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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Update Immunizations for Back to School
Available through your health care provider or at the Health Department's locations in Sarasota and North Port, this is the official record showing that your school-age children have had all the immunizations needed for their grade level. By the time a child starts school, he/she should have already had a number of required immunizations. However, proof of updates, boosters and series completion is required to enter Sarasota County schools for the first time and to advance to
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Sarasota Schools Make the Grade
Thirty of the state's 67 school districts were graded A last year; 13 of those received a lower grade this year. In all, 30 districts received lower grades than last year.
"The credit goes to our hard-working teachers and school leaders and to this community," Superintendent Lori White old the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. "They have continued to support us with additional tax dollars through the referendum."
In individual school grades, despite the higher standards of the new version of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, known as FCAT 2.0, 37 of the 39 Sarasota County traditional and charter elementary and middle schools, or 95 percent, received A or B grades for the
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Monday, July 30, 2012
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The Wedding Band
He holds out his hand. An old bloated hand reminding me of a century-old cypress: varicose veins for vines, coarse peeling skin for bark, blackened scabs for knots. The ring is exactly how it was in the news photos. A third of an inch wide, a hole chipped into the top like something had taken a bite out of it. Which in a way it had.
“You didn’t fix it.”
“Naw. Don’t no one would really think it happened leastwise. A real conversation starter, yah? Great at parties.” He grins, flashing big false teeth flat as picket fence
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Sassy Dancer
The day had begun as normally as burnt toast and jam. At six a.m. Traci washed her face while her husband
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Protect Me From What I Want
He yawned, rubbed his eyes and considered what to buy his daughter, a women’s studies professor at, of all places, the University of Nevada in Las
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Fly By Night
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Ella
Her name was Ella.
She wore a pastel tweed coat. She and the coat were a cut from decades long past. She, not the coat, had shrunk in size. The fluffy green strands from her lambswool knit hat were the only parts of her affected by the breeze. Pastel eye shadow flaked under her eyebrows and her red rouge had collected in the creases of her cheeks. Her face held an expression of experienced
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U.S. Olympian Rowdy Gaines Forges a Path for Future Olympic Hopefuls
Rowdy Gaines is familiar with extreme highs and lows.
This 53-year-old father of four daughters is an incredibly warm personality who turns to stone-cold competitor once he hits the water. Rowdy won three gold medals at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games after seeing his first shot at glory dashed in 1980 when the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
“It was difficult because in swimming, the Olympics are our Super Bowl and that year there was no light at the end of the tunnel,” Rowdy said. “To train for it and build up to it for four years and then not even get a chance made it an eight-year journey to Los Angeles, but when that happened it was a great feeling to be able to have it happen at home in the United States. I was lucky because a lot of people trained hard for Moscow
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Paralympian Carlos Leon Backs Warrior Games for Injured Veterans
Carlos Leon has never hung his head or even thought about feeling sorry for himself.
The 27-year old Paralympian shot put and discus athlete is a former U.S. Marine, but it wasn’t an injury in the line of duty that forced him to relearn how to use his limbs. After a successful tour in Iraq in 2005, Carlos returned to the United States. Visiting Hawaii’s Ala Moana Beach Park in Waikiki, he suffered a blow to the head in a diving accident that paralyzed him from the neck down.
“I was lucky because I had great support from the beginning, which helped keep me from ever being depressed,” Carlos said. “It was a tough pill to swallow at age 20 and because I was a Marine, which makes you part of an elite group, you think that you’re invincible and then you find out otherwise. But, because I
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Strong City Manager Hearings Set This Week
The hearings are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday inside the Commission Chambers at City Hall. A petition garnered enough votes for the proposed amendment to be placed on the Nov. 2 ballot, and now the technical aspects are being discussed.
The largest part of the amendment would be splitting the City Auditor and Clerk position into two jobs, and the Clerk would report to the City Manager.
The hearings are to help decide the text of the amendment, how the amendment ballot summary will be worded along with the wording of the ballot questioning, and if the voters approve the amendment, when the amendment would become effective.
2. Since we're in the voting mood, how about
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Health Rebate Checks Are in the Mail – Really
The new Affordable Care Act passed by Congress, and upheld by the Supreme Court, limits the administrative fees health companies can collect from consumers.
In Florida, some subscribers to Humana and Florida Blue (formerly Blue Cross and Blue Shield) are are geeting unexpected refund checks in the mail, reports TBO.com.
A total of three million customers nationwide will get some refund money. The Florida insurers are notifying customers of the rebates prior to sending the
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Win $500 to Make Summer Vacation Sizzle
Patch wants to help you make some great memories of your own during the summer of 2012. That’s why we rolled out the Summer Essentials contest. Since this is the last week of the contest, we thought we’d do it up in a big way - $500 big!
Entering the contest is easy.
Just share your best tips for saving up for summer fun or just tell us how you’d use the money. Will you take the family on a theme park weekend? Or book a room right on the beach? How about camping in the mountains? Just post your tips or summer fun ideas in the comments section on this article to be eligible for the drawing.
We’re taking entries from all 19 of Patch’s
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'Spring Breakers' to Debut in Venice
The new crime caper, featuring bikini clad starlets on scooters, will vie for top honors at the 69th Venice Film Festival, from Aug. 26-Sept. 8, according to Ace Showbiz.
"Spring Breakers" is scheduled for a 2013 U.S. film release, and stars Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and James Franco.
The moviemaking caused quite a stir in the Tampa Bay area, with streets scenes filmed along St. Pete Beach's Corey Avenue and a jail scene made in Gulfport. Filming also was done in Sarasota where classrooms and housing at Ringling College was used for indoor scenes, and the young female stars were seen having a good time in St.
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Who Should Be Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Pick?
With Romney having emerged months ago as the likely Republican presidential candidate, his choice for VP is one of the reamining pieces of intrigue this election season.
The New York Times breaks down some possible choices for Romney's running mate. Among them: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Flroida.
Other speculation has focused on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who said last month it's "not in the cards," and ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Some have even suggested that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who stumped for Romney last week in South Tampa, would be a good choice.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) have also been mentioned.
Romney
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sarasota-Bradenton airport braces for AirTran's exit
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Port Manatee land ready to take off
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How to price trophy properties
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Florida Whole Foods Recalls Some Prepared Foods
Customers are being asked to throw out certain foods (see list below) and return to their local Whole Foods with the receipt for a refund. The items would have been bought between July 7 and July 27.
Although no one has reported becoming ill from eating the products, there is a concern about the quality of raw yellow onions in the fresh food items. The store announced that the onions may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was initiated by Gills Onions, which processed the yellow onions.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that may cause serious or fatal infections in vulnerable populations, including young children, pregnant women, frail or elderly people,
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Tech titans prepare for court battle
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Dog of the Week: Sally
Being a bouncy pit bill mix girl, she can throw her 36-pound frame around wanting to play. Obedience and training lessons for Sally will be a must to calm her down, but in return she'll show you how smart she can be following your commands.
A household with teenagers or older would be great for Sally as she might be too much for little kids.
If you have the time, Sally would like to meet you at the Humane Society of Sarasota
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What's Sarasota Saying About Romney's Tax Returns?
Here’s what some Sarasota Patch readers had to say:
Jeffrey Lambrix
Are Barrack Obama's college transcripts fair game?
Steve
Stupid distraction. He's rich and he earned it --- so did FDR, JFK, John Kerry and Al Gore but the Dems never brought it up before, why? Because it's any diversion necessary to avoid talking about Obama being a total failure as President.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
10-Year-Old Sarasota Girl Reported Missing
Emmelia I. Ward, was last seen at 6600 Peacock Road on Siesta Key, wearing a red shirt with "peace" on it with a blue and black skirt, being escored into a large grey SUV by her father Keller Ward, 36, accoridng to the sheriff's office.
Emmelia has been in the care of her maternal grandmother for the past year, according to the sheriff's office, and her father arrived at the house on Peacock Road and engaged into an altercation with the grandfather and then took Emmelia into his SUV along with Jessica Ward, 36, who is Emmelia's mother.
The sheriff's office is considering this incident suspicious as they left in a "sporadic manner" and there is outstanding civil order concerning visitation, prompting
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Politicians and Journalists In Their Underwear
Taking your clothes off in front of people is also on that list. Except one is trying to lead the polls while the other is dancing around one.
Neither the reporter or politician have taken the advice of the late Jermaine Stewart, "We don't have to take our clothes off to have a good time."
Well, let's start with the politician first. Don't worry. It's not Anthony Weiner.
In Palm Harbor, Republican State Rep. Peter Nehr posted several shirtless photos and one pantless photos of himself showing off his body to show off his weight loss dropping 50 pounds, down to 160 pounds. He kept his underwear on though. Really, really um, form fitting, black
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Cat Of The Week: Oscar
He was an abandoned baby who was luckily able to be taken in by the nice folks at the Humane Society of Sarasota County.
All Oscar needs is someone special to call him their own, to love him and care for him always, and he hopes that's
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Trivia: Test Your Olympic Knowledge, Part 5
As hundreds of world-class athletes prep to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games getting under way, Patch is celebrating the start by posting Olympic trivia questions all this week.
Select your answers in the polls below (or post them in the comments below) We'll post the correct answers in the comments by 9 p.m. today
1. Which country has won at least one gold medal in every Summer Games?
The United States
China
Australia
Great Britain
2. What colour of medal was presented to the winners in the first modern Olympics in 1896?
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Copper
3. Who won a gold medal for the 100 meter in 1924 and was featured
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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