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  • March 16, 2012
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Kara Weisman is the female world-record holder for most sailfish caught in a single day. Read more about her in our candid Q&A.
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  • March 16, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Kara Weisman

Kara Weisman is the female world-record holder for most sailfish caught in a single day. Read more about her in our candid Q&A.

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The city's IT Department is undergoing a series of reorganizations in the wake of a computer forensics investigation.
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  • March 16, 2012
City begins IT Department changes

City e-mails reveal that Director of Information Technology Chance Craig has been fired and a new position has been created for employee Cory Armstrong.

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  • March 16, 2012
Sarasota County School Board employee arrested

Thomas J. Krause, a Sarasota County School Board employee was arrested on DUI charges Thursday night.

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  • March 15, 2012
REAL, HEELS and WHEELS

REAL, HEELS and WHEELS

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Adams Lane near the Sarasota Police Department, 2099 Adams Lane, was closed to traffic when a hand grenade was brought to the station Thursday.
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  • March 15, 2012
Update: Hand grenade detonated

The Sarasota Police Department called in the bomb squad and closed area downtown streets after a hand grenade was brought to the police headquarters Thursday.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reads today's headline news.
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  • March 15, 2012
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Adams Lane near the Sarasota Police Department, 2099 Adams Lane, was closed to traffic when a suspicious package was located in the area.
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  • March 15, 2012
Bomb-squad called in to Sarasota Police Station

The Sarasota Police Department has called in the bomb squad and closed area downtown streets after a suspicious package was dropped near the department at 2099 Adams Lane.

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  • March 15, 2012
Students honored for academics

St. Martha Catholic School students who received the Principal's Certificate for academics in the fall were treated to lunch recently at Lazy Lobster on Longboat Key.

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  • March 15, 2012
Suncoast students attend conference

Ten middle-school students from Suncoast School for Innovative Studies, a Sarasota County public charter school, attended the Walt Disney World Youth Leadership Conference in Orlando March 9.

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  • March 15, 2012
Sons of American Revolution honor county veterans

More than 200 people attended the annual George Washington Birthday luncheon, hosted Feb. 25 by the Saramana chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, with the assistance of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

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  • March 15, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

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Sarasota County had spent $240,161 through Feb. 29.
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  • March 15, 2012
Taxpayers' bill in Marina Jack case: $240,000

A lawsuit over Marina Jack's property-tax exemption in the city has cost both sides hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • March 15, 2012
Observed: Time for this editor to step down from Pelican post

It was fitting, I thought, that the Siesta Key Association's annual meeting March 10 was the last event on the Key that I would cover for the Pelican Press.

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Catherine Luckner is president of the Siesta Key Association.
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  • March 15, 2012
My View: Good news needs a champion

Something of an encouraging nature happens every day. Many of you know that, because you're participating in such an undertaking.

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