cars
BULLY PULPIT
Just about everyone knows someone who has been bullied, in ways big and small. Understandably, though, many victims are reluctant to speak about their experiences. We found some who aren't.
Teacher contest
Read essays from the students who nominated their teachers in the My Teacher Kicks Asterisk contest. Click here to see the winners; finalists.
What is tb-two*?
Well, for one thing, it's the coolest high school newspaper in all the land. Watch our video and find out more.
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February 29 My Ride: 1969 VW Beetle
Morgan Rhodes, St. Petersburg High
1969 VW Beetle
Morgan Rhodes’ turquoise 1969 Volkswagen Beetle is a fixture of the St. Pete High student parking lot. In a sea of newer ...Filed in cars
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February 22 Cheat sheet: Honk honk edition
Driving forces, by the numbers
Click on the photo at top left to read different driving numbers.
Compiled by MICHAEL NEWCOMER, Tarpon Springs High
Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ... -
February 22 My rides: 2003 Appendix and 2000 Ford F-150
Florence Parsley, Durant High senior
Her ride: 2003 Appendix
Not the typical whip of an ordinary high schooler, Florence Parsley’s ride has four legs, runs on grain and roughage ... -
February 22 No driver's permit, no sweat
By William Harvey, King High
Only losers don’t have their driver’s licenses at 16. So I suppose I’m the biggest loser in history, because I don’t ... -
February 22 Rolling trash cans: A method to the mess?
Sarah Bostock, St. Petersburg High senior
If I have trash, I just leave it in my car and don’t take it with me. So my car ends up filling ...Filed in cars
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February 22 Primp my ride: Clean car tips
By Sam French, Special to tb-two*
Let’s face it. From time to time, everybody’s car gets flat-out disgusting. I’m no exception. Neither are you. You get used ...Filed in cars
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February 22 Police officer on texting while driving: 'Don't do it. You could die.’
By Allie Davison, Wharton High
You could say Tampa police Cpl. Kert Rojka, a 17-year veteran with the department and supervisor of Hillsborough County school resource officers, has been around ... -
February 22 To have a car at college ... or to not have a car?
TO NOT HAVE A CAR
By Rachel Lubitz, George Washington University
When you live off drive-through Taco Bell and Diet Coke in high school, it’s hard to imagine yourself ... -
February 22 Dangerous decisions: Teens drink and drive, and others ride with them. What can be done?
*Click here to read our Q and A with a cop about texting while driving. He says: "Don't do it. You could die."
By Mina Asayesh-Brown, St. Petersburg High ...
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January 17 Get in the car: 2012 Kia Soul
get in the car | 2012 Kia Soul | $13,900 base, $19,845 as tested | 26 mpg city
tb-two* tags along for a test ride with Peter Couture, Daily Driver columnist ...Filed in cars
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October 18 get in the car: 2012 Chevy Volt
tb-two* tags along for a test ride with Peter Couture, Daily Driver columnist for tbt* and the Times
GUY’S TAKE: ANTHONY CLOSE
Robinson High
Curb appeal factor: One of ...Filed in cars
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September 8 Get in the car: 2011 Kia Forte
By Tyler Hall Holcombe, Lakewood High, and Olivia Smith, St. Pete High
2011 Kia Forte | starts at $19,395; as tested, $23,640 | 23 mpg city, 32 highway
GUY’S ...Filed in cars
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June 28 Money-saving tip: Shop for your next car online
Shopping for a first/new/better car? Summer is a great time to ponder lots of different possibilities before funding (or getting your gracious parents to fund) such a big ...
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May 4 Get in the car: 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 4-door sedan (as driven $31,355)
tb-two* tags along for a test ride with Peter Couture, Daily Driver columnist for tbt* and the Times.GUY’S TAKE by TJ JOHNSON, Durant High*DISCLAIMER* I drive a ...Filed in cars
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April 5 Give your car a fuzzy face
By TERRI BRYCE REEVES, tb-two* correspondentMeghan Poole-Van Swol, 29, walked into a Starbucks in Clearwater and said it was a good day. Her “hot pink ’stache” had arrived. There ...Filed in cars
