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No. 32 — April 26, 2013 CONTENTS LIGHTS! CAMERA! DISCUSSION! A CLEAR WINNER Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article OVERCOMING HARDSHIPS 51 NEWS BRIEFS 53 Sarasota County students honored for their perseverance — Scott Proffitt OPINION EDITORIAL67 Republicans harsh in opposing fair elections EDITORIAL69 Please vote for Atwell and Chapman COMMENTARY71 The deceased Boston bombing suspect traveled a years-long path into religious fanaticism LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SARASOTA LEISURE 74 LIGHTS! CAMERA! DISCUSSION! 77 HEALING CREATION 84 ASK OTUS 88 A CLEAR WINNER 94 SIESTA SEEN 98 A&E BRIEFS RELIGION BRIEFS COMMUNITY CALENDAR SCHIMMEL SIGHTINGS 105 111 114 115 2013 Sarasota Film Festival screens and honors provocative films; fosters dialogue between audience members and filmmakers — Tyler Whitson Let nature be the tonic for traumatic times — Fran Palmeri A reader submits a heartwarming story about the rescue of a Great Blue Heron on Siesta Key — Otus Rufous Sarasota Ballet delights audiences with full-length Ashton production — Elinor Rogosin Village property owners can expect to pay the county less for upkeep in coming years; data shows the radar signs on Siesta are slowing down drivers — Rachel Brown Hackney