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  • August 5, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2009
Our View

Libby Claire: Puts life in perspective

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2009
Cops Corner

A woman was pulled over for swerving in a Dodge pickup truck on Gulf of Mexico Drive. When police told her that her driver's license was suspended for failure to pay a traffic fine, she explained that she had taken care of that ticket over the phone.

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  • August 5, 2009
In Brief

According to researchers at Mote Marine Laboratory, as of July 28, 1,937 sea-turtle hatchlings have lost their way, or have become disoriented, during hatchings on local beaches this year.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 5, 2009
First response

Lew Simon honored for lifesaving work

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 5, 2009
Backflow fines to begin

Starting Aug. 14, Longboat Key water users will face fines of $50 a day for a maximum of two weeks if they have not yet installed the backflow-prevention devices.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 5, 2009
BP station gets stamp of approval

The convenience store, 400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will include a contract post office later this year.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2009
Small sailor searches for buried treasure at summer camp

Jake Pettingell, 5, reports he had a wonderful time at sailing camp this summer at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.

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  • August 5, 2009
Welcome to the world, Liam!

Congratulations are in order for The Longboat Observer City Editor Kurt Schultheis and his wife, Observer Group Advertising-Production Coordinator Brooke. The couple welcomed their first child, Liam David, at 1:54 p.m. Aug. 3, at Manatee Memorial Hospital, in Bradenton.

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  • August 5, 2009
Eli is all smiles and wags after reunion

Nine-year-old golden retriever, Eli, was reunited with his owner, Ellen Haft, after having been accidentally locked in a garage in his Lands End neighborhood.

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  • August 5, 2009
Birds of a feather ...

This black swan, Rosie, was brought to Save Our Seabirds last Saturday, not because of a broken wing, but because of a broken heart.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 4, 2009
Downtown projects combined for better pricing

The city hopes to receive a construction discount by pairing the Five Points roundabout and Palm Avenue bulb-out projects.

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    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • August 4, 2009
Ringling Museum director resigns

Dr. John Wetenhall, executive director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, announced his resignation Tuesday, two months shy of the museum's International Arts Festival.

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  • August 4, 2009
TideWell names new vice president

TideWell Hospice has welcomed David Lafferty as its new executive vice president and chief information officer.

  • East County
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  • Robin Roy
  • August 4, 2009
Property owners to be polled on parking meters

The Downtown Improvement District is inviting the people it represents to give their input on the proposed installation of parking meters.

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