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		<title>Harvey Milk Festival wants to connect you with your &#8216;inner activist&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Levey-Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Harvey Milk Festival might sound like any other arts and culture get-together. There will be a film screening Thursday night, an art show Friday evening and a stacked music lineup Saturday afternoon. But that doesn&#8217;t quite tell the whole story. &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/harvey-milk-festival-sarasota/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New PAC launches campaign for nonpartisan county elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Levey-Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly formed political action committee has announced its plan to promote a ballot measure that would make all countywide races nonpartisan. Last month, The Sarasota News Leader broke news about an effort by members of the Public Interest Coalition &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/open-our-elections-pac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Waechter charged with felony in case involving Ramirez</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Waechter, 70, of Siesta Key, a former chairman of the Sarasota County Republican Party and a member of the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, has been charged with a third-degree felony in connection with a fraudulent campaign contribution. According to &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/waechter-charged-with-felony-in-case-involving-ramirez/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top stories &#8211; Nov. 2 Edition</title>
		<link>http://sarasotanewsleader.com/top-stories-nov-2-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click on the pages below to read the entire article: &#160; To see all stories in this week&#8217;s edition, click on the cover below: &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Voters&#8217; guide for Election Day 2012</title>
		<link>http://sarasotanewsleader.com/2012-voters-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editorial Board</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Re-elect Barack Obama as President of the United States If the economy during the last half of George W. Bush&#8217;s second term could be compared to a bathtub full of water, then Bush pulled the drain plug and tossed it &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/2012-voters-guide/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;No swim&#8217; advisory posted for Bird Key Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;no swim&#8221; advisory has been issued for Bird Key Park, a recently renovated recreational area directly west of the Ringling Causeway bridge on the north side of Bird Key. Sarasota County Health Department officials received testing results from beach &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/no-swim-advisory-posted-for-bird-key-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Romney rally a violation of Ringling Museum no-politics policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Levey-Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word began spreading across social media late Wednesday, Sept. 19, that, by agreeing to host a Mitt Romney rally Thursday afternoon, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art might have violated its own rental policy, which specifically bans all &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/mitt-romney-ringling-sarasota/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Search for new police chief down to final five</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stan Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five active police executives made the final cut for Sarasota’s new police chief. City Manager Tom Barwin made the selections from the list of 13 left by Interim City Manager Terry Lewis. The final five include two police chiefs – &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/search-for-new-police-chief-down-to-final-five/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blessed be they, large and small</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Blessing of the Animals will take place on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m., in downtown Sarasota at the Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave., the church has announced. The service will be held on the &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/blessed-be-they-large-and-small/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Siesta stormwater project set to go out for bid in November</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open house on beach improvements set for October Sarasota County probably will put the Siesta stormwater project out for bid in November, with the bid award expected in February, the project manager told members of the Siesta Key Association during &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/siesta-stormwater-project-set-to-go-out-for-bid-in-november/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Otus: Putter’s plight still has happy ending</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Otus Rufous, an Eastern Screech-Owl, was born on Siesta Key and is a full-time resident there. An avid hunter, accomplished vocalist and genuine night owl, Otus is a keen observer of our local wildlife and knows many of nature’s secrets. &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/ask-otus-putters-plight-still-has-happy-ending/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10% building permit fee reduction continued</title>
		<link>http://sarasotanewsleader.com/10-building-permit-fee-reduction-continued/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the Sarasota County Commission voted unanimously Sept. 11 to maintain a 10% reduction in building permit fees through Oct. 1, 2013, Commissioner Joe Barbetta balked at the prospect of hiring a consult to undertake a study of the county’s &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/10-building-permit-fee-reduction-continued/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>County Commission agrees to settle Medicaid payments lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://sarasotanewsleader.com/county-commission-agrees-to-settle-medicaid-payments-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upon advice of County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh, the Sarasota County Commission this week voted unanimously to settle the lawsuit it had filed against the state over efforts to collect disputed Medicaid payments. However, commissioners said they believed the counties needed &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/county-commission-agrees-to-settle-medicaid-payments-lawsuit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect in Siesta case facing more charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man whom Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies had arrested in early August in connection with fraudulent credit card use on Siesta Key is facing additional charges, the Sheriff’s Office has reported. George Dale Jr., 32, of 9312 Poplar Ave., &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/suspect-in-siesta-case-facing-more-charges/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Down and out on Siesta Key</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Staats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in a recent issue of a local weekly reported that a vagrant had been discovered squatting in a building on the north end of Siesta Key. The building, located at 5011 Ocean Blvd., had once been home to &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/down-and-out-on-siesta-key/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Briefs for Sept. 14, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Coastal Cleanup planned for Sept. 15 Keep Sarasota County Beautiful is seeking volunteers to participate in the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Sept. 15. A Siesta Key Association team of volunteers will clean &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/news-briefs-for-sept-14-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>City&#8217;s solution is simple</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editorial Board</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As stated already in several articles by City Editor Stan Zimmerman, including one in this week&#8217;s edition, the charter for the City of Sarasota requires that the city manager, the city finance director and the city auditor and clerk be &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/citys-solution-is-simple/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Documented Siesta Village maintenance costs about $131,000 below assessments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A gap of almost $131,000 exists between expenses Sarasota County has documented for its upkeep of Siesta Village over the past year and the total amount of special assessments the property owners in the Village Public Improvement District paid for &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/documented-siesta-village-maintenance-costs-about-131000-below-assessments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Association of Counties pushes &#8216;softly&#8217; to get Sarasota County to sign onto oil spill fund consortium</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Levey-Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives from the Florida Association of Counties updated the Sarasota County Commission Sept. 12 on its work to unify the 23 gulf counties affected by the 2010 BP oil spill into a consortium that could control Florida&#8217;s share of the &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/florida-association-of-counties-oil-spill-bp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 memorial dedicated in Patriots Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Brown Hackney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venice firefighters honored On Sept. 11, during a ceremony under much sunnier skies than they saw during the July groundbreaking, members of Salt of the Earth USA, officials of the City of Venice, first responders in the community and residents &#8230; <a href="http://sarasotanewsleader.com/911-memorial-dedicated-in-patriots-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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