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  • August 30, 2012
Social Status: Christian Ziegler attributes success to social media

With a $1,000 campaign budget, 29-year-old Christian Ziegler attributes much of his success in the primary election to his social media campaign.

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  • August 30, 2012
Our View: How to fight vagrants: privatize

Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of "the homeless" surfaces.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • August 30, 2012
My View: Scandalous outsourcing?

Sarasota County's new county administrator, Randall Reid, has pegged the county's "rush" to privatize as the main driving force behind the purchasing scandals that rocked county government and resulted in about 14 jobs lost, one criminal charge and the forced resignation of long-time Administrator Jim Ley.

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Donald Trump, holding his copy of the Sarasota Observer, told reporters during a press conference Sunday, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, that if President Barack Obama is re-elected, there might not be a country left in four years. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 30, 2012
Donald Trump packs Ritz-Carlton ballroom

The billionaire developer debuted his campaign for Gov. Mitt Romney in front of more than 1,000 attendees at a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
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Carol B. Green is the author of the Franchise Survival Guide and Spiritual Transformation in America.
  • By Carol Green
  • August 30, 2012
My View: The God Particle: what it means to you

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), based in Geneva, is responsible for the project known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

  • Sarasota
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Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.
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  • August 30, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sean Morris hangs from the ceiling of his homemade cave rock-climbing wall.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 30, 2012
Sean Morris: Sarasota's ninja

This Sarasota ninja is flipping for training using movement-based stunts.

  • Arts + Culture
The families of Josh Rogers and Brett Wagner were presented with the boys' East Manatee Bulldogs jerseys.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 30, 2012
Bulldogs dedicate field house to deceased teammates

The East Manatee Bulldogs dedicated their field house to Josh Rogers and Brett Wagner during a special dedication ceremony Aug. 25.

  • East County
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Glenda Kiesewetter took this sunset photo the night before Tropical Storm Isaac passed over Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Glenda Kiesewetter took this sunset photo the night before Tropical Storm Isaac passed over Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota High junior Austin Leach spent last season playing wide receiver for the Sailors. This fall, Leach is adjusting to playing on the opposite side of the ball as a safety.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 30, 2012
Sarasota athlete switches from wide receiver to running back

After playing at Booker for a year, junior Austin Leach transferred to Sarasota last year. This fall, the former wide receiver is taking on a new challenge for the betterment of the team.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 30, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Maria Soscia

Last season, Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School sophomore setter Maria Soscia helped lead the Lady Cougars to their first district title since 2004 and earn a landmark victory over powerhouse Venice High.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2012
JUST THE STATS

0 - The number of points the Cardinal Mooney football team allowed in its 44-0 preseason kickoff classic victory over Bradenton Christian Aug. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
This home at 1131 North Lake Shore Drive has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,570 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.2 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 30, 2012
Oyster Bay Estates home sells for $1.2 million

A home in Oyster Bay Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Carlisle and D. Diane Fiers, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1131 North Lake Shore Drive to Clarence and Kimberly Griffin, of Sarasota, for $1.2 million.

  • Sarasota
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Pete Gray took this sunset photo overlooking Sarasota Bay.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Pete Gray took this sunset photo overlooking Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessi Smith
  • August 29, 2012
TWIS Talks RIAF: Ringling Arts Festival Fetes Sarasota's Surging Art Scene

TWIS Talks RIAF: Ringling Arts Festival Fetes Sarasota's Surging Art Scene

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