CONTENTS
No. 49 — August 23, 2013
THE BEAUTY OF
BENDERSON PARK
THE HOME COSMOGRAPHER
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OPINION
EDITORIAL59
Nature must take its course on Lido Beach
COMMENTARY61
An August visit with Angelina — Harriet Cuthbert
Rand Paul and parking meters — Rodger Skidmore
Humanity: The springs provide insights into the past and present — Bill Goetz
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
66
SARASOTA LEISURE
THE HOME COSMOGRAPHER
70
FABULOUS, INDEED
78
THE BEAUTY OF BENDERSON PARK
82
SIESTA SEEN
87
A&E BRIEFS
RELIGION BRIEFS
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
SCHIMMEL SIGHTINGS
95
104
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Why travel afar with so much to see right here at home? — Fran Palmeri
Film festival not only celebrates diversity, it also encourages acceptance on all levels — Cooper
Levey-Baker
From its waving banners to its well-groomed regatta island, Benderson Park beckons rowers
— Staff Reports
With the Siesta Beach project nearing the 90-percent design stage, the county plans to get a
bank loan to cover the cost; Eat Here soon will be formally notified of its parking plan violation;
the bollards installation continues — Rachel Brown Hackney
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