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  • August 16, 2012
Our View: Sarasota's own fiscal cliff

Sarasota City Commissioner Terry Turner usually doesn't engender hugs and kisses for the way he approaches issues and interacts on the dais with his fellow commissioners. But give him this: There is almost always substance over style.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • August 16, 2012
My View: Clean voter rolls protect your vote

What is it about making sure only legal voters vote that makes liberals' hair catch fire? Why do they so intensely want it otherwise?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Kevin Cooper is the executive director of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce.
  • By Kevin Cooper
  • August 16, 2012
My View: The real noise issue

It has been requested that I state a position on, and even suggested that I focus this column on my opinion regarding the "noise issue" that is apparently plaguing Siesta Key as of late.

  • Sarasota
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  • August 16, 2012
Letters to the Editor

I'll vote for Obama; A vision for wealth; Don't know Marxism; They hear what they want

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  • August 16, 2012
News Briefs

Beach Road repair could cost $1 million; Deputy busts driver with handy technology; Public Beach thefts on the rise

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
The Donald does Sarasota

The Sarasota Republican Club is throwing Trump a $100,000 soiree after naming him Statesman of the Year. The club says he's key in getting people back to work.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Parks and Recreation posts informative signs about wildlife and maps to Siesta Key landmarks on a kiosk at Beach Access 5.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
Kiosks guide Siesta beach visitors

Sarasota County Parks and Recreation started building informational kiosks near boat ramps, but realized they would be also useful at Siesta Key beach accesses.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh as they reports today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 15, 2012
Aug. 15: 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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A total 1,136 votes were cast on the island, with 390 cast in Manatee County Precinct 95 at Longboat Island Chapel and 746 cast in Sarasota County Precinct 201 at Longboat Key Town Hall.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 15, 2012
Primary elections: How Longboat voted

A total 1,136 Key residents voted in the Aug. 14 election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Geocaching enthusiast Scott Veix said he always is looking for creative places in which to hide a new cache. "I like taking somebody to a place they don’t know is there," he said.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 15, 2012
The Game of Hide and Seek

Manatee County will launch a new bird-inspired geocaching "tour" through the county's preserves.

  • East County
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Get the full results for the 2012 Primary Election in Sarasota County.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2012
2012 Primary Election: Sarasota County results

All 98 precincts in Sarasota County have reported complete results for the 2012 Primary Election.

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Get the full results for the 2012 Primary Election in Manatee County.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2012
2012 Primary Election: Manatee County results

All 113 precincts in Manatee County have reported complete results for the 2012 Primary Election.

  • East County
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The resort has been shuttered since 2010. Units that overlook the property can see the deterioration of the wooden buildings.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 15, 2012
Colony neighbors oppose extension

The board at the Aquarius Club wants the commission to deny a Colony Association request to extend a re-opening deadline. It seeks support from residents of other neighboring properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gen. James Edmundson earned 24 medals for his bravery fighting in three U.S. wars. But letters from those he helped save reflect the true depth of his service. File photo.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 15, 2012
Aug. 19, 1942: 'Tell it to the Marines'

The late Gen. James Edmundson flew one of his most heroic missions 70 years ago. Fifty-five years later, he met, via letters, the men he saved.

  • Longboat Key
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