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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • June 7, 2012
Neighbors: Mark Lubas

Classically trained opera singer Mark Lubas has not only performed in a variety of operas throughout the U.S., he's also spent more than 20 years helping others find their own voice.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Catholic giant is awakened

Rare is the occasion when the Sunday bulletins at Catholic Churches forfeit their normally pastoral cover pages for a message like the one on the front of St. Martha's bulletin this past Sunday.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • June 7, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • June 7, 2012
News Briefs

Sarasota High School meetings set

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Jill Ross poses with the first puppet she built, which she named Jerry. Ross built the puppet using Jim Henson’s technique.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 7, 2012
Neighbors: Jill Ross

Jill Ross is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist who uses her background in theater, arts and puppetry to brighten the lives of Sarasota Bay Club residents.

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Jacob Madden, with CogPower Automotive in Sarasota, wants to bring QR code marketing technology to the used-car business. Photo by Lori Sax.
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  • Mark Gordon
  • June 7, 2012
Queue It Up

Modernizing an industry can be tricky. A young Siesta Key entrepreneur is giving it a shot.

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Sue Jacobson is a Sarasota lawyer and regional president of the American Jewish Committee.
  • By Sue Jacobson
  • June 7, 2012
My View: FCAT hurts our children and our community

The "fix," simply redefining the result, is a tacit admission that the test score is more important than the factors behind it.

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  • June 7, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Get moving on the garage

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This home at 5073 Higel Ave. has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,920 square feet of living area. It sold for $840,000. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 7, 2012
Three-bedroom Siesta Cove home sells for $975,000

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between May 21 and May 25. A home in Siesta Cove tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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Paul Weller took this photo of a sun halo with a jet contrail and some clouds June 4, on south Siesta Key at the Fisherman’s Haven condo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Paul Weller took this photo of a sun halo with a jet contrail and some clouds June 4, on south Siesta Key at the Fisherman's Haven condo.

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Chap Percival submitted this photo of the sun halo Monday, June 4, taken on the Pine View School campus.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Chap Percival submitted this photo of the sun halo Monday, June 4, taken on the Pine View School campus.

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This home at 3920 Red Rock Way in Hansen has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a pool and 3,994 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.2 million. Photo by Nick Friedman.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 7, 2012
Three bedroom Hansen home sells for $2.2 million

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between May 21 and May 25. A home in Hansen tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

This week's Observer Team Spotlight is Daniel Prewett.

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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • June 7, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Julie Forbes

Julie Forbes has had a love of being out on the water since she was an infant. As a child, she accompanied her parents while they raced their sailboat on the Long Island Sound.

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  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • June 6, 2012
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