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Our View: Referendum on performance

On the eve of the 2012 presidential election, it seems inconceivable that anyone intending to vote could be undecided at this moment.

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  • October 31, 2012
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Cook with your children; In need of clarification; Series is helpful

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  • October 31, 2012
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SCF Trustees will negotiate settlement; Buddy Basket program seeks hygiene items; Big Cat Habitat starts winter hours

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Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • October 31, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Kepecz-Hays
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  • October 31, 2012
Real Estate Reports

Kepecz-Hays attends global summit; SAR reports September sales up 14% from last year; Sarasota investors buy two Twin Shores villa buildings

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Janum Trivedi, left, and Marcus Buffet, right, both 17-year-old students from The Out-of-Door Academy, created an iPhone app that helps users manage their money.
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  • October 31, 2012
Out-of-Door Academy teens create iPhone app

Bankr helps users manage their money and has garnered attention from a Google executive.

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  • October 31, 2012
Victim Advocate position re-budgeted

The police department's Victim Advocate position was eliminated two years ago due to budget constraints, and was recently reinstated for the 2012-2013 budget.

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Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
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  • October 31, 2012
Oct. 31: Daily Headlines Video

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Former Police Chief Peter Abbott and his wife, Marcy
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  • October 30, 2012
Wit & Wisdom of Aging Luncheon

Wit & Wisdom of Aging Luncheon

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Gary Sandler and his sons Alex and Brandon dressed as astronots and played with balloons at the Freedom Elementary Character Dance.
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  • October 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Freedom Elementary Character Dance

Freedom Elementary students dressed as their favorite characters at the Character Dance on Oct. 26. Kids dressed as superheroes, pirates, pumpkins, ghouls and more danced to pop songs and ate snow cones. The PTO sponsored event helps fund school activates and materials. Pre ordered tickets cost $3 a person, while tickets at the door sold for $4.

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Charity Burke and Cathy Burke posed before the Boo Run.
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  • October 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: BOO RUN

More than 400 runners dressed up as superheroes, hippies, ghouls, characters and more at the 2012 Boo Run 5K Run/Walk. The 9th annual event at Lakewood Ranch Main Street also featured a 1-mile fun run, a raffle, and an award ceremony. The raffle included jewelry, gift cards and even a bike. Awards for Best Couple, Best Hero and Best Villain were awarded. Proceeds from the event went to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and Another Day for Gray.

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  • October 30, 2012
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Doors open for the Joe Biden campaign event at 9 a.m. Tickets can be picked up until 8 p.m. tonight. Photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov.
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  • October 30, 2012
Biden to make Sarasota visit

Vice President Joe Biden will visit Sarasota 9 a.m. Wednesday. Oct. 31. The stop is less than a week before election day.

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The new longboatkey.org will debut Thursday, Nov. 1.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 30, 2012
New town website launches this week

On Nov. 1, longboatkey.org will have an updated look and new features.

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Alex Stafford and his daughter Chloe and Chloe Maticsek
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  • Nick Friedman
  • October 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: AAF Suncoast Dodgeball Tournament

Six teams dipped, ducked dove and dodged Saturday, Oct. 27 at AAF Suncoast's second annual Battle of the Balls fundraiser dodgenball tournament, held at Girls Inc. Prizes were awarded for winning teams as well as for most creative team costumes and victory dances, and all money raised at the tournament and after party benefit AAF's scholarship fund.

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