Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from March 2002

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from March 2002

So far, so good; Manatee County, cities make an encouraging start at shaping accord.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... Both sides tried, ever so discreetly, to slip the other's biggest bargaining chips off the table at various points during yesterday's gathering of officials from Manatee County and its cities. But, refreshingly, the maneuvers drew little...

Signs of support; Winery gets marketing from state at discount.(BUSINESS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: SCOTT SCHOLTEN scott.scholten@heraldtribune.com EAST MANATEE -- The Rosa Fiorelli Winery is saving a bundle on marketing, thanks to the Florida Legislature's desire to cultivate the state's infant grape industry. In mid-January...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
March 1, 2002... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Hope C. Brandley Hope C. Brandley, 92, Punta Gorda, died Feb. 26, 2002. Kays-Ponger/Royal Palm Funeral Home, Punta Gorda Chapel, is in charge. Bob R. Copeland Bob R. Copeland, 75, Punta Gorda, died Feb....

'Hidden' crime figures into county's need for more courtroom space.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Rod Thomson On the surface, it seems like a government issue. Sarasota County is looking to build and expand some of its administration facilities to the tune of $50 million to $60 million to meet future needs. Government is...

The notion of a 7.5-hour day is erroneous.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... The letter, "Teachers don't have it so bad," was full of erroneous beliefs, the most flawed being the writer's assertion that teachers work 7.5 hours a day. A teacher's required day may be 7.5 hours, but the workday is much longer. A minimum of...

Manatee administrator on short list.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MATTHEW DOIG matthew.doig@heraldtribune.com The Charlotte County School Board's search for a new superintendent is in the final stages. Board members will meet with representatives of the district's employee groups this morning...

Uplifting 'Beauty' helps transform 'Beast'.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: JAY HANDELMAN jay.handelman@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- Grant Norman understands if audiences don't easily recognize him. When the actor first came to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, he was hidden behind the Latex that...

Automotive teacher recognized.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA COUNTY -- Javier Brito, automotive service technology teacher at the Sarasota County Technical Institute, was recognized Thursday for his outstanding efforts with the high-school students in his classes. ...

POLICE BLOTTER.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... This information is from police and Sheriff's Office reports filed through Feb. 27. SARASOTA N. Tamiami Trail, 300 block, 2:15 a.m. Feb. 28. Car window smashed and purse reported stolen. N. Beneva Road, 500 block, 11:15 a.m. Feb....

Events prompt Venice to focus on parking.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MICHAEL SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- The convergence of several special events this weekend has prompted the city to address potential parking and traffic problems. Free parking will be available...

Gevity upbeat despite losses.(BUSINESS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MICHAEL BRAGA michael.braga@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- Gevity HR lost $1.3 million in the fourth quarter and $15.6 million for all of 2001, but executives are predicting profits for 2002. They estimate annual earnings of 12...

Area crops suffer only mild damage.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: RICH SHOPES rich.shopes@heraldtribune.com The arctic blast that slammed into Texas and Mississippi on Wednesday, causing record lows in those states, failed to produce much crop damage when it blew into Southwest Florida. "We...

Subtract benefits from package and what's left? Clarification.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... The letter Wednesday titled "Teachers don't have it so bad" left many people with the impression that the beginning salary for teachers in Sarasota County is $35,671. Actually, a beginning teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $26,795,...

Sarasota still making believers.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Brian Ettkin LAKELAND -- They passed each other Thursday in a corridor of the Lakeland Center, the team that nobody, outside a tiny ring of believers, thought would play in the state final four again, and the men who said so. ...

State inspections more accurate.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... According to our residents and their family members, Lakeside Terrace Skilled Nursing Center in Sarasota is an excellent long-term care facility. So, we were disappointed with the Feb. 13 Herald-Tribune business story titled "Sarasota nursing...

Lady Sailors eliminated in semis, 69-63; Sarasota, despite committing 28 turnovers against Deerfield Beach, still has a chance down to final minute.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT LAKELAND -- Hounded by a defense that made nearly every trip down court feel like maneuvering through rush-hour traffic, the Sarasota High girls basketball team fell short of its destination Thursday,...

'Soldiers': Heroes, without the politics.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: GEORGE MEYER CORRESPONDENT There's nary a whiff of politics in Randall Wallace's excellent battlefield epic, "We Were Soldiers," and thank heavens. Rather than shouldering the burden of a political quagmire, the film hunkers...

McKay set to play free-agent game.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- With the Bucs barely squeezing under the salary cap, Tampa Bay general manager Rich McKay is poised to play the free agent game the way he always plays it, shrewdly, by letting the...

D-Rays still youngest, but losing ground.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: CHRIS ANDERSON chris.anderson@heraldtribune.com ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are the youngest team in the majors. They're just not as young as originally thought. Tampa Bay relievers Jesus Colome and Esteban Yan...

La Stanza spices up Englewood.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: SHARYN LONSDALE sharyn.lonsdale@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- Credit the owners of La Stanza on State Road 776 in Englewood with one impressive make over. The addition of faux-marble painted walls, glass block and a new lobby...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Garden Elementary gets new principal VENICE -- The Sarasota County School District named Linda Daniels acting principal of Garden Elementary while Mark Cook's sexual assault cases are decided in court. Daniels, an assistant principal...

Newcomer WLSS hopes to make impact on airwaves.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: DAWN E. SCIRE CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Radio station WUGL (930 AM) switches from full-time "Music of Your Life" to News/Talk "WLS Sarasota" (WLSS) at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Another station possesses similar call letters to the new...

Theater renovations still up in air; An update on The Venice Little Theatre's remodeling plans is postponed until March 15.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MICHAEL SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- The drama over the Venice Little Theatre's renovation project will take center stage at the Architectural Review Board's meeting on March 14. The board had...

Chorale rallies for peace, liberty.(B SECTION)(Art Beat)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Naomi Donson Size merely serves to begin the account. Eighty voices and a 30-piece orchestra indicate the scope of the Charlotte Chorale's "Concert for Peace and Liberty" on Feb. 22. A biblical-sounding phrase like "a mighty...

Sarasota hits stride in sixth inning with five straight hits.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: JODY ROYCE jody.royce@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- So long as Sarasota High has the pitching, the Sailors' baseball team can take time to generate offense. Last year's Sailors, on several occasions, never got the key hit in...

Garden club show has patriotic theme.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... The Lemon Bay Garden Club held its annual flower show, Feb. 22-23, and this year's show, "Let Freedom Ring," had a patriotic theme. Red, white and blue were everywhere, from the table designs to the wreaths and greeting cards. There...

Sarasota's Kowal one-hits Manatee.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT Sarasota downed Manatee 6-1 in Sarasota Thursday night to improve to 4-1 for the season. Meghan Kowal pitched seven innings, allowing one hit for the Lady Sailors. Leading Sarasota offensively was Amanda Johnson...

Apartment site has owner, future.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MICHAEL WERNER michael.werner@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- For nearly two years, the decayed skeletons of apartments along Toledo Blade Boulevard have stood as monuments to the failures of developer Larry Griggs. Griggs...

Sargeant show has free admission today.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Steve Gibson Just when the action was getting red hot, a cold front moved through and shut things down. That's why it might be a good idea today to head to the Frank Sargent Outdoors Expositions at the Florida State...

TAKE A BOW.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Civil Air Patrol Members of the SRQ Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary won first place in a statewide drill team competition, and advanced to the Southeast Regional Competition at Tyndall Air...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
March 1, 2002... Eric Peters lauded by Bank of America Eric B. Peters, a Bank of America vice president in Sarasota, was the company's overall top producer for loans and deposits within Florida for 2001. He produced an all-time record $43 million in...

Boca Grande and area suffer from red tide.(B SECTION)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STEVE GIBSON steve.gibson@heraldtribune.com Red tide moved in through Boca Grande and Gasparilla passes, shutting down the fishing around Placida, Gasparilla Sound, Bull Bay, Turtle Bay and Cape Haze early in the week. The...

Pregnancy Crisis Careline charity ball is big success.(B SECTION)(In the Loop)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Ann Henderson Olivia Becker, founder and president of the Pregnancy Crisis Inc. Careline Board was smiling broadly on Feb. 9. More than 250 people attended the 8th Annual Charity Ball at the Burnt Store Country Club in Punta...

TAKE A BOW.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Academic team Four Manatee Community College students have been named to the 2002-All Florida Academic Team: Jody Dean of Venice, Scott Segro of Englewood, and Valerie Hildebrandt and Whitney Hill of Bradenton. Girls State delegates...

Eddie C Band rocks the home front from now on.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: DAWN E. SCIRE CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Having toured widely in the United States, playing virtually every night of the week for more than three years at nightclubs, festivals and major resorts (such as Orlando's House of Blues...

Man charged in sex acts with teen-ager.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT NORTH PORT -- A North Port man was arrested Wednesday for having sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl. Paul Anthony Turner, 34, is charged with one count of sexual activity with a child by a person with...

Thieving Tarpons swipe nine bases, beat Port Charlotte.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- Dave Foreman wants to force the action. "We try to put the ball in play and use whatever speed we have," the first-year Charlotte High softball coach said. ...

Species in peril; Efforts to protect manatees, sea turtles may need to be redoubled.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... Biologists have reported record numbers of deaths among manatees and sea turtles. In January 53 manatees died, a record for a single month; powerboat collisions caused 18 of the deaths. The deaths or lethal illnesses of 1,337 sea turtles in...

Kenny Rogers makes a fan's dream come true.(B SECTION)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Yvette Kimm Since Scott Baker was a small child, he has loved to listen to the music of Kenny Rogers. Often standing directly in front of the radio Baker would sing each word of any Rogers song that blared across the airwaves. ...

Woman held after failed attempt at bank robbery.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: KEVIN SMITH kevin.smith@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- A 32-year-old Bradenton woman was in custody Thursday afternoon after her flight from a botched bank robbery took her into the path of an off-duty sheriff's deputy. Angela...

Mills hurls Booker to win.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT In a Class 4A-District 11 matchup, Booker improved to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in the district by outscoring Southeast 4-1 in Bradenton. The loss drops Southeast to 0-7 overall and 0-2 in the district. Keegan Mills...

Berry fest preserves sense of traditional music.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STEVE WEBB CORRESPONDENT PLANT CITY -- From the minute one finds a parking space near the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds in Plant City -- and that can take some doing -- nothing about the red fruit is preserved. It's...

3-run 6th boosts Venice over Mooney.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT Amber Keyes recorded the victory, pitching seven innings, striking out five, and Julie DelPuppa went 2 for 4 with four runs-batted-in as Venice scored three runs in the sixth to beat Cardinal Mooney 5-3 Thursday night...

Officer is fired for racial remarks; His supervisors had recommended a less severe punishment.(A SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: ROBERT ECKHART robert.eckhart@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Police Chief Gordon Jolly fired an officer Thursday for shouting racial slurs while chasing a black suspect. Charles Robinson, 40, a four-year veteran officer, has...

Planting the seed; Goals for next superintendent should address inclusion.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... If the fruit can be judged by the seed, the next Charlotte County schools superintendent will take office with a strong mandate for inclusion, not only from School Board members but also from the community at large. That's because the...

Sarasota businessman's GOP honor may go up in smoke.(A SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: ROBERT ECKHART robert.eckhart@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Businessman Chris Hill was in the running for Republican of the Year until Wednesday, when the GOP found out that he made his fortune selling the kind of pipes most...

County's paper trail leads to a dead end; It is impossible to tell if money is stolen from Risk Management Dept.(A SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: EILEEN KELLEY eileen.kelley@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- An audit of the county's Risk Management Department found it to be so poorly managed there's no way to tell if any money has been stolen from it. The auditors...

Wish we could cover ugly mug.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... Regarding the woman who insisted on keeping part of her face covered for a driver's license photo: People have written letters expressing the thought that driving is a privilege, not a right. While the Florida Constitution is silent on...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Daniels named acting principal at school VENICE -- The Sarasota County School District named Linda Daniels acting principal of Garden Elementary while Mark Cook's sexual assault cases are decided in court. Daniels, an assistant...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
March 1, 2002... MANATEE COUNTY Wayne Edward Ball Wayne Edward Ball, 80, Bradenton, died Feb. 27, 2002. He was born April 13, 1921, in Peoria, Ill., and came to Bradenton in 1988 from there. He retired as a building contractor for Ball & Bledsoe...

Annual art show arrives downtown.(B SECTION)(South County Arts)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Chris Coviello The streets of downtown Venice will become the backdrop for this weekend's "Downtown Venice Art Classic." This art show will feature over 150 national award-winning artists displaying artwork priced from $20 to...

Charlotte County's records hinder audit.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: EILEEN KELLEY eileen.kelley@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- An audit of the county's Risk Management Department found it to be so poorly managed there's no way to tell if any money has been stolen from it. The auditors...

School fire-safety rules cross the line from necessity into nit-picking.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Eric Ernst Fire safety is no joke. But some of the rules forced on public schools in the name of fire safety are just that. Here's a good example. In the elementary schools, teachers hang their students' papers on the walls....

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
March 1, 2002... SARASOTA COUNTY Shirley Burden Shirley Burden, 62, Sarasota, died Feb. 28, 2002. She was born in Cincinnati and came to Sarasota 18 years ago from there. She was a retired Realtor and a Protestant. Survivors include her...

Officials craft growth-dispute treaty.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: DALE WHITE dale.white@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- More than 30 mayors, county commissioners, city council members and School Board members gathered Thursday to negotiate a proposed armistice over growth-and-development...

Preventing competition on Web isn't in public's best interest.(BUSINESS)(Sand & Silicon)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Dwayne Fatherree For years, the Internet mantra has been, "Content is king." No matter how pretty or how ergonomically enticing a Web site can be, return visits depend on new or repeatedly useful content being made available to the...

No easy justice in Brier beating.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... I was born, raised and graduated from high school in 1970, all in Manatee County. I have since retired and moved to the far reaches of our nation. In an effort to keep somewhat in touch, I routinely read the on-line versions of your local...

Artist will be feted at gallery.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT BRADENTON -- Artist Ivan Dobranic will be honored tonight at the Village Veranda Gallery and Studios in Bradenton, 1001 11th Ave. W. Dobranic works past the deteriorating effects of his muscular dystrophy, spending...

'40 Days, 40 Nights' a 50-50 chance of fun.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT The premise of "40 Days and 40 Nights," a raunchy romantic comedy starring budding matinee idol Josh Hartnett, is high concept, aimed squarely at low-brow tastes. The pitch: What would happen if a...

Focus turns to Kipp crime scene.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MORGHAN MARTELL morghan.martell@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- Roy Kipp wept at the sight of his wife's bloody body on the videotape. The crime scene footage, made by investigators, was shown Thursday during the second day...

Spears' HR lifts Charlotte.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT Nate Spears did it again Thursday night. The hard-hitting Charlotte shortstop blasted a solo homer to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Charlotte a 4-3 victory over rival Port Charlotte. ...

A real eye-opener; 7,197 fans show up for Yankees-Reds.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MIC HUBER mic.huber@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Baseball. Home opener. Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees. George Steinbrenner. Huge crowd. Long lines. Immaculate field. Live entertainment. There is nothing quite like the...

Festival celebrates female artists.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MARY AWOSIKA mary.awosika@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most celebrated jazz vocalists in history, and paying homage to that distinctive voice in song takes more than talent -- it requires strength...

Abundant big band, bluegrass, jazz (and polka, too).(TICKET)(The Noise Ordinance)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Dawn E. Scire Almost as if they had collaborated and had planned the ascent at the same time, dance ensembles abound this coming week, affording a veritable banquet of big-band and jazz treats. But first, a cancellation -- the...

On the edge? Bonk fest is off the map.(TICKET)(Admit One)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Joel Welin TAMPA -- One of the columns I most look forward to writing each year is on the annual Bonk Festival of New Music. In the past, I've labelled it "Audio Dada" and "Things That Go Bonk In The Night," terms that served...

The true, blue grit of Glen Campbell.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: STEVE WEBB CORRESPONDENT PLANT CITY -- Against considerable odds, Glen Campbell rose from being one of Southern California's top-dollar session musicians in the early '60s to a solo artist who took the Grammy Awards' 1968 album...

Cheney's impossible dream; Fighting for secrecy against all odds.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... You can almost hear the armor clanking when Vice President Dick Cheney talks about his fight with the General Accounting Office. This is a grand battle over principle, as he portrays it, and the fellow causing all the trouble -- GAO...

Lemon Bay Players reheats 'Red Hot Lovers'.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: THOMAS BECNEL thomas.becnel@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- In "Last of the Red-Hot Lovers," hapless Barney Cashman decides to have an affair. He settles on three highly unsuitable women. He chooses to meet them in, of all places,...

Director leaves Head Start; successor sought.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: ALEX NEWBERRY alex.newberry@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Gwendolyn Brown stepped down as director of Manatee Head Start on Thursday, but not before doing a good deed. "I'm about to go out and buy some computers for the...

Love, laughter and tappers ward off post-Olympic blues.(B SECTION)(Community Culture)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Linda Fudala There's no shortage of things to do this weekend to beat those Olympic withdrawal blues. And how about those USA medal winners? How moving were the stories behind the medals, like that of Jimmy Shea whose gold medal...

Burba sharp in debut.(SPORTS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com PORT CHARLOTTE -- Dave Burba made a good first impression with the Texas Rangers. Signed as a free agent during the offseason, the right-handed pitcher allowed two hits in...

Jerusalem Trio merits 'rising stars' classification.(TICKET)(Review)
March 1, 2002... Byline: RICHARD STORM CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- The three young men of the Jerusalem Trio -- Roy Shiloah, violin; Ariel Tushinsky, cello; and Yaron Rosenthal, piano -- brought warmth to an uncharacteristically cold Sarasota evening in this...

Chapman thrives on life's roller coaster.(TICKET)
March 1, 2002... Byline: HELENA FINNEGAN CORRESPONDENT FORT MYERS -- You can't argue with success, especially if you're Steven Curtis Chapman. This contemporary Christian artist's resume speaks for itself: Four Grammy Awards, 44 Dove Awards, 37 No. 1...

Parks confesses to crime; He is expected to accept three life sentences today in a plea deal for the Brannon murders.(A SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: HOWARD M. UNGER and TIMOTHY O'HARA STAFF WRITERS BRADENTON -- In a chilling two-hour confession this week, Larry Parks detailed the 1999 stabbing murders of Sherry-Ann Brannon and her two daughters. Parks, who is expected to...

Two Rivers Plaza design plan altered.(BUSINESS)
March 1, 2002... Byline: SCOTT SCHOLTEN scott.scholten@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- The stalled Two Rivers Plaza project at 29th Street East and Manatee Avenue will probably get under way again in June, but with a revamped design. Two Rivers Plaza...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Annual Englewood orchid show opens ENGLEWOOD -- The Englewood Area Orchid Society opens its annual orchid show today at Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd. There will be orchid displays, free advice by members on how to grow orchids, an...

POLICE BLOTTER.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... The following information is from Charlotte County Sheriff's Office and Punta Gorda police reports through Feb. 28. ENGLEWOOD Lake Circle, 9100 block, 6:58 p.m. Feb. 22. Theft of a surfboard from home's lawn. McFadden Avenue,...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Police identify suspect in shooting BRADENTON -- Police have identified Jonathan Cabrea as the man who shot and wounded Mark Corona on Sunday. Corona, 18, is recovering from his injuries at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He was shot in the...

Kurosawa-Mifune biography is superior effort.(TICKET)(Primal Screen)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Byline: Bill Kelley Not many film books deserve to have the adjective "extraordinary" applied to them, but Stuart Galbraith IV's "The Emperor and the Wolf" ($40, Faber & Faber) is nothing less than that. In fact, it's more. ...

State stormproofs its building code.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: EARLE KIMEL earle.kimel@heraldtribune.com Starting today, new homes must have either hurricane shutters, impact-resistant glass or plywood boards custom cut to cover windows during heavy storms. That's all part of a new, strict...

Superintendent search in final 2 weeks; The selection will be made no later than March 15, with the new person on the job May 1.(B SECTION)
March 1, 2002... Byline: MATTHEW DOIG matthew.doig@heraldtribune.com The Charlotte County School Board's search for a new superintendent is in the final stages. Board members will meet with representatives of the district's employee groups this morning...

Peace River Seafood Festival and Boat Show starts today.(B SECTION)(Kid's Stuff)(Column)
March 2, 2002... Byline: Sharyn Lonsdale Last weekend, rain interfered with a lot of people's plans, but this weekend it looks like there will be less of a chance for the weather to put a damper on the Peace River Seafood Festival and Boat Show...

First string; A frustrated angler joins Flying Fish Fleet for one last chance at very first catch.(PLAY!)
March 2, 2002... Byline: SHARYN LONSDALE sharyn.lonsdale@heraldtribune.com It seems like everyone in Florida has a fishing story. Here's mine: Never caught one. The first and last time I went fishing was on a deep sea trip off Fort Myers Beach...

Back the School Board; Local leaders should recognize importance of referendum.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
March 2, 2002... Officials from Manatee County and its cities need to line up quickly and enthusiastically behind the School Board's decision to ask voters for a half- cent sales-tax increase in May. There's no time for second-guessing and what-if's. At...