ST. PETE BEACH - A woman’s body was found Sunday afternoon in the Intracoastal Waterway near Balao Way, which is north of Dolphin Village. In a statement, St. Pete Beach police said a preliminary investigation suggests the woman committed suicide. The woman has not yet been identified.
- Rita Farlow, Times staff writer

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TAMPA — A car accident sent a Tampa Public Works truck crashing halfway through an abandoned house earlier tonight.
About 8:30 p.m., a northbound white Toyota Solara ran a stop sign at N 33rd Street and E 18th Avenue, hitting a public works truck heading west on 18th Avenue, according to Tampa police. The impact […]

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Are Tallahassee panhandlers becoming more aggressive? Are there more of them around town?
I went to WalMart today and was asked for a donation for a softball team. At first I was really excited when the little girl approached me. I thought she was a Girl Scout and I wanted to stock […]

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My work day begins at 7:45 a.m. so when driving into the office on Friday morning, things seemed a little strange. The sky had a hint of green and there wasn’t much traffic. As I turned down Apalachee Parkway, things seemed a bit more odd.
As I got closer to the office, the more tree […]

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“They can go out there and make $50 illegally any day of the week. We have to do something to compete with that.”
New York City, the largest school system in the United States, is testing whether paying children, teachers and principals can improve educational performance. via Daily India

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 Tuesday: Hillsborough School Board, workshop, 9 a.m.; Pinellas School Board, 10 a.m.; House Schools and Learning Council committees, 8 a.m.
Wednesday: Hillsborough School Board, workshop, 2 p.m.; Commission for Independent Education, 9 a.m., Orlando; Senate Pre-K-12 and Higher Education committees, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday: Senate Pre-K-12 and Higher Education appropriations committees, 3 p.m.
Friday: Senate Pre-K-12 and Higher Education […]

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