CONTENTS
Vol. 2, No. 28 — March 28, 2014
NEWS BRIEFS OPINION
REOPENING SOON 47
A short-term operator and a long-term solicitation process for Warm Mineral Springs win
approval — Rachel Brown Hackney
Q&A: MARK SCHNEIDER 54
ACLU of Florida board member says Americans have no need to fear Sharia — Cooper
Levey-Baker
A BIG SHOW OF GRATITUDE 58
Voters renew the Sarasota County Schools' 1-mill tax, but turnout is lower than in past years
— Rachel Brown Hackney
MISSING A LINK NO MORE 62
A new city bridge will open up a new route to the bay for all sorts of users — Stan Zimmerman
EXTINGUISHED 66
State Fire Marshal closes possibly anti-LGBT Nokomis arson case, citing 'no further leads' —
Cooper Levey-Baker
FUELING TOURISM 68
In May, the county commissioners will discuss how to use surplus tourist tax revenue to bring
in even more visitors — Roger Drouin
LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM 70
Leon Panetta's observations come from a career that took him to high levels of public service
— Vicki Chatley
NEWS BRIEFS 73
CRIME BLOTTER 81
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