Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from February 2003

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from February 2003

Apologies aren't enough; Manatee school officials need to review truancy procedures.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... The Manatee County school district's aggressive effort to get truants back into the classrooom is commendable. But the School Board needs to review the district's procedures to make sure parents and students are given sufficient opportunity...

CONGRATS.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... New program director Bryan Meng was named director of education and information technology for the Junior Achievement of Manatee and Sarasota Counties. Prior to coming to Florida, he worked for Junior Achievement in Atlanta. Meng graduated...

What's in our name?(HOME & REAL ESTATE)(Letter From Home)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Harold Bubil Place names carry a certain degree of magic. Paris. Beverly Hills. They set a mood, evoke a feeling. Tahiti. Palm Beach. They create an ambience of power, wealth or splendor. Washington. Fort Knox. Monte Carlo. In...

Bush left no room for doubt.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Barbara Peters Smith The president's State of the Union address Tuesday made it clear that we now live in an era of unabashedly faith-based government, to an extent unmatched since the time of Teddy Roosevelt. And it's equally...

Technology hinders college-bound students from learning how to write.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Rich Brooks Bernie Gaidosch likes to tell the story of a college freshman who erupted in a rage when he failed an essay exam. "He said he couldn't be blamed for not knowing something he was never taught," says Gaidosch. ...

Sarasota-Manatee Lunch Bunch pedals to build a hearty appetite.(PLAY!)(Go!)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: THOMAS BECNEL LAKEWOOD RANCH -- In a world of often joyless exercise, with grim faces frowning through dull workouts, the Lunch Bunch takes a different route. On the third Saturday of each month these easy riders meet at a...

Punta Gorda lawyer disbarred.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- A Punta Gorda lawyer has been disbarred from practicing in the state, the Florida Bar announced Friday. The Florida Supreme Court disbarred Thomas E. Blaine, 52, on Nov. 27 for bar rule...

Second Go Fish! event scheduled for Feb. 8-9.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Steve Gibson When the first Herald-Tribune's Go Fish! Fishing Extravaganza was held a year ago, it was like the season's first trip to the beach. You creep up to the water and stick a toe in to get an idea of what's in store....

Threat on arrival; Screening of foreign visitors remains dangerously deficient.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... Newly trained federal agents are subjecting airline passengers to a greater level of scrutiny at departure gates than ever before. But a recent government investigation indicates that another major security threat remains nearby -- at the...

Man in sex case to get new hearing.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: JENNY LEE ALLEN jenny.allen@heraldtribune.com LAKELAND -- A Port Charlotte group home worker sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually abusing a mentally retarded woman will get a second chance to withdraw his plea. Donald...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... City won't submit grant for center VENICE -- The city of Venice will not submit a $686,000 grant application for Venice Community Center renovations to the Venice Foundation this month. The Venice City Council established a $250,000...

FROM YOUR ADVOCATE.(A SECTION)
February 1, 2003... When you think about it, a daily newspaper resembles a telephone book. Each edition carries hundreds of phone numbers, starting in the classified ads. The listings don't end there. In every section, the newspaper prints numbers relating...

Lancers' season promising; Seven All-Suncoast Conference players return to the program, which begins today.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: BRIAN NEWBERRY CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- The Manatee Community College softball team will bring a great deal of experience and a long memory to the field when it opens the season today. Seven All-Suncoast Conference players...

CONGRATS.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Thelma Cohn honored At a recent Cecilian Music Society meeting, pianist Thelma Cohn was honored by her children with the establishment of a scholarship in her name. The scholarship, a stipend of $1,000, will be awarded annually to a...

Dear, durable 'Fantasticks' again lives up to its name.(B SECTION)(Art Beat)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Naomi Donson How does an apparently modest musical -- run for more than 40 years off Broadway -- rack up legions of fans and become theatrical history? Never having seen a first-rate production of "The Fantasticks," with its...

Rambo conquers the weeds.(HOME & REAL ESTATE)(Home Work)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Art Levy I only recently learned about the Luddites, but I like them. They were those wacky 19th-century Englishmen who protested modern technology by destroying machinery. I think all of us who have ever stumbled out of an...

ARCHITECTURE; CREATING AND DESTROYING; Architecture commands our attention as an artform. But buildings live and die by their value as real estate.(HOME & REAL ESTATE)
February 1, 2003... Byline: HAROLD BUBIL harold.bubil@heraldtribune.com Sarasota is not unique in its propensity for tearing down significant old buildings. Through the ages, as much as man has been a builder, he's also been a destroyer. Or more politely,...

Splash & Score; Water polo club starts to net young players for Sarasota team.(PLAY!)
February 1, 2003... Byline: MARY AWOSIKA mary.awosika@heraldtribune.com The best water polo players combine the grace of a swimmer with the agility of a basketball player and the speed of a soccer star, all while treading water in a 12-foot-deep pool. All...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
February 1, 2003... CHARLOTTE COUNTY James E. Grohman James E. Grohman, 65, Port Charlotte, died Jan.27, 2003. He was born Feb. 15, 1937, in Atlantic City, N.J., and came to Charlotte County a year ago from Egg Harbor Township, N.J. He served in the...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
February 1, 2003... Owen joins Car Tune Up as service manager Matthew Owen has joined Car Tune Up Car Care Center, 2420 Stickney Point Road in Sarasota, as service manager. Owen is a 31-year resident of Sarasota. He is certified in several areas of...

Mariner slips by 'Canes' defense.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- Trying to outfox an old fox can be difficult, if not impossible. So when Manatee High tried to take away Cape Coral Mariner's notorious three- point shooting game, Triton head coach Frank...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
February 1, 2003... SARASOTA COUNTY Louis E. Bell Louis E. Bell, 80, Sarasota and Riverview, Mich., died Jan. 30, 2003. He was born May 23, 1922, in Caraway, Ark., and had been a winter resident of Sarasota from Riverview since 1985. A graduate of...

Goll pours in 20 in Mantas' win.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT FORT MYERS -- The Lemon Bay High boys basketball team turned in a strong defensive effort in the second half and defeated Fort Myers Riverdale 72-38 in a Class 3A-District 12 game. Lemon Bay held Riverdale to...

Jones, Voss headed for Midwest colleges.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com Two of the area's top wide receivers are heading in the same direction -- the Midwest. Charlotte's Ryan Voss will be going to Eastern Illinois, and DeSoto County's Jamar...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Volunteers sought for construction board Manatee County is accepting applications from residents interested in serving a four-year term on its Construction Trades Board. The board licenses contractors and disciplines people who violate...

Sarasota's Martell to sign with Lafayette; Sailors' standout safety and linebacker believes he can contend for a starting position.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: CHAD BROCKHOFF CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Sarasota High senior Trey Martell will sign a letter of intent to play football at Lafayette College, a Division I-AA Patriot League school in Easton, Pa., on Wednesday. Martell, who...

Tarpons unbeaten in 5A-11.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- The Charlotte High girls basketball team had to fight and scratch to finish its second straight unbeaten regular season in Class 5A-District 11. And the...

Delta Squad's prosecutor sues; The sheriff and two workers are accused of using a restricted database to gather personal information.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: KELLY CRAMER kelly.cramer@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- The U.S. attorney who prosecuted six members of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office is suing Sheriff Charlie Wells and two of his employees, claiming they used a restricted...

Cable TV provider to relocate its office.(BUSINESS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: LAUREN MAYK lauren.mayk@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Time Warner Cable plans to move its headquarters into a new office that will be designed and built for the cable provider by late summer. Vacating the 24,000 square...

Son was lifeline after Skyway plunge; Hunter Ovens does not consider himself a hero, but his actions Thursday night kept terror from becoming tragedy.(A SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: TOM KIM tom.kim@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- For 14-year-old Hunter Ovens, Thursday night's drama on the Sunshine Skyway is pretty hazy. It's not something he wants to remember, and messages like the one in the hallway of...

Park urged for sewage plant site; Some want Venice to buy the Island Beach plant's 19 acres when it closes and create a beachfront park.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: EARLE KIMEL earle.kimel@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Maxine Barritt said she believes the city should turn the Island Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant site into a public park. She already has support from some city and county...

CONGRATS.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Coventry-Payne named league's director Laurie Coventry-Payne has been named director of the National League of Junior Cotillions for Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte. The league teaches character education, etiquette and social dance training...

Take a walk among the airplanes, then have family fun at the YMCA.(B SECTION)(SCENE AND HEARD)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Sharyn Lonsdale Well, today we're certainly making up for last weekend's lack of action. You'd have to have a plane to get to all of today's big events. And speaking of planes, it's Aviation Day at Charlotte County Airport on...

Unions able to endorse candidates.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT PUNTA GORDA -- The city attorney said city unions and employees are allowed to endorse City Council candidates, a question that arose last week from a councilman. Councilman Thomas D. Poole had requested attorney...

Young has 28 in Mooney victory.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: JASON SWANCEY jason.swancey@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Cardinal Mooney junior Steve Young reached the 1,000-point plateau when his short jump shot rattled home in the closing minutes of the Cougars 59-40 win over Clearwater...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
February 1, 2003... MANATEE COUNTY Joseph E. Chely Joseph E. Chely, 84, Bradenton, died Jan. 30, 2003. He was born Dec. 15, 1918, in Elmira, N.Y., and came to Bradenton in 1982 from there. He retired as an executive for Hardinge Inc. of Elmira. He...

County braces for cuts in funds; Sarasota County may have to charge residents for services now free to offset a budget crunch.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: KEVIN VALINE kevin.valine@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- County officials are banking on rising property values to help soften the impact of revenue cuts expected from the state's new budget, which goes into effect July 1....

Our Community.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Ground to be broken for Newtown library SARASOTA COUNTY -- A groundbreaking will be held at 2 p.m. Friday for the Newtown area's first county library. The groundbreaking will culminate a daylong celebration of Black History Month,...

Melting pot; The undefeated Palmetto High soccer team believes its international flavor is a strength.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT PALMETTO -- So many events have had to occur for the Palmetto High boys soccer team to make history. When the Tigers took the field Friday night and defeated Riverview High 2-0, they became the first...

Sarasota County needs to decide how it really feels about manufacturing.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Rod Thomson Sarasota and Manatee counties are like siblings. They are close and have many similarities, but their personalities are very different. Although there are wealthy areas, Manatee County has more of the blue-collar...

Harris remains in GOP spotlight; The freshman lawmaker supports Bush's plan, but is sketchy on details.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: CORY REISS N.Y. TIMES REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON -- Speaking to about 1,000 fellow conservatives Friday, Rep. Katherine Harris reiterated the points President Bush made in his State of the Union address Tuesday. Cut...

Man in sex case gets 2nd chance; The Port Charlotte group home worker wants to withdraw his plea.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: JENNY LEE ALLEN jenny.allen@heraldtribune.com LAKELAND -- A Port Charlotte group home worker sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually abusing a mentally retarded woman will get a second chance to withdraw his plea. Donald...

Assisted-living center to close; Heritage House in Bradenton is sold; residents have until Feb. 28 to find a place to live.(BUSINESS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: MARGARET ANN MIILLE margaret.miille@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- The Heritage House of Bradenton assisted-living center is closing Feb. 28, leaving residents scrambling to find a place to live. Administrator Jon Hampton told...

Dreams can be casualties of Title IX.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Brian Ettkin No regrets. That was the motto Bobby Rosenberg had adopted for his upcoming senior season at St. John's University. It was how he had won Florida's Gatorade Will To Win Award at Cardinal Mooney, driving...

Unbeaten Tigers blank Rams.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA -- Isaac Farias and Eric Turner each scored a goal to lift undefeated Palmetto High (17-0-2) to a 2-0 win over host Riverview High Friday night at the Ram Bowl in high school boys soccer. David Gonzalez...

'Welcome to Arson Alley'; North Port's new chief should enlist volunteer fire lookouts.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... Bill Taaffe got a warmer welcome than he wanted Monday as North Port's new fire chief. He was sworn in following the fifth of six small fires that kept his department and state firefighters hopping. The first of those fires late Monday morning...

Chief of black chamber resigning.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: KEVIN L. MCQUAID kevin.mcquaid@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The head of the local African-American Chamber of Commerce announced Friday evening he was resigning from the group. Lonnie Ward Jr. said he would instead concentrate...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Participants needed for annual art show ENGLEWOOD -- The Englewood Art Center is accepting submissions for its 36th annual art show to be held March 8-9 at Lemon Bay High School. The entry fee is $75 for EAC members and $105 for...

Squadron's Billy Johnson: old salt, cool dude.(PLAY!)(Sailing)(Column)
February 1, 2003... Byline: Morgan Stinemetz Billy Johnson, the last of the founding members of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron with an active membership in Sarasota's signature sailing organization, turned 80 years old today. Last weekend he was crewing...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Manatee High School to host open house BRADENTON -- Manatee High School is hosting an open house Monday for its fall freshman class. Current eighth-graders and their parents will get a chance to meet representatives from academics,...

O'Hara still happy to be Belle's voice.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: JAMES ROLAND jay.roland@heraldtribune.com Paige O'Hara had a successful career on Broadway and in musical theater years before before Disney came calling. But when the animated feature "Beauty and the Beast" debuted in 1991 and...

Last-second shot lifts Venice to win.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: PERRY D. PENTZ perry.pentz@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Venice High senior Bobby Johnson saved his best shot for last. Johnson's last-second shot lifted Venice to a 41-39 boys basketball victory over Valrico Bloomingdale Friday...

Art from the earth.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Orchids -- pale, delicate, long-stemmed, frilly -- are the rare jewels of the botanical world. A small forest of them will be on display in Venice this weekend. Above, Cynthia Sabetto, owner of Tropic 1 Orchids Inc. in Haines City,...

Candidate debate offers few contrasts; The four men running for City Council have similar visions for Punta Gorda, with a few exceptions.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- Under stage lights, the City Council candidates consistently spoke with one voice. The four silver-haired men vying for two council seats met Friday night...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... New College panel to discuss playwriting PUNTA GORDA -- The Peace River Center for Writers will present a panel discussion on playwriting from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Charlotte High School, 1250 Cooper St. Five students from New...

Kolls, Adams lead Bruins past Rams.(SPORTS)
February 1, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA -- Bryce Kolls scored 26 points and SirDarean Adams added 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead Bayshore High to an upset win in overtime over host Riverview High. Adams hit game-tying free throw with 4...

Doctor faces drug charges; Dr. Bach McComb, 45, is accused of operating a "pill mill" out of his downtown Sarasota office.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... Byline: MIKE SAEWITZ mike.saewitz@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- A doctor who deputies say was running a "pill mill" from his downtown Sarasota office was arrested Thursday on charges of trafficking in painkillers, including Hydrocodone,...

CONGRATS.(B SECTION)
February 1, 2003... FST receives grant Florida Studio Theatre recently received a grant from The Woman's Exchange to help fund its Cabaret season. The Woman's Exchange is a non-profit consignment shop whose proceeds benefit various arts organizations in...

A better budget idea; Public should remind governor, Legislature of the need for tax reform.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
February 2, 2003... Supporters of the Ringling Museum of Art have the right idea: They're organizing a phone and e-mail campaign to persuade the governor and Legislature to protect museum funding from proposed state budget cuts. But why only museum funding?...

SARASOTA COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
February 2, 2003... $125,000 MINIMUM Source: Sarasota County Clerk of Circuit Court. Recorded September 2002. Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names. Aach, Roy L. and Beverly W., to J. Chris McGee, Lot 2141, Bay oaks Estates, Unit 1, $274,000....

Perleman's musicality, informality was delightful.(ARTS & TRAVEL)(Review)
February 2, 2003... Byline: GAYLE WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- It is good to know that even with a musician of superstar status such as Itzhak Perleman, one can still be surprised and amazed. Undoubtedly, every member of the sold-out Van Wezel...

Harless-Bradberry.(FLORIDA WEST)
February 2, 2003... The engagement of Kimberly Ann Harless and Paul Joseph Bradberry, both of Englewood, is announced. She is the daughter of James and Elizabeth Harless of Englewood. He is the son of Mary Bradberry of Englewood and Gordon Bradberry of...

Circus for kids, and welcome for new Edison Community College provost.(B SECTION)(Out & About)(Column)
February 2, 2003... Byline: Ann Henderson Kids enjoy circus There was no big top, but it was a definitely a big little circus. More than 100 youngsters from the Boys & Girls Club of Charlotte County enjoyed the circus outside the Isles Yacht Club, thanks...

How's your portfolio doing?(BUSINESS & MONEY)(The Rational Investor)(Column)
February 2, 2003... Byline: Dr. Robert Stepleman Many investors have been devastated by 2002's market decline. By most measures 2002 was worse than either 2000 or 2001. For example, all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 -- a large-capitalization stock index --...

Ross-Wisler.(FLORIDA WEST)
February 2, 2003... Sally Beth Ross of Butler, Pa., and Andrew Charles Wisler of Beaver, Pa., were married Dec. 7, 2002, at 10 a.m. at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. The bride is the daughter of Charles and Alice Ross of Butler. The...

Harmonious design; A new house in Hawk's Harbor is decorated for the 28th annual Florida West Coast Symphony Assoication's Designer Showcase 2003.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
February 2, 2003... Byline: DOROTHY STOCKBRIDGE-PRATT dorothy.pratt@heraldtribune.com A new, spacious home overlooking Sarasota Bay is dressed up and ready to show off the talents of more than two dozen area designers. "I like the tall ceilings and touches...

In Brief.(B SECTION)
February 2, 2003... Feb. 13 band concert features British theme NORTH PORT -- The North Port Concert Band, under the direction of De Vere Fader, will perform at 7 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the North Port Performing Arts Center, 6400 W. Price Blvd. The program's...

Lemon Bay Woman's Club's rummage sale raises money for scholarships.(B SECTION)(Eye on Englewood)(Column)
February 2, 2003... Byline: Mary Bradberry The Lemon Bay Woman's Club offers its members many opportunities for socializing, and in return those members work hard to raise money for local nonprofit organizations including Meals on Wheels, FISH and Englewood...

DeSoto's Jones scores 22.(SPORTS)
February 2, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA -- DeSoto High School boys basketball team pulled away with a 22-point fourth quarter to defeat Sarasota 50-37 on Saturday. Jamer Jones scored 22 points to lead the Bulldogs, and Brian Drechsler matched...

Visit from Dreyfuss thrills fans at Sarasota Film Festival; The actor receives the festival's award for career achievement.(B SECTION)
February 2, 2003... Byline: CHARLIE HUISKING charlie.huisking@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Richard Dreyfuss seemed to enjoy his close encounters with his Sarasota fans as much as they did on Saturday. When he arrived at the Hollywood 20 for a film...

Art society gathers for ice cream social, entertainment.(B SECTION)
February 2, 2003... The Society for Entertainment and Art Development's annual membership meeting at the Punta Gorda Women's Club featured an ice cream social with lots of fantastic entertainment. Two local dance schools -- Stars of Tomorrow and Dance Plus --...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
February 2, 2003... SARASOTA COUNTY Paul H. Azelton Paul H. Azelton, 84, Nokomis, died Jan. 29, 2003. He was born May 2, 1918, in Flint, Mich., and came to Nokomis from there in 1993, after being a winter resident of there since 1984. He worked for...

Vanchukevich-Murphy.(FLORIDA WEST)
February 2, 2003... Hanna V. Vanchukevich of Minsk, Belarus, and Kelly C. Murphy of Sarasota were married Dec. 21, 2002, at 5 p.m. at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Nina Vanchukevich of Minsk and the late Valentin...

Hope, at last, against AIDS.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
February 2, 2003... Byline: Waldo Proffitt It didn't make big headlines, but the most surprising and most hopeful news from Tuesday's State of the Union message is that President Bush has taken on a leadership role in the fight against AIDS. He asked...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
February 2, 2003... $125,000 MINIMUM Source: Charlotte County Clerk of Circuit Court. Recorded January 2003. Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names. Alden, John and Joyce J., to Shah, Shailen R. and Rosita M., Lots in Rivers Edge, $490,000. ...

Larsen-McKenzie.(FLORIDA WEST)
February 2, 2003... The engagement of Alexis Larsen of Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Edwin McKenzie of Sarasota is announced. She is the daughter of Charles and Shelby Larsen of Pacific Palisades. He is the son of David and Carolyn McKenzie of Sarasota....

Deliberating a design code.(PERSPECTIVES)
February 2, 2003... Many can agree that nondescript, inexpensive, cookie-cutter buildings are swiftly making one American town look very much like the next. Communities everywhere are grappling with possible solutions to the blight. For about a year in...

Seminole spoils MCC opener.(SPORTS)
February 2, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT SANFORD -- Three pitchers combined on a shutout as Seminole Community College spoiled Manatee Community College's baseball opener 2-0 on Saturday. Zach McCamie, Victor Gilbert and Kyle DeYoung allowed just seven...

In real life, affirmative action just perpetuates bad feelings over race.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
February 2, 2003... Byline: Rod Thomson When I was but a pup in newspapers at the Winona Daily News in Minnesota about 20 years ago, I interviewed for a reporting position at the St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, a very well-respected, progressive daily. ...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
February 2, 2003... Two men accused of carting stolen items CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Two men were arrested Friday after deputies said they pushed shopping carts of stolen items out of area businesses. Sheriff's Office reports show that Csaba B. Kosza, 44, went...

19 first-day reservations for condo to be managed by Ritz-Carlton.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
February 2, 2003... Byline: HAROLD BUBIL harold.bubil@heraldtribune.com Developers unveiled plans for The Beach Residences on Lido Key Thursday at the Michael Saunders Gallery in downtown Sarasota. Within three hours of release, 19 of the 86 units were...

Tipping required; When the fishing is tough, you can increase your odds immensely by adding a piece of fresh shrimp to your jig.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
February 2, 2003... Byline: Steve Gibson Tipping is customary. It's a ritual that started years ago and is greatly appreciated. While you should leave a little something for your wait person at your favorite restaurant, that's not exactly what we're...

Small star shines bright for Bolts.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
February 2, 2003... Byline: Brian Ettkin Martin St. Louis read the newspaper stories that discounted him as too small to make it big time, then he clipped and saved them. He didn't like the content but would reread them. "Instead of getting down on...

Only 'a bump in the road'.(A SECTION)
February 2, 2003... Byline: MARK ZALOUDEK mark.zaloudek@heraldtribune.com Retired NASA engineer Chuck Mason would be surprised if the latest shuttle disaster stalls the U.S. space program as severely as the 1986 Challenger explosion, which resulted in a...