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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 14, 2010
Superintendent opposes Senate Bill 6

Manatee County School District Superintendent Tim McGonegal has asked Gov. Charlie Crist to veto the legislation.

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  • April 14, 2010
Win tickets to Sarasota Film Festival tribute and after party

Enter to win tickets to the Sarasota Film Festival's filmmaker tribute to John Landis and the after party.

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  • April 14, 2010
The Observer launches Mother-Daughter Lookalike Contest

The Observer is looking for mothers and daughters to submit their favorite lookalike photo online for our Mother-Daughter Lookalike Contest.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 14, 2010
Publix employees save ... our seabirds, that is

About 35 volunteers worked at Save Our Seabirds last Saturday.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 14, 2010
Town Hall site considered for memorial

CDD 2 supervisors will vote on the item at their meeting Thursday.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 14, 2010
Key Club removes planters near Islandside course

The planters will be replaced with planting beds.

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  • April 14, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Ashton Elementary

Students at Ashton Elementary give their principal props for kissing a pig.

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  • April 14, 2010
Real-estate sales reach four-year high

With 753 total property sales, March saw the highest number of transactions since December 2005.

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  • April 14, 2010
Grandmaster earns appointment

The World Taekwondo Changmookwan Association recently appointed Grandmaster Craig Balliette, owner of Lakewood Ranch Taekwondo Academy, to the position of director to all certification and seminars through the World Changmookwan.

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  • April 14, 2010
Our View

Try it: public-safety director

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  • Dora Walters
  • April 14, 2010
After 30 years, teacher and student get a new deal

When part-time Lido Key resident Dr. Arthur Liebman welcomed recently the students attending his course on New Deal Drama, part of the Academy of Lifelong Learning at the University of South Florida, he took a second look at the man in the first row.

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  • Dora Walters
  • April 14, 2010
The Diamonds You Are benefit is a gem

The Diamonds You Are held a benefit April 10, at Re Federico, in Avenue of the Flowers.

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  • April 14, 2010
Duke takes top title

Duke University's men's basketball team clinched the NCAA title in a 61-59 win over Butler Monday, April 5.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 14, 2010
Colony dispute escalates

The Colony wants to bring in Days Inn founder William M. Hitson. The association board wants liquidation. And the Colony's lender warns of chaos and 'a disaster.'

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 14, 2010
Subcommittee revises Longboat's tree code

The town's new tree code subcommittee made changes it hopes the Town Commission will review next month.

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