used to line the wall. Now the...

Bush offers voters a false choice.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 21, 2004... Byline: Barbara Peters Smith I've never agreed with those who ardently believe that the president of our country is a dullard. I'm always uncomfortable around those tacky desk calendars and talking dolls that repeat ad absurdum all the...

Sox closing in on 1st.(SPORTS)
August 21, 2004... Byline: PHIL DENIS CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- The red-hot Sarasota Red Sox continued their drive for the second-half West Division champioship of the Florida State League with a a 5-4 victory over the Fort Myers Miracle Friday night. ...

Bucs stumble in second tune-up; Quarterback Chris Simms is one of the few Tampa Bay players to show anything positive in second preseason game.(SPORTS)
August 21, 2004... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com JACKSONVILLE -- The belly flop that became the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 14-6 preseason loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars Friday night underscores how far away both teams -- especially Tampa Bay...

Rays can't climb out of deep hole; After falling behind 8-1, Tampa Bay stages a rally before falling for the ninth time in the last 10 games.(SPORTS)
August 21, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ST. PETERSBURG -- John Halama, not Jorge Sosa, was scheduled to start Friday night's game for Tampa Bay against Oakland. Sometimes, it's just better to stick with the...

Twins cruise past Pirates, 5-1.(SPORTS)
August 21, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT FORT MYERS -- Jeff Schoenbachelor allowed just three hits and one run while striking out 10 over six innings to lead the Twins to a 5-1 Gulf Coast League victory over the Pirates at the Lee County Sports Complex...

Don't take this seriously.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
August 21, 2004... Byline: Doug Fernandes JACKSONVILLE -- Simply fighting the Friday night traffic around ALLTEL Stadium would have been a fair exchange. But then fans had to pay full-price to watch this, ahem, presentation of professional football....

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
August 21, 2004... SARASOTA COUNTY Dale R. Barnes Dale R. Barnes, 62, Sarasota, died Aug. 18, 2004. He was born Sept. 2, 1941, in Elmhurst, Ill., and came to Sarasota 24 years ago from Elk Grove Village, Ill. He retired in 1979 as a car foreman...

CONGRATS.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Grants awarded to local nonprofit organizations * The Walter Haskins Fund in Memory of Stacey K. Haskins of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County presented Florida Studio Theatre with a grant for $25,000. FST will use the money...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
August 21, 2004... Weight restrictions lifted on trucks Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced that state transportation officials have lifted weight restrictions on trucks carrying emergency agricultural products and equipment to...

Two divers hospitalized after accident.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT VENICE -- Two divers were airlifted to a Fort Myers hospital Friday afternoon after being injured while diving in the Gulf of Mexico. The father and son duo apparently suffered lung injuries after rising to the...

Stress- trauma cases rising; Officials say they expect to treat even more cases as the toll of coping with the aftermath sets in.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- At least 18 people have sought medical help for hallucinations and another 50 have been treated for traumatic stress as a result of Hurricane Charley,...

Camping with Charley; Powerless Charlotte residents pitch tents to help beat the heat.(PLAY!)
August 21, 2004... Byline: THOMAS BECNEL thomas.becnel@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE HARBOR -- Ron Zuebane lost his motel room to Hurricane Charley, but he wasn't about to give up his dog. When shelters wouldn't take Zubee, an 11-year-old pit bull,...

Charlotte County judge; We recommend Carolyn Garber.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 21, 2004... Most Charlotte County voters have never been in front of a county judge. That makes it hard to evaluate W. Wayne Woodard, especially since lawyers hesitate to speak openly about judges before whom they must appear. Woodard is being...

Some residents arm against looters; Officials step up canal patrols, arrest more than 12 people on theft, prowling, burglary charges.(A SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: DEBI SPRINGER debi.springer@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Some anxious residents are arming themselves and patrolling their neighborhoods to protect what little they have left after Hurricane Charley. Men in a Punta...

Bucs Notebook.(SPORTS)
August 21, 2004... Bucs sign DT Gibson; release FB Dyer JACKSONVILLE -- The Tampa Bay Bucs on Friday signed defensive tackle Oliver Gibson and released fullback Deon Dyer. Gibson, a nine-year veteran, began his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a...

A genuine resilience.(HOME & REAL ESTATE)(Letter From Home)(Column)
August 21, 2004... Byline: Harold Bubil After spending two days in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte this week, wilting in the heat, depressed by the devastation and able to go home to a place that's whole, I'm certain that I have little comprehension of what...

Mayor got help from city workers; Wayne Poston had faulted a councilwoman for seeking storm aid.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: MITRA MALEK mitra.malek@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- The day after the mayor criticized a city councilwoman for asking city workers to help fortify her house against Hurricane Charley, he acknowledged that city workers came to...

Replacing schools could cost $170 million.(A SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: KIM HACKETT kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Tuesday, August 24, 2004: Correction: Charlotte High School Principal Barney Duffy wasn a photograph Saturday as schools...

At last, laughter; Day camp gives Charlotte children, parents a break.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: CHRISTINA DeNARDO christina.denardo@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- There are no chain saws humming here. The traffic lights work. The buildings are cool inside. Fifty miles from where Hurricane Charley ripped off roofs,...

FAA grants airport $6M; Sarasota-Bradenton plans to use the funds for security, runway enhancements.(A SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: KEVIN MCQUAID kevin.mcquaid@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Federal officials awarded Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport nearly $6 million Friday, money the airport will use to expand its passenger screening area and make...

Teachers plead for delay in resumption of classes.(A SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: ERIN BRYCE erin.bryce@heraldtribune.com DESOTO COUNTY -- After listening to emotional pleas from teachers affected by Hurricane Charley, the schools superintendent decided Friday to delay the reopening of DeSoto County's public...

Manatee officials assess what went wrong in Myakka City.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: CHRISTI WOMACK christi.womack@heraldtribune.com MYAKKA CITY -- Manatee County officials accepted blame for a shelter not opening when Hurricane Charley passed through the area Friday. County Commissioner Jonathan Bruce said...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
August 21, 2004... MANATEE COUNTY Rosalie J. Costello Rosalie J. Costello, 83, Palmetto, died Aug. 19, 2004. She was born Dec. 31, 1920, in Tamms, Ill., and came to Manatee County in 2002 from Westland, Mich. She retired after 30 years as an...

Aid comes to displaced pets.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: MARGARET ANN MIILLE margaret.miille@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- As Hurricane Charley carved a diagonal swath through Florida, many immediately gauged the human toll it would take. Karissa Mayer, a certified...

U.S. Senate; In the Democratic primary, we recommend Betty Castor.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 21, 2004... Retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Graham says he will stay neutral before his party's Aug. 31 primary, when Democrats will select a nominee from a slate that includes Betty Castor, Peter Deutsch and Alex Panelas. But Graham is publicly defending...

Investigation clears DEP officers in boater's fatal shooting.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT FORT MYERS -- Two state workers were justified in using deadly force against a man who fired at them first, the state attorney's office said Friday. Erik E. Knopp, 32, died after he was shot by state Department...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Charlotte mall set to reopen today at 10 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte County's largest shopping mall, the Port Charlotte Town Center, plans to reopen today at 10 a.m. Mall employees and maintenance crews have been working around...

Shelter reprieve; Delay in school schedule gives storm victims a break.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 21, 2004... ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Sunday, August 22, 2004 : Correction: An editorial Saturday said incorrectly that Charlotte County school officials had delayed the schedule for the reopening of schools....

Sailor marvels over 'torpedoes'.(PLAY!)(Sailing)(Column)
August 21, 2004... Byline: Morgan Stinemetz It was a dark April night, offshore, when we saw the phosphorescent wakes of a couple of "somethings" moving at high speed toward our starboard bow. Had this been a time of war, we'd have shouted, "Torpedoes!"...

Area nurseries all but wiped out; Officials say Charley devastated the state's $10 million ornamental industry, based in DeSoto and Hardee counties.(BUSINESS)
August 21, 2004... Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com ARCADIA -- Rodney Hollingsworth was looking anxious as he surveyed hundreds of thousands of orchids demolished by Hurricane Charley. "You see something like this, and the first...

U.S. Senate; In the Republican primary, we recommend Mel Martinez.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 21, 2004... The decision by U.S. Sen. Bob Graham not to seek re-election created an opportunity for Republicans in 2004. The task facing the party's voters in the Aug. 31 primary is to select a nominee capable of winning the statewide general election in...

Rays Notebook.(SPORTS)
August 21, 2004... Upton moves to DH ST. PETERSBURG -- B.J. Upton became the first teenager to play in the major leagues this year, when the Rays recalled him from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 1. Twenty days into his major league career, Upton became the first...

More signs of recovery are appearing Slowly but surely; What a difference a week makes.(A SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Byline: DAVID HACKETT david.hackett@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- The clock on the square in downtown Punta Gorda is stopped at 4:27, as if frozen in time from the moment Hurricane Charley ripped through the community. But...

Officially out of line; Public officials don't deserve special treatment -- even in a hurricane.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 21, 2004... People can panic and make bad decisions during a hurricane. It's human nature. But it doesn't excuse Bradenton City Councilwoman Marianne Barne- bey's request that city workers help secure her home against Hurricane Charley. As the storm...

Neighbor to neighbor.(A SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Ask for help or lend a hand To help the victims of Hurricane Charley -- and to assist those who wish to help their neighbors recover from the devastation -- the Herald-Tribune is launching a new program, called Neighbor to Neighbor. ...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
August 21, 2004... Pet adoption, blood drive slated for today in Venice VENICE -- Florida's Blood Centers and the Suncoast Humane Society will hold a pet adoption and blood drive today in the Galleria Plaza at 2065 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, to observe...

Charlotte Airport Authority; We recommend Pamella A. Seay and Jeff C. Gruber.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 20, 2004... A seat on the Charlotte County Airport Authority normally doesn't have a high political profile, but the authority will be more important than ever in the wake of Hurricane Charley. Luckily, Charlotte voters have quality candidates from...

Neighbor to neighbor; Ask for help or lend a hand.(A SECTION)
August 20, 2004... To help the victims of Hurricane Charley -- and to assist those who wish to help their neighbors recover from the devastation -- the Herald-Tribune is launching a new program, called Neighbor to Neighbor. Through this free community...

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... TODAY 2:30 p.m.: "You I Love" -- A comic love triangle set in Moscow, Olga Stolpovskaja and Dmitry Troitsky's feature debut pits a female news reporter and a male zoo keeper against each other for the affections of the woman's longtime...

Four schools set to practice; DeSoto, Charlotte, Port Charlotte and Lemon Bay adjust after Charley.(SPORTS)
August 20, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com The Lemon Bay High football team will be the first in Charlotte County to resume practicing, followed by Charlotte and Port Charlotte. DeSoto County will meet today and...

Lots of ideas surface for old SHS building.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: PATTY ALLEN-JONES patty.allen-jones@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- A military academy for middle school students, a combination history museum and archive center, and a contemporary art museum are among the options suggested for...

Looters using canals to access damaged homes.(A SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Police are stepping up efforts to stop looters from using the many canals here to gain access to houses and mobile homes damaged by Hurricane Charley....

LOCAL BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Workshop to address neighborhood redesign SARASOTA -- North Sarasota residents and business owners are invited to attend a workshop Saturday on redesigning the area. The ADP Group is conducting the workshop focusing on redevelopment...

Charlotte schools doubling up; The district will offer classes in two shifts.(A SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: KIM HACKETT kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Charlotte County plans to squeeze 18,000 students into 13 of its 21 schools. They will use part of several schools while construction workers repair other parts. ...

Job fair aims to help workers who lost jobs to hurricane.(A SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: MARGARET ANN MIILLE margaret.miille@heraldtribune.com PORT CHARLOTTE -- Hurricane Charley didn't sweep away the Goodwill Industries collection trailer where Melody Bortner worked for five years. But it's gone all the same....

SaraSox capture doubleheader wins over Miracle.(SPORTS)
August 20, 2004... Byline: PHIL DENIS CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Sarasota's ongoing pursuit of winning the Florida State League's West Division second-half championship continued in impressive fashion Thursday night at Ed Smith Stadium when the Red Sox...

Sarasota filmmaker looks at gay life in rural surroundings.(TICKET)(Primal Screen)(Column)
August 20, 2004... Byline: Amanda Schurr This week's Gay & Lesbian Film Festival represents something of a homecoming for local filmmaker Tom Murray. After months on a festival circuit that's taken it from Texas to New York to Italy, the director's...

Griese will lead second team today; Unlike Monday, when he played with the third-team offense, Brian Griese will play with the second unit.(SPORTS)
August 20, 2004... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com JACKSONVILLE -- This is nothing new for Brian Griese. Trying to make a solid impression on his third team in the past three years, the seven-year veteran quarterback will be under the gun...

Inland and in trouble; Remember rural communities in hurricane planning.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 20, 2004... When Hurricane Charley turned into Charlotte Harbor on Friday instead of following a projected path toward Tampa Bay, alarms should have gone off for Manatee County officials: The risk had just shifted from coastal communities to less densely...

Sarasota extends big helping hand; Charlotte and DeSoto counties are getting lots of local assistance.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: JEREMY WALLACE jeremy.wallace@heraldtribune.com So many Sarasota County workers are pouring into Charlotte County to help with recovery efforts that some have begun to refer to Charlotte as "Sarasota South." Sarasota County...

Reds earn split with Pirates.(SPORTS)
August 20, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT BRADENTON -- David DeLuna and Blake Hendley combined on a six-hitter as the Reds shut out the Pirates 3-0 in the second game of a doubleheader Thursday at McKechnie Field. The Pirates won the first game, 13-4,...

After Charley, fishing isn't a priority for most anglers.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
August 20, 2004... Byline: Steve Gibson I've enjoyed providing fishing reports for nearly 30 years. This one is different. In the wake of Hurricane Charley, fishing is not near the top of the list of priorities. For those in areas not affected by...

Post-hurricane predators; Be on guard for price-gouging and fraud.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
August 20, 2004... The stories are astounding. A bag of ice selling for $10. Hotel rooms listed at triple their normal rates. Gasoline priced at $3 a gallon. And then there was the offer by "contractors" to clear two trees from a roof in Orlando for $23,000....

Road crews resume work, snarling traffic.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: JULIAN PECQUET julian.pecquet@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Clogged with repair vehicles and trucks shuttling supplies to victims of Hurricane Charley, South County roads became parking lots earlier this week when -- to the...

Gifts In Kind assists the aid-givers.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: PATTY ALLEN-JONES patty.allen-jones@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Barbara Harvey needed deodorant, razors, shaving cream and toothbrushes -- lots of them. She got boxes of these items at no cost Thursday from a Sarasota...

Hurricane-related crimes reported; Several crimes related to Hurricane Charley were reported, but Bradenton police spokesman Maj. J.J. Lewis said that he has seen a slowdown in crime since the storm blew through.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: ROBERT PATRICK robert.patrick@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Even though the western portion of Manatee County was largely untouched by Hurricane Charley, residents did have to deal with some hurricane-related crime. A...

They can smell it coming.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
August 20, 2004... Byline: Doug Fernandes SARASOTA -- The countdown is on. T-minus 170 days to Feb 6, 2005. To Super Bowl XXXIX. That's what's at the top of the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee Web site, which is supposed to inform visitors of...

Da-da-dum-dum: Don't see 'Open Water' before swimming.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT What, arguably, is scarier than waiting around to discover which direction a hurricane will travel? How about finding yourself and a loved one stranded in the middle of the ocean with nothing in sight...

Many hold on in badly damaged homes.(A SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: DAVID HACKETT david.hackett@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- A week after Hurricane Charley, thousands of residents are refusing to leave their destroyed or severely damaged homes. Soon, some may not have a choice. ...

Heat exhaustion causing injuries, hospital visits.(A SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Since Hurricane Charley hit, as many as 20 percent of almost 1,700 emergency room patients here have been heat exhaustion victims, hospital officials said....

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
August 20, 2004... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Ella Mathilda Benjamin Ella Mathilda (Fischer) Benjamin, 94, Port Charlotte, died Aug. 11, 2004. She was born July 18, 1910, in Bennington, Vt., and came to Florida from Wallingford, Conn., moving to Port...

Walking the fine line between profiteering and earning a living.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
August 20, 2004... Byline: Eric Ernst There's money to be made off the victims of Hurricane Charley. And people are making it, although with donations still pouring in, it seems almost dishonorable to charge casualties of the storm for anything. The...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
August 20, 2004... SARASOTA COUNTY Ella Mathilda Benjamin Ella Mathilda (Fischer) Benjamin, 94, Port Charlotte and formerly of North Port, died Aug. 11, 2004. She was born July 18, 1910, in Bennington, Vt., and came to Florida from Wallingford,...

Mistakes add up; Late rally can't overcome costly errors, relievers.(SPORTS)
August 20, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ST. PETERSBURG -- Tampa Bay's normally reliable defense committed three errors and could have been charged with at least three more. The Rays' normally reliable relief...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
August 20, 2004... Saint Stephen's picks communications chief Paula Heap has joined Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton as communications director. The Saint Stephen's graduate will be responsible for overseeing the school's advertising and...

Zak's cooks steaks to near perfection.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... Byline: JACK WINNER CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- The setting for Zak's Steakhouse belies its name. Rather than the cavernous interior one would expect, one finds instead the intimate rooms of a renovated cottage more reminiscent of...

Learn where home computer ends and Internet begins.(BUSINESS)(Sand & Silicon)(Column)
August 20, 2004... Byline: Dwayne Fatherree I get a few phone calls every week from people who are trying to find certain Web sites but just can't seem to get them to load right. I'll patiently guide them step by step, then have them say the screen...

Painter represents greater flow of artists to Manatee County.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... Byline: KEVIN COSTELLO CORRESPONDENT ENGLEWOOD -- Jagged cartoon sunbursts, splashing yellow and blue curves, pod-shaped ellipses and bright colors describe the emotionally charged paintings of Vick Vercauteren, presently on view at...

Local theater companies offer an array of classes.(B SECTION)(Column)
August 20, 2004... Byline: Suzanne Marschner Mattes With the kids off to school and safely out of your hair for at least part of the day, now's the time to think about extracurricular activities. Many of our local theater companies, both professional...

New Wave pioneers Psychedelic Furs love music their way.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT ST. PETERSBURG -- They banded together at the end of the late '70s punk scene in England, when acts such as the Sex Pistols were firing up audiences throughout the United Kingdom. Rejecting the...

Man injured in explosion; Bill Macleod, a collector of military ordnance and weapons, was hurt when a shell went off.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: ROBERT PATRICK robert.patrick@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- A military shell exploded Thursday at a home on 21st Street, seriously injuring a 40-year-old man and triggering a neighborhood evacuation. After the blast,...

It's been a long time, but Boston's back for another round.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT TAMPA -- There's nothing complicated about the way Tom Scholz runs Boston, the long-running rock band whose self-titled 1976 debut still ranks as one of the fastest-selling albums of all time. ...

Students show that kids care, too; Youths are donating their money, toys, supplies and time to peers victimized by the hurricane.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Kids here know how lucky they are. They've seen pictures of Charley's devastation on television and in newspapers. They've heard stories of children who lost...

Steve Earle's talkin' 'bout a revolution.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... Steve Earle, "The Revolution Starts... Now" (Artemis): Steve Earle is on a mission. And just in case you miss it by listening to his latest CD, he explains it in the liner notes: "The most important presidential election of our...

Council member faults 'bad decision'; Marianne Barnebey had city workers board up windows at her home.(B SECTION)
August 20, 2004... Byline: MITRA MALEK mitra.malek@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- A tearful Marianne Barnebey apologized Thursday for asking city workers to help protect her family as Hurricane Charley approached last week. "I take full...

David Crosby still won't cut his hair.(TICKET)
August 20, 2004... Byline: P.J. LEVINE CORRESPONDENT TAMPA -- In one of his latter-day hits, Bob Dylan opined, "We live in a political world." Recently, several prominent musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor and Jackson Browne, lent...

Bob, Bob Bobbing along.(TICKET)(Admit One)(Column)
August 20, 2004... Byline: Rod Harmon SARASOTA -- With Bobcat Goldthwait, almost nothing can be assumed. He's had supporting roles in dozens of movies, provided voice-overs to beloved children's shows and helmed his own short-lived TV series. More...