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  • By Rodger Skidmore
  • September 20, 2012
My View: Is she Grace? Is she Franklyn? DMV says neither

Is your name John, but all your friends call you Jack? Tough.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • September 20, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2012
Sarasota County discusses Comp Plan

County staff will meet with two developers to work out problems in the 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Staff will also update construction fee data.

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  • September 20, 2012
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State funds sought for beach renourishment; Lead emerges in bronze statue theft

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  • September 20, 2012
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Domestic-partner ordinance up for vote; Natural environment tops resident survey; Sarasota Memorial earns national honor

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2012
Siesta condo owners could see rise in insurance

A change in Citizens Property Insurance Group's policies could leave Siesta Key condo owners exposed.

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Scientists believe female manatees race to shallow waters to evade males that want to mate.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2012
Mating manatee herd lands on Siesta

Mote Marine laboratory staff and volunteers tried to keep onlookers from getting too close to the approximately nine-member herd.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 19, 2012
Sept. 19: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Great white named for original Shark Lady

A 2,500-pound great white shark was tagged and named for Mote founder Dr. Eugenie "Genie" Clark.

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Courtesy photo.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • September 19, 2012
City of Sarasota Finance Director announces retirement

Finance Director Chris Lyons to retire for health reasons.

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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 19, 2012
Sarasota business owner arrested for title fraud

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested Specialty Cars of Sarasota business owner Marcella Gilliland for applying for and obtaining titles for vehicles that did not belong to her.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2012
'Storage Wars' fight cancer

A charity auction benefiting the American Cancer Society will be held Sept. 20.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2012
Superintendent search kicks off

Wayne Blanton, of the Florida School Boards Association, today told Manatee County School Board members their next steps in the search process.

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"I don't feel that we got bad legal advice. The saying always goes that you get two lawyers in a room and end up with three opinions ... " Mayor Jim Brown said.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Town officials defend legal advice

The majority of the Longboat Key Town Commission feels it received proper legal advice regarding the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.

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Longboat Key Building Official Wayne Thorne sent a letter to affected Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials Sept. 12, informing them that ProNet Group Inc., a firm hired by Citizens Property Insurance to inspect the building, discovered major concerns.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Engineer labels mid-rise 'unsafe'

After an engineering firm discovered corroded beams at the Colony, the PZ&B Department posted warning signs at mid-rise hotel tower.

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