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Jessica Smith says she knew from the moment she saw Elijah's photo that he was meant to be her son.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 16, 2011
Photos of the Week

A selection of the best photos from all Observers this week.

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  • Neighbors
Read the top stories from the Observer's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 16, 2011
Top Cops of the Week

A man on Longboat Key hears the voices of Jesus and the Boogeyman. A bulldog bites a woman in East County. A suspicious person leaves a dead parakeet on the doorstep of a Sarasota theater, and a Siesta Key woman reports movers stealing money, iPods and jewelry.

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Book lovers willing to help improve English skills in the Sarasota area are urged to volunteer.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2011
Literary council seeks volunteer tutors

The Literacy Council of Sarasota needs tutors to help adults improve their English skills.

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 16, 2011
Twenty-eight Sarasota County students named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists

Twenty-eight seniors from Sarasota County public high schools will get to compete for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships.

  • Siesta Key
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Sarasota County Students scored higher than national and state averages, but lower than last year's scores.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 16, 2011
Sarasota students top state and national SAT scores

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the College Board, a non-profit organization that administers voluntary tests in the U.S., announced the scores of the 2011 Scholastic Assessment Test.

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People love to get up and dance to the musicians at Friday Fest on the Bay.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 16, 2011
Weekend Best Bet: Friday Fest on the Bay

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall's final Friday Fest on the Bay will be happening tonight and will feature musical guests Big Night Out.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 15, 2011
COMMUNITY SPORTS TIPS: Fundamentals for consistency

This week, PGA Master Teaching Professional Jacques Panet-Raymond shares the fundamentals necessary for consistency.

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SCAT bus fares will increase Monday, Oct. 3.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 15, 2011
County approves SCAT increases

Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) approved increases in fares that will take effect Oct. 3.

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Judge Lee Haworth, Gwen MacKenzie and Karen Bogus were all honored at the sixth annual Leadership Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: CYD sixth annual Leadership Breakfast

The Community Youth Development celebrated two community leaders of Sarasota County with the sixth annual Leadership Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club. The two honorees were 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Lee Haworth and Gwen MacKenzie, CEO of Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday unanimously approved a staff recommendation that the new Gulf Gate Library be built on the site of the current facility, 7112 Curtiss Avenue.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
New Gulf Gate Library to be built on current site

The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday unanimously approved a staff recommendation that the new Gulf Gate Library be built on the site of the current facility, 7112 Curtiss Avenue.

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  • News
The suspect is Bradford Wilson, 51.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 15, 2011
Police catch Sweetbay armed robbery suspect

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, a man entered the liquor store of Sweetbay Supermarket with a handgun and demanded money from the store clerk.

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Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

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Read this week's Cops Corner
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Cockatoo's mug seen everywhere

He's shared the stage with Shari Lewis, David Seville and the Chipmunks and Anita Bryant on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and even has his own mugshot from Folsom Prison, where he taught inmates patience, caring and responsibility.

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Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Booker High holds ceremony

The morning of Sept. 9, Booker High School held a flag-unfurling assembly in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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