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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
Wal-Mart plans second Sarasota location

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to build its second location within city limits. An application has been proposed for the Ringling Plaza site.

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The Sarasota County Jail is exceeding capacity, promoting discussions about the need for a new facility again.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
Sarasota County may be in need of a new jail

The Sarasota County Commission was informed at a May budget workshop that the county jail is overpopulated with its average 967 daily inmates in May.

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Chamber hopes poker night draws a full house

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Sarasota County settled on a location for the new emergency operations center on Porter Road east of Interstate-75, bucking any doubt about getting a $1 million grant extension. Courtesy of Sarasota County.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
Extension granted for new emergency operations center

The plans for a new emergency operations center in Sarasota County will move forward with a $1 million grant from the federal government.

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  • June 7, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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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.
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  • 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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