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    1. Tell Me About It: Widow wants to reveal that she's dating

      01/27/15 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

      Q: I am a widow with two boys, ages 8 and 10. My husband died 10 months ago after a long illness. I started dating about five months ago, a fact I have not shared with my in-laws or children. A counselor advised that if I meet someone special, I should wait six months to introduce him to the boys.

    2. Editorial: Tampa elections too vital to skip

      01/27/15 Editorials

      With Mayor Bob Buckhorn facing only nominal opposition from a write-in candidate, Tampa voters might be tempted to skip city elections in March. But there are serious issues facing the field of candidates for City Council, and the outcomes in this election will shape the city and region during a critical time.

      With Mayor Bob Buckhorn facing only nominal opposition from a write-in candidate, Tampa voters might be tempted to skip city elections in March. But there are serious issues facing the field of candidates for City Council, and the outcomes in this election will shape the city and region during a critical time.

    3. Wednesday's letters: Firing shows a democracy deficit

      01/27/15 Letters

      Elia's critics defend firing | Jan. 25

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    4. Review: 'Strong Inside' a revealing look at racism in college sports

      01/27/15 FeaturesReview by Bob Minzesheimer, Washington Post

      The score that night was Vanderbilt 90, Mississippi 72. Although the racist insults and threats of violence didn't appear in the next day's sports section, Perry Wallace, now an American University law professor, can't forget that 1968 basketball game in Oxford, Miss. It wasn't the first time he had withstood this kind …

      Perry Wallace, center, endured verbal abuse and worse from spectators as the first black basketball player for Vanderbilt and in the Southeastern Conference.

    5. Events: Tim Dorsey to sign 'Shark Skin Suite'

      01/27/15 BooksBy Colette Bancroft, Times Book Editor

      Book Talk

      Tim Dorsey (Shark Skin Suite) will sign his comic crime novel at noon today at Book Bank, 13002 Seminole Blvd. No. 8 (Piccadilly Square), Largo; and at 2 p.m. today at Countryside Library, 2741 State Road 580, Clearwater.

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