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M. K. Rawlings Elementary School student Nathan Monroe has won both the district and regional competitions in the Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee.

Community Briefs: Nature walk today, ballet, opera, concerts coming to oldest city
MARINELAND - Join the Friends of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM NERR) today for a free guided walk through the River to Sea Preserve.

Support group spread holiday cheer
The Widow-To-Widow support group, sponsored by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of St. Johns County, meets every Friday from 3 - 4 p.m. at the Wolf Room of Flagler Hospital. Their latest project involved preparing 33 gift bags at Christmas, which were delivered to homebound individuals receiving Meals On Wheels.

Ponte Vedra library on the move
Library System Director Mary Jane Little announces that the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library will soon be closing for renovation and expansion.

Odom benefit Feb. 2 at legion
A benefit fund-raising event and celebration of life of "Dykes" Odom is planned Feb. 2 at American Legion Post No. 37, 1 Anderson Circle.

The art of storytelling celebrates the fabric of life
SEATTLE -- Pretending to be a hungry fox, storyteller Olga Sanchez almost ate up a bunny (one of the children in her audience) but decided it was too furry. Then she almost ate up another child -- this one a snake -- before she decided it was too slimy.

FSDB students perform at state capitol
Students from the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind danced and sang their way through the morning Tuesday, when they presented a special performance at the Capitol Rotunda in Tallahassee.

Lots going on at the mall
The AARP tax-aide program continues Feb. 2 through April 15 at the Ponce de Leon Mall.

Helping shape today's youth
Editor's Note: Today begins a new series spotlighting volunteers from Take Stock in Children.

Genealogy seminar Feb. 9
Genealogy seminar Feb. 9

Longevity creates challenges
Many are paying a stiff price for the longevity that modern medicine gives us.

Annual meet Monday
First, a reminder: The annual meeting of the St. Augustine Humane Society will be held Monday

Old Florida Museum offers black history programs for schools
For the months of January and February, Florida's interactive timeline history museum, the Old Florida Museum, is offering three hands-on black history programs for school groups.

It's time for tips for kids sake again
Looking for excitement and fun along with a great meal?Then, the 7th Annual Tips For Kids Sake fund-raiser benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Johns County is for you.

School Calendar
Events comign this week to local schools.

Feb. 3-9 is burn awareness week
During Burn Awa

Learning Legacy: Hastings Elementary, not just another small school
There have been many schools in Hastings and small towns nearby.

It's just 'Too Darn Hot' at the Limelight theatre
It's old, it's new and it's HOT! Jan. 17 was opening night of the Limelight Theatre's popular "Too Darn Hot," a Cole Porter musical revue. The production runs through Feb. 24 with performances on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. this Sunday and Feb. 10 and 24.

Life goes on after divorce
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- In the beginning, E. Mavis Hetherington was looking for as much pathology as the next person.

Sir George and dragon delight kids of all ages
Last fall, the Limelight Theatre launched its first traveling children's production, "Sir George and the Reluctant Dragon" aimed at elementary school audiences.The play was written by local playwright, actor and puppeteer Stephen Clifford who took i

Felines cat's meow of pet selections
Researchers have long known that pets help relieve social isolation and depression.

Alicia Keys proving her worth beyond her years
Here are 12 things about Alicia Keys, age 20, the bright new artist who begins her first headlining tour on Tuesday:

Out and About
From the local scene, upcoming concerts, bands and performances.

'Mothman' resurrects mysterious 'flying man' legend
LOS ANGELES -- No one is quite sure what came to the river town of Point Pleasant, W.Va., in the 1960s.

Amphitheatre packs stage
A wide range of critically-acclaimed artists will grace the stage of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre during 2002. Vintage rock and roll, R&B, folk and country and western legends will all be featured as part of the amphitheatre's renaissance.

'Burn the Floor' hits northeast Florida in two shows
"Ballroom dance with attitude!" "Audiences find it hard to sit still.." "High energy, heart-pounding ballroom dance."

A look at the visual arts around town
57 Treasury: Rosamond Parrish, Charmaine Gibson, Betty Harmon and Heidi Edwards will present a combined show in January.

People, Celebrities: Prince William fails to meet Spears
LONDON (AP) -- Britney Spears says Prince William stood her up after she arranged a rendezvous with him by e-mail.

Glitter and funk
"While the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra may be the city's most famous musical export, it's not the only hometown sound attracting national attention.

Bass will sing for a cause
First Coast Opera will present basso cantante Ron DeFesi, accompanied by pianist Scott Watkins, in a benefit concert at the Lightner Museum on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. to raise funds for its April production of "Opera Delights."

Choral concert will benefit organ fund
The North Florida Women's Chorale will present "It's a Matter of Time," a program of sacred music for women's voices, at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine on Feb. 3 at 3 p.m.

Tranquil sounds from the Alcazar
"Live at the Cafe Alcazar" is the latest release of local guitarist Richard Kuncicky.

Music with soul
In many ways, musician Lorna Bracewell could be described as a paradox. While being interviewed, the articulate 18-year-old English major appears polished, yet genuine.

Shakespeare's love life told at library
In a performance funded by the Florida Arts License Plate program, traveling actor Duncan Inches will bring William Shakespeare's work to life in a program that will entertain the whole family.

'The Mothman Prophesies'
In "The Mothman Prophecies" when Laura Linney tells Richard Gere, "Things have just been a little strange around here lately," she ain't a-kidding.

Life in a Nutshell: Cheap airfare and costly drinks
With a fog called the flu rolling over my head, I sit down to write. What may come out? Who's to say. With a last cough and final slug of NyQuil (nectar of the infirm), I go to work. (The sound of typing follows).

Confusing references make story a 'Pooh-dunit'
Every once in a while, I like to take a much-needed break from worrying about grammar and usage by reading to my 5-year-old daughter. Let's see, here's a pleasant book about Winnie the Pooh:

Compass Calendar
A look at the entertainment events taking place in and around St. Johns County in the coming week.

People, celebrities: Guitarist legally drunk at time of death
HONOLULU (AP) -- Stuart Adamson, lead singer and guitarist for the Scottish rock band Big Country, had a high blood-alcohol level in his system when he committed suicide in a Honolulu hotel last month, according to city coroners.

In the wake of Enron, Congress now looking at 401(k) safety
WASHINGTON -- On Dec. 21, 1999, in Enron's chest-puffing days, the company churned out a press release to tout its status as one of Fortune magazine's "100 best companies to work for in America."

Ex-Enron executive found dead
HOUSTON -- A former Enron Corp. executive who reportedly complained about the company's questionable accounting practices and resigned last May was found shot to death in a car Friday, an apparent suicide.

National Briefs
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The National Air Traffic Controllers Association asked a federal appeals court Thursday to return the management of more than 100 control towers at small U.S. airports to the government.

Challenged by Muslim thinkers, Clinton defends American policies in Islamic world
NEW YORK (AP) -- Muslim scholars blamed the United States for what they called its unquestioning support of Israel and failure to promote democracy in the Islamic world at a forum Thursday hosted by former President Clinton.

Laura Bush becomes fourth First Lady to testify in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Laura Bush went to Capitol Hill for her debut Senate testimony last fall, she wound up being rushed to a secret bunker. It was Sept. 11.

Missing school bus found in Pennsylvania; kids OK
LANDOVER HILLS, Md. (AP) -- A school bus driver with a shotgun took 11 children on a more than 100-mile odyssey Thursday that ended when he was arrested by an off-duty officer who saw the youngsters waving frantically from the windows.

Greenspan: Economy may not neet boost
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy, slumping for nearly a year, is showing enough signs of revival that there is no clear need for legislation to give it a short-term boost, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday.

Rare trove of fossilized jellyfish found in Wisconsin
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- More than a half-billion years ago, thousands of jellyfish were washed up in a small lagoon, stranded by a freak tide or storm and buried by sand just hours later.

Business groups try to fend off new federal rules from Enron fallout
WASHINGTON -- Business coalitions and the nation's accounting and energy industries are moving quickly to try to head off new federal restrictions they fear will emerge from the Enron investigations. One example: tighter rules on 401(k) retirement plans.

Uncertainties surround plan for storing nuclear waste
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A panel of scientists says the Energy Department's plan to store nuclear waste in Nevada is fraught with uncertainties.

Officials blame Duncan for shredding
WASHINGTON -- Fired auditor David Duncan was solely responsible for the massive destruction of Enron documents, officials of the energy company's accounting firm told skeptical lawmakers Thursday.

Junta sentenced to 6 to 10 years in prison
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The father who beat another man to death at their sons' hockey practice was sentenced to six to 10 years in prison Friday after the dead man's 13-year-old boy urged a judge to "teach him a lesson."

Rumsfeld: U.S. troops must remain in Afghanistan for many more months
WASHINGTON (AP) -- American ground troops will remain in Afghanistan at least into the summer to press their manhunt, attack any Taliban and al-Qaida resistance and help the country's transition to a more permanent government, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday.

Inspector general report says Amtrak far from self-sufficient
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak lost $1.1 billion in 2001, the most in its 30-year history, and is no closer to being financially self-sufficient than when Congress ordered reforms in 1997, according to a new government report.

Laid-off Enron workers get first payments from relief fund
HOUSTON -- Laid-off Enron Corp. employee Crystal Reyna, her 11/2-year-old son in tow, clutched the paperwork that gave her some financial relief.

Canadian man is fifth suspected al-Qaida member in martyr video, Ashcroft says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Canadian man was identified by the government Friday as the fifth suspected al-Qaida member seen delivering martyrdom messages in videotapes discovered in Afghanistan.

John Walker Lindh: 'Yes, I understand the charges'
WASHINGTON -- His long hair shaved in a military-style buzz-cut and his thick beard reduced to razor stubble, John Walker Lindh entered a courtroom Thursday morning looking quite different than the Taliban warrior so omnipresent on the news the past seven weeks.

Bush says Arafat enhances terror
WASHINGTON -- President Bush assailed Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority on Friday for "enhancing terror" by trying to smuggle weapons from Iran and was considering a range of harsh U.S. sanctions including suspension of diplomatic contact.

Campaign finance bill may yet reach House floor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supporters of campaign finance legislation claimed victory Thursday in their drive to force the issue to the House floor, setting the stage for a vote this year on a bill to reduce the role of money in political campaigns.

Review of Enron, Andersen contracts with gov't ordered
WASHINGTON -- The White House on Friday ordered a review of $70 million worth of federal contracts with Enron Corp. and the Arthur Andersen accounting firm to determine whether the embattled companies are worthy of government business.

Sands of Time
25 years: The Maryalla Birthday Club will meet Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with Mr. and Mrs. Acie Brant Sr., 55 Smith Street.

Existing home sales reached all-time high in 2001
WASHINGTON -- Lured by low mortgage rates, Americans pushed sales of previously owned homes to a new record last year, even as the country suffered through a recession.

Police Beat: Polk County man arrested on St. Johns charge after investigation
A 25-year-old Polk County man was arrested at his home Wednesday on a charge of unlawful sexual activity with a minor in St. Johns County.

Police Beat: Home burglarized
Some $4,000 worth of silverware, a $500 gold bracelet and a $700 gold-hinge pendant were stolen Wednesday, according to St. Augustine Police Officer Len Troscher.

Garage draws more, but milder, opposition
Many of the 100 residents who came to look at plans for the Lightner Parking Garage on Thursday night said they opposed the plan.

Trying again for a luxury hotel
A year after his failed attempt to transform the Holiday Resort Motel in St. Augustine Beach from what some call an eyesore to a luxury hotel, Farid Ashdji is trying again.

Right people wanted for whale study
MARINELAND -- Marineland is looking for volunteers to help scan the waters from St. Augustine Beach to Matanzas Inlet in search of North Atlantic right whales.

Greater use of playgrounds, county parks considered
Opening St. Johns County school playgrounds for after-hours activities is under consideration by the people who can make it happen.

Today in History
Today is Friday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2002. There are 340 days left in the year.

Axed Guard jobs extended by 30 days
Seventy active-duty Florida National Guard soldiers who were supposed to be terminated from counter-drug operations Jan. 31 got a reprieve Friday.

Escaped prisoner found in Broward
Brian Cornelius Fain, a prisoner who escaped from the Pompano Beach Work Release Center, was arrested Jan. 18 in Broward County.

Collaring a career
Sarah Makosch, 13, pets Chap Stick, the pet of animal behavior specialist Dan Talbert, following his presentation at the Gamble Rogers Middle School career fair Thursday, January 24.

Extra $18M needed for school projects
The St. Johns County School District seeks to spend over the next five years almost $126 million on new schools and improvements, but officials will have to find an extra $18 million to do so.

Today in History
Today is Saturday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2002. There are 339 days left in the year.

Bus driver: 'Not totally involved' in alleged kidnapping of school children
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania school bus driver accused of taking 13 children on a curious, 115-mile detour to Maryland with a loaded rifle by his side appeared in court on kidnapping charges Friday and told a magistrate he was "not totally involved" in the episode.

Cruel kindness, civil war over oxymorons
Last year, I teased my eldest daughter Kimberly, who is employed as an editor at a prestigious New York City publishing firm, with what (I thought then) was a humorous e-mail.

Sands of Time
Thirteen girls were elected to be included in the Beauty Section of the 1977 yearbook, El Castillo.

John Haire
John Edgar "Johnny" Haire, 39, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 23, 2002. He was a St. Augustine native and lived here his entire life.

Frances Clanton
Funeral services for Frances Colee Clanton, 93, Jacksonville, who died Jan. 21, 2002, at Taylor Health Care, Jacksonville, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Mill Creek, with the Rev. Father Patrick Carroll officiating.

Ruby Curran
Graveside services for Ruby Smith Curran, 86, who died Jan. 20, 2002, at Quality Health Care, Fernandina Beach, will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at Evergreen Cemetery.

Kenneth Ketzler
Kenneth Neely Ketzler, 98, of St. Augustine, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, died Jan. 24, 2002, at Flagler Hospital.

Dotsy Addington
Memorial services for Dotsy Roberts Addington, 77, St. Augustine, who died Jan. 10, 2002, at her home, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

John Haire
John Edgar "Johnny" Haire, 39, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 23, 2002. He was a St. Augustine native and lived here his entire life.

Clara Ellys
Clara Ellys, 80, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 21, 2002, at her home.

Dotsy Addington
Memorial services for Dotsy Roberts Addington, 77, St. Augustine, who died Jan. 10, 2002, at her home, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Ouida Cobean
Ouida Merle Cobean, 76, of Jacksonville Beach, formerly of St. Augustine, died Jan. 22, 2002, at Baptist Beaches Hospital, Jacksonville Beach.

Rebecca Williams
Rebecca J. Williams, 90, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 16, 2002, at Flagler Hospital.

Bernice Boynt
Bernice Boynt, 82, St. Augustine, died Jan. 20, 2002, at Flagler Hospital. She was born in Jesup, Ga., and was raised in St. Augustine.

Juanita Toney
Juanita E. Toney, 82, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 22, 2002, at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville.

Rebecca Williams
Rebecca J. Williams, 90, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 16, 2002, at Flagler Hospital.

John Heliger
John J. Heliger, 89, of Orefield, Pa., and St. Augustine, died on his birthday, Jan. 21, 2002, in the home of his daughter, Kathy Stanley, Orefield.

Ouida Cobean
Ouida Merle Cobean, 76, of Jacksonville Beach, formerly of St. Augustine, died Jan. 22, 2002, at Baptist Beaches Hospital, Jacksonville Beach.

Evolving tax cut debateas kryptonite
Oh, they're fiendishly clever, these Republicans, you have to give them that. They're peerless when it comes to using every conceivable verbal stratagem to avoid what for conservatives is the equivalent of kryptonite for Superman: explicit discussion of the distribution of income as it relates to national priorities.

Letter: Writer asks to rethink parking
Editor: It must be that when one becomes a commissioner, a different "logic" takes over. At least it would appear so.

Massachusetts is a strange state
I know that there are good people in Massachusetts. I have several friends from that state. But the good people still there ought to move to the United States, where they will not be deprived of their rights.

Letter: Writes on weather format
Editor: I am pleased to see today's improvement with the lighthouses. Over the last few days of the local forecast. It still is not as clear and concise as you previously presented it. At first glance, we the reader want to know the highs and lows in the local area.

Letter: Support tax reform legislation
"The Individual Tax Freedom Act" would abolish the Internal Revenue Service and the current tax scheme that it currently enforces.

All Enron cards on the table
Talk cards with any good poker player and the discussion will soon turn to "tells:" the unintended signals other players give that reveal whether they hold good hands or bad.

Editorial
Excerpts from recent newspaper editorials in the United States and abroad:

Kmart needs to define itself for consumers
Kmart, once the king of American discounting, retreated into the protective arms of bankruptcy court Tuesday, pledging to emerge sometime next year new and improved and ready to make money.

New 'Lord of the Rings' film wins Tolkien more Christian fans
LONDON -- Besides capturing readers' imaginations and thrilling moviegoers, the fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings" has won high praise from religious groups for what they see as Christian values in the story.

Looking forward to the past
Ancient City Baptist Church is taking a step forward to preserve its past. Sunday, the final service in the sanctuary as it now exists will be celebrated, marking the beginning of a renovation project that, when completed, will amount to more than $1.8 million.

When it's all right to run away
The gospel reading for the first Sunday of Christmas (Matthew 2:13-23) had more of an impact than none would have thought on the initial reading. It is the story of the flight into Egypt and the killing of the infants of Bethlehem:

Take Note
JAMES 3:5-6 "Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

Anniversary, fund-raising concerts, Super Bowl parties upcoming
Nu Faith Gospel Singers will host a second anniversary celebration Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church, 94 Evergreen Ave., where Pastor James Sams is minister.

Pastors' conference opens Tuesday
DELAND -- More than 200 religious leaders from the United States and Canada will gather at Stetson University Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 for the 17th Annual Florida Winter Pastors' School.

Religious Notes
Women's Share and Prayer Brunch is Saturday, at 10 a.m. at Good Shepherd Ministries. This is a non-denominational gathering open to all women in the area.

Self Help
A list of self help events happening this week in St. Johns County.

Tour teen shoots 77 in debut
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ty Tryon figures the worst is over. The youngest PGA Tour rookie in history watched his 20-foot putt track toward his final hole.

Jackets' turn
The streak is over. For the first time in their brief, intense rivalry, St. Augustine's boys basketball team emerged victorious over district foe Pedro Menendez Friday night.

Men of honor
At Canton, they wear yellow blazers. Festivities are strung out over an entire weekend. Somebody usually cries.

Berlin happy with UM decision
CORAL GABLES -- Quarterback Brock Berlin knows what to expect from his first season with the Miami Hurricanes: stand on the sideline and watch someone else make plays. It won't be much different than his first two years at Florida.

Halton overcomes knee ailment to help Florida
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.--LaDarius Halton walked into Florida basketball practice the other day wearing a white T-shirt featuring a cartoon character he drew.

Coughlin says Jags' rebuilding pain is only beginning
JACKSONVILLE -- When Tom Coughlin was building the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tony Boselli and Keenan McCardell were two of the most important names on his list.

Matanzas 5,000 may draw 1,000
Downtown 5K race, fun run are Saturday morning. The 5K (3.1 mile) race will feature roughly 1,000 runners and begins at 9 a.m. The Fun Run will start 45 minutes later.

Quick Pitches
SAHS-Menenedez: Gates open at 5:15; Doors will open at St. Augustine High School at 5:15 for tonight's boys basketball game between rivals Menendez and SAHS.

Saints bounce back, bounce Lions
The Flagler College men's basketball team had to wait three days for an opportunity to shake off the sting of last Tuesday's loss to Embry Riddle.

Flashes hit eight threes inlast quarter of 109-81 win
Baldwin rained five three-pointers on St. Joseph Academy in the first quarter of their boys basketball game Thursday night -- and still trailed, 27-23.

Duffy's no duffer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Seventeen-year-old Ty Tryon made it to the weekend in his debut as the youngest rookie on the PGA Tour -- but only because it was too dark to finish.

Panthers hire Giants' Fox as head coach
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- John Fox came to the Carolina Panthers with a good reputation and a great recommendation.

Predictions
Although I've proven many times that I'm not very good at picking winners of football games, I'm going to give it a shot anyway:

Home teams will be hard to beat this weekend
It looks as if a lot of people think the NFL shouldn't bother to play this weekend's championship games.

Picabo Street won't defend super-G gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Huddled over to hide her face, Picabo Street sat in the snow and cried. She finished 33rd in a World Cup super-G race Friday, meaning she won't get a chance to defend her Olympic title at the Salt Lake City Games.

Seniors rule at St. Joseph
Travis Martin has three reasons to remember Senior Night at St. Joseph Academy: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals.

Safin saved by the rain, reaches final
MELBOURNE, Australia -- For his 22nd birthday Sunday, Marat Safin gets a chance at a second Grand Slam tournament championship.

Texans get official look at veteran pool
HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans got their first look Friday at a shopping list of 135 players left unprotected for the Feb. 18 expansion draft. And as expected, the other teams didn't do the NFL's 32nd franchise any favors.

Quick Pitches
St. Augustine LL registration, tryouts: St. Augustine Little League will hold registrations at the St. Augustine Little League complex today from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

It's not easy to kick at Steelers' field
PITTSBURGH -- Adam Vinatieiri earned a place in New England Patriots' lore with a 45-yard field goal in the snow against Oakland to force overtime, followed by a winning 23-yard kick.

Foster to NFL scouts: Remember me?
MOBILE, Ala. -- DeShaun Foster went from leading Heisman Trophy contender to bystander as UCLA's season fall apart.

Trinity trips Nease
JACKSONVILLE -- The top-ranked boys basketball team in Class 3A ran into a sold-out, stuffy gym and literally handed the game away.

A sneak peek at the semifinals
The District 5-3A tournament in girls basketball is still two weeks away, but Thursday night's hoops action featured what could be a preview of the semifinals.

Ram theory: They can't be stopped
ST. LOUIS -- The Rams have this mindset that nobody, not even the blitz-crazy Philadelphia Eagles, can alter: They will throw often, they will throw deep and, they believe, they will not be stopped.

Iron Mike belongs on the scrap heap
At a news conference earlier this week, Mike Tyson burst across the stage and attacked Lennox Lewis. He attacked Lewis' entourage. I believe he attacked Lewis' luggage.

Hingis faces Capriati
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Now Martina Hingis gets her chance to play catch up with Jennifer Capriati.

Nease's Niblock a 'Nole
Nease High School's Cory Niblock has the choice all prep football players dream of. The chance to play football at the University of Florida or Florida State University.

Panel approves congressional district plan
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- A plan effectively preserving the state's three minority congressional districts and handcuffing House Speaker Tom Feeney's political ambitions was approved Friday by a Senate subcommittee.

State Briefs
BOCA RATON (AP) -- A single-engine plane made an emergency landing Friday on the shoulder of Florida's Turnpike, causing massive onlooker delays but no injuries or serious damage.

Florida Folk Festival to get new life
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- The Florida Folk Festival will get to celebrate its 50th anniversary after all.

State Briefs
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- A former press secretary to the late Gov. Lawton Chiles was named Thursday as the Democratic Party's new communications chief.

Jurors tour prison where inmate died
STARKE (AP) -- Jurors in the trial of four former corrections officers visited Friday the cells at Florida State Prison's X-wing where inmate Frank Valdes was allegedly beaten and found unconscious.

Black College Reunion gets bomb threat
DAYTONA BEACH (AP) -- Officials said they would not increase security measures at the Black College Reunion despite bomb threats sent to the mayor and local NAACP office.

Panel recommends video cameras in nursing homes
TALLAHASSEE -- A task force that studied whether video cameras should monitor nursing home residents is recommending families be allowed to voluntarily put them there to keep an eye on loved ones.

Jax woman detained on national taxi ride
JACKSONVILLE (AP) -- A woman taking a round-trip taxi cab ride from Jacksonville to Alaska has been stopped by police in Northern California for a mental evaluation.

A look at the day in Tallahassee
Florida hospitals don't have enough nurses and the state needs to set staffing standards, warned a nurse who leads the union that represents 5,000 nurses and other health care workers in the state.

Former guard testifies, sobs at inmate death trial
STARKE -- A sobbing former prison guard testified in a videotape deposition that guards punched and kicked a death row inmate at they removed him from his cell and then later lied in their reports.

Four Palestinians killed in Mideast violence
JERUSALEM -- A senior Hamas commander died in an Israeli helicopter strike in Gaza late Thursday, the Israeli military said, and five other Palestinians were killed in separate incidents.

Afghans want more peacekeeping forces
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai made his strongest call yet to expand the international security force in Afghanistan while meeting Friday with Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general.

World Briefs
ROME (AP) -- In a strike against Italy's top Mafia boss, police have arrested 28 people in Sicily accused of sheltering the elusive Bernardo Provenzano, a name on the country's wanted list for nearly four decades.

U.S.-based businessman released from detention in China
NEW YORK (AP) -- A U.S.-based businessman has been released from detention in a Chinese hospital but has not been allowed to leave the provincial city where he was first taken into custody last March, his wife and an attorney said Thursday.

U.S. military controversial in Manila, welcome elsewhere
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines -- Three beefy U.S. soldiers draw a giggle from passing schoolgirls. A young American officer takes a sweaty jog, ignored by civilians and Philippine troops. Six Americans in camouflage pants and black T-shirts chat with Filipino soldiers as they wait to unload a cargo plane.

Cuba shows signs it may be ready to do more business
HAVANA -- Encouraged by signs Cuba may be ready to buy more U.S. products, the head of a leading American agricultural firm said Thursday his company is willing to sell the communist country as much food as it wants.

U.S. legislators at Guantanamo to check detainee interrogations
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- Three planeloads of U.S. congressional members arrived at this controversial base Friday to learn if captured fighters of the Afghan war are providing useful intelligence for the war on terrorism.

Irish militant gets 14 years for bloodiest bombing
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- A veteran anti-British militant was sent to prison for 14 years Friday for helping in the deadliest bombing in Northern Ireland's history, a sentence applauded in court by relatives of the victims.

Lawmaker says many detainees will likely be returned home
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- Many of the Afghan war detainees now held at Guantanamo Bay will likely be returned to their homelands, a U.S. senator said Friday.

Muslim cleric calls Guantanamo detainees to prayer
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Through a bullhorn pointed toward Mecca, a Muslim Navy cleric led detainees from the Afghan war in prayer before dawn Thursday, causing a stir among the prisoners whose treatment and status has created an international outcry.

India tests nuke-capable missile
NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- India tested a new nuclear-capable missile Friday and announced it will not pull troops back from Pakistan's border anytime soon, raising tensions with its rival neighbor and drawing international criticism.

Study indicates moderate drinking may ward off Alzheimer's dementia
LONDON (AP) -- A new study indicates that daily moderate consumption of alcohol, which has already been shown to help prevent heart disease and strokes, may also ward off Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.

Suicide bomber attacks in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- A suicide bomber struck a pedestrian mall in a crowded Tel Aviv shopping area Friday, killing himself in the explosion and wounding 24 bystanders, two seriously.

U.S. special forces attack Taliban headquarters
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Special Forces attacked a Taliban headquarters north of Kandahar, killing a number of fighters and taking 27 prisoners, U.S. officials said Thursday. One American soldier was wounded in the attack.

Former Lebanese Christian warlord assassinated
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- A former Lebanese warlord held responsible for the 1982 massacre of Palestinian refugees was killed Thursday in a car bomb attack that recalled the dark days of Lebanon's long sectarian war. Three bodyguards also died.

Storms drench Tennessee, Kentucky; flooding kills three
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Torrential rain that flooded roads and yards across Tennessee and Kentucky swept a city worker into a drainage pipe, killing him and another man who tried to save him.

Bush sends Arab leaders evidence of Palestinian Authority involvement in arms smuggling
WASHINGTON -- President Bush provided three key Arab leaders with evidence Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority was involved in trying to smuggle 50 tons of weapons to the Palestinians, senior administration officials said Thursday.

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