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Flannery O’Connor at 100: should we still read her?

She died before she was 40, leaving behind a body of blazingly original short fiction set in America’s segregated south. But her reputation has been tarnished by accusations of racism

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Lightfoot’s plan to ‘reimagine La Salle Street’ takes shape

The City Council’s Finance Committee approved a $5 million grant program to entice neighborhood restaurants and “cultural” establishments to open downtown.

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Police officer caught on camera dragging handcuffed woman across concrete floor

The methods used by Officer Gregory Damon went directly against Tampa Police Department, Florida, US, policy despite the suspect telling him 'I want you to drag me'

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Departed Tampa police chief’s husband sees rapid rise at City Hall

TAMPA, Fla. — Two years before Mary O’Connor was named as Tampa police chief, a reign that ended with her humiliating exit from public life earlier this month, her husband was hired to run the city’s neighborhood enhancement division — still known colloquially as code enforcement.

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Tampa’s police chief asked a cop for a favor. What are the ethics of that?

TAMPA, Fla. — The very public downfall of Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor has sparked questions about police ethics and what’s long been called “professional courtesy” between cops.

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Police chief resigns after trying to dodge traffic fine by flashing her badge

After footage emerged of the police chief of Tampa, Florida, attempting to dodge a traffic fine by flashing her badge at a deputy, she has now stepped down from her role

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Tampa police chief resigns after she flashed her badge to escape a traffic stop

Body camera footage showed Police Chief Mary O'Connor saying "I'm hoping you'll just let us go tonight" after a deputy pulled her and her husband over for driving an unregistered golf cart.

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Tampa police chief forced to quit after using position to escape golf buggy traffic ticket

The police chief in Tampa, Florida, resigned Monday after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving a golf cart driven by her husband. Mary O'Connor submitted her resignation after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the Nov. 12 stop by…

Evening Standard

Florida police chief quits after flashing her badge to dodge golf cart ticket

Mary O’Connor has resigned from her job as the chief of police in Tampa

Evening Standard

Florida police chief resigns after video shows her flashing badge during traffic stop

Footage showed Mary O’Connor identifying herself as Tampa police chief and telling deputy she was ‘hoping that you’ll let us go’

The Guardian - US

Florida police chief resigns after video emerged of her trying to evade golf cart traffic stop: ‘Let us go’

‘I’m hoping that you’ll just let us go tonight,’ says police chief in video

The Independent UK

Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor resigns amid traffic stop controversy

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor resigned Monday effective immediately after an investigation into a Pinellas County traffic stop where she flashed a badge and asked a deputy to “just let us go.”

Tribune News Service

Tampa police chief resigns over golf cart traffic stop

The police chief in Tampa, Florida, has resigned after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving her golf cart driven by her husband

The Independent UK

Florida police chief on leave after flashing badge in golf cart traffic stop

Mary O’Connor and her husband were stopped by an officer for driving a golf cart without a license plate

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Police chief flashed badge to dodge traffic ticket for being in golf cart on main road

Mary O'Connor, police chief of Tampa, has been placed on administrative leave after a video emerged of the officer flashing her badge from the passenger seat of a golf cart to avoid a traffic ticket

The Independent UK

Tampa police chief on leave after golf cart traffic stop

The police chief of Tampa has been placed on leave after a video emerged of her flashing her badge from the passenger seat of a golf cart to get out of a traffic ticket

The Independent UK

‘I’m the police chief’: Body cam video shows Florida cop try to evade traffic stop for unlicensed golf cart

‘I’m hoping that you’ll just let us go tonight,’ says police chief in video

Tribune News Service

Tampa police chief placed on leave amid investigation into traffic stop

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor placed police Chief Mary O’Connor on administrative leave on Friday as the city investigates a traffic stop O’Connor was involved in last month in Pinellas County.

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Tampa police chief pulls out badge, asks deputy to ‘let us go’ during traffic stop

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor identified herself as chief, pulled out her badge and asked a Pinellas sheriff’s deputy to “just let us go” after she and her husband were pulled over in a golf cart last month, a video shared by the Tampa Police Department on…

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Baby P's gran says her dying wish is for evil daughter to stay in prison for life

Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, could be freed from prison after the Parole Board decided she should be released

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Diagnosing fetal alcohol syndromes

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders may look like other conditions. Biomarkers could provide a more accurate diagnosis

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