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	<title><![CDATA[PHOTO GALLERY : ODA Crossing the Mulch]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Second graders at Out-of-Door Academy crossed the mulch Thursday, May 23 as a symbolic gesture of the lower level entering the higher-level building next year. Third graders crossed the mulch on Tuesday, May 21 but the second graders – next year’s third graders – will be the first second graders to cross the mulch and be in the new building. Out-of-Door Academy donated the left over food to the Salvation Army. Approximately 38 children played games and later crossed the courtyard as parents snapped photographs.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 23: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Today's Stories: New roundabouts planned for U.S. 41; Village crosswalk lighting receives green light; Pastry Art owner passes the cup; No laughing matter: Pam McCurdy]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Siesta Overlay District workshop sheds light on codes]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A zoning administrator decision prohibits Siesta Key businesses from using portable, or A-frame, signs. Key.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Village crosswalk lighting receives green light]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Merchants and residents helped design the project to aid pedestrians and cars.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 22: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Today's Stories: Town manager seeks $300,000 in budget cuts; Half-cent sales tax would cover indigent health care; Surging Tsunami: Jillian Santiago; Teenager composes a promising future]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 21: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Top Stories: 182 Manatee teachers lose jobs; Sarasota woman arrested for defrauding employer; Commission approves second phase of bayfront mooring project; Whitney Beach receives award]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 20: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Top Stories: Gans hits Rajewski with SUV; City Commission talks funding cuts; bayfront and parking; Manatee School Board holds budget workshop; PHOTO GALLERY: Downtown Sarasota Craft Show]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[PHOTO GALLERY : Hands Across the Sands]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Community members joined hands Saturday, May 18 on Siesta Key beach as a symbol of their support for the protection of coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife and fisheries. Supporters voiced their concern about damage that happens due to offshore oil drilling accidents, hydraulic fracturing, the Alberta tar sands, mountain top removal mining, and about coal fired power plants. Forty-two people joined hands for the Hands Across the Sand national movement.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 17: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Top Stories: Chapman, Atwell sworn in today at City Hall; Attrition won't cover all Manatee School staff cuts; Heritage Harbour ends lawsuit; Crosby begins Mote leadership role; Popcorn Bob’s Movie Magic]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 16: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Top Stories: Truck drives through mangroves on Longboat Key; CONA opposes changes to Sarasota 2050 plan; Bay Isles home sells for $4.75 million; Willis students duct tape principal]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[SIDELINES]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Coastline volleyball earns national bid; Mooney LAX players named All-Americans]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Athlete of the Week: Shane Shifflett]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Christian School eighth-grader Shane Shifflett went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs, a run scored and an intentional walk to lead the Blazers to a 6-5 victory over Canterbury School of Florida in the Class 2A-Region 2 semifinals May 7.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Upper-elementary students at The NewGate School celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a salsa-garden harvest Monday, May 6. Students harvested the vegetables they had been growing since February in their garden.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Student Spotlight: ZACHARY RAFAEL]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Zachary Rafael may only be in the seventh grade, but he’s already made strides in educating students and the public about the harmful effects of tobacco.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 15: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Top Stories: Atwell, Chapman win runoff election; Mar Vista approval attracts opposition; Desoto Speedway welcomes new owners, name; Foodie feasts in Southside Village]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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