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TRUMP DOMINANT
An effort to attract
female fans, called
sexist by some,
brings backlash.
BY GREG AUMAN AND
KATIE METTLER
Times Staff Writers
TAMPA — Like many
women, when Lisa McGreevy
first read an email about the
Bucs’ new “RED” program
targeting
female fans Teachable
on Thursday morn- moments
ing, she was Tampa Bay
upset, if not Times sports
columnist Tom
infuriated.
Jones and
She
staff writer
apprecia t e d t h e Traci Johnson
good inten- offer opinions
tions in the on the Bucs’
Bucs reach- “groundbreaking out to ing” “RED” iniwomen, but tiative outreach
found some to women.
of the lan- Sports,1C
guage — referencing fashion, culinary creations and Pinterest — insulting and stereotypical.
“They took a real easy
approach, and there’s really
no excuse, given the climate of
how women feel right now in
general,” she said. “They can’t
not know that kind of stuff.”
The former Bucs seasonticket holder was incensed
enough that while she had
planned to go to maybe four
home games this year, she
now may not attend any.
Then, after lunch, she got
another email: Her mother-inlaw had heard about the Bucs
program and loved it, buying tickets to take McGreevy
to the RED program’s launch
event next month with her sister-in-law.
“I find it hilarious that I’m
sitting here having all these
very strong feelings about it,
and I end up having tickets,”
said McGreevy, who works as
a technical writer in St. Petersburg.
That was Thursday in a nut-
Associated Press
The top 10 Republican presidential candidates from left, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted
Cruz, Rand Paul and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Nine other candidates try to stand out against the
unapologetic
Charting the candidates
BY ALEX LEARY
I
Times Washington Bureau Chief
t was Trump’s night.
Donald Trump delivered on the hype leading up to the first Republican presidential
debate Thursday night, animating a basketball arena in Cleveland with unapologetic
talk about illegal immigration and refusing to
rule out a run as a third-party candidate.
The two-hour debate, featuring an unwieldy
10 candidates including a solid-performing Sen.
Marco Rubio of Florida and mixed showing by
former Gov. Jeb Bush, was a raucous affair, with
candidates attacking each other as much as they
went after President Barack Obama. Poll-leading Trump, the literal focus of attention due to his
position on the stage, set the tone.
See a chart recapping the performances and
quotes of all10 candidates. 7A
The celebrity businessman was the only candidate who raised his hand when a moderator
asked if any of the candidates would not rule out
an independent run, which would hurt the GOP’s
chances. “If I’m the nominee, I will pledge I will
not run as an independent,” Trump said.
“This is what’s wrong,” Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky interjected. “He buys and sells politicians
of all stripes. He’s already hedging his bets on the
Clintons.”
Minutes later moderator Megyn Kelly asked
.
See DEBATE, 6A
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Donald Trump listens as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush answers
a question. Bush polled second and was at Trump’s left.
Fact-checkers were up late dissecting the candidates’ claims. Catch up at PolitiFact.com
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Bear hunt sales booming
Licenses sold for
the week in October
could exceed Florida’s
bear population.
BY CRAIG PITTMAN
AND CAROLYN EDDS
Times Staff Writers
one bear per person. The agency
has limited the total number of
bears allowed to be killed during the one-week season to about
320.
That means quite a few hunters spending $100 or more for
licenses are likely to go home
empty-handed. But wildlife officials say they expected that.
“Success rates for bear hunting are low, especially with the
restrictions in Florida such as
not using dogs or bait,” said
Diane Eggeman of the wildlife
commission’s hunting and game
management division. “Based on
information from other states,
without the use of dogs or bait,
the percentage of successful
hunters ranges from 1 to 12 percent per season, with daily suc-
Despite trauma,
he’s ready to run
A toddler who lost a foot cheers up his family.
BY SAMANTHA SCHMIDT
Times Staff Writer
The licenses for Florida’s first
bear hunt in 21 years are so popular that the state may wind up
with more bear hunters than
bears.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
which approved the controversial hunt, set no limit on the
number of licenses that could be
sold. Since the licenses went on
sale Monday, the agency has sold
1,340 of them. The sale is sup-
posed to continue through Oct.
23, right before the one-week
hunt begins.
The state’s official estimate
of Florida’s bear population is
3,000.
All hunters will be limited to
Plan to raze the Pier
moves forward
Tampa airport chief
gets 5 percent raise
Rays’ Richie Shaffer
became a hit early
Nothing fantastic
about ‘Fantastic Four’
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
said Thursday that it could issue a
permit to tear down the inverted
pyramid, built in1973, as early as
next week. Local, 3B
The increase, which will add more
than $17,000 to CEO Joe Lopano’s
$347,287 salary, takes effect Oct.
1. His plan, though, to dole out
bonuses is delayed. Business, 4B
A plastic bat and ball. A chalkedout diamond in the basement of
the family home. With that, Richie,
only 3 at the time, “just started hitting,” his father recalls. Sports,1C
It is undoubtedly the dullest Marvel superhero movie in the postIron Man era, both in adventure
and creative design, Times critic
Steve Persall declares. Etc, 2B
Carlton Ward Jr.
Florida’s bear population is
about 3,000. So far, 1,340 bear
hunt licenses have been sold.
.
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JIM DAMASKE | Times
Zayden Collins, 3, whose foot
was severed in a mowing
accident, looks at Steve
Chamberland’s prosthesis.
It took eight seconds for the
lawn mower blades to stop.
As Tiffany Collins saw her 2year-old son running toward
her, she immediately turned off
the mower she was driving, but
the blades kept turning.
“I was yelling at him to stop,
but obviously he didn’t,” Collins
said. “It was heartbreaking.”
Zayden Collins slipped on
the wet grass and fell under the
zero-turn mower, the blades
severing his right foot. In the
moments that followed, his
mother worried whether he
would be okay.
“I was hoping, but I wasn’t
sure,” Collins said.
In the family’s first public
interview, Collins spoke with
the Tampa Bay Times about
the accident, Zayden’s recovery
and her family’s efforts to grapple with the traumatic event.
Even in the hours after he
lost his foot, it was Zayden’s
remarkably positive attitude
that has kept the family strong,
Collins said.
An ambulance took him from
.
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