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CONTENTS AN ISSUE OF FAIRNESS MILLIMETERS FROM DEATH Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article NEWS & COMMENTARY AN ISSUE OF FAIRNESS 12 NEW PLANNING PARADIGM PROPOSED 16 NO BUTS OVER BUTTS 23 MILLIMETERS FROM DEATH 30 TOO INTENSE 32 NO OTHER TAKERS 38 ON THE STUMP CIRCUIT 41 STANDING FIRM 45 GUM AND GARBAGE 49 TRIAL AND COMPLAINT 51 New County Commission chairwoman gets lots of questions in seeking consensus on county action regarding a domestic partnership registry — Rachel Brown Hackney Analysis: City Commission will weigh appeal of Walmart decision for Ringling Shopping Center site — Stan Zimmerman Sarasota court ruling means the county no longer will be able to enforce its no-smoking ordinance for its beaches and parks — Rachel Brown Hackney A Sarasota Police Department officer draws guns on a Realtor and client on New Year's Eve, mistaking them for burglars — Stan Zimmerman The Sarasota County Commission unanimously denies two requests for variances to construct homes on Siesta Key lots that have been underwater in years past — Rachel Brown Hackney Hines the sole county commissioner to indicate an interest in new policy regarding removal of advisory board members for cause — Rachel Brown Hackney Sarasota's new police chief makes the round at meetings as she gets to know the residents of her new home — Stan Zimmerman The School Board will not revisit its decision on plans for renovating the interior of a Paul Rudolph building at Sarasota High — Scott Proffitt St. Armands business owners are complaining about overflowing trash cans and City of Sarasota inattention to their sidewalks — Stan Zimmerman Trial date set in case involving runner's death on Siesta Key in January 2012 as her family brings a negligence suit against the Sheriff's Office — Rachel Brown Hackney COVER PHOTOS: Front - Norman Schimmel; Sarasota Leisure - Norman Schimmel