CONTENTS
Vol. 2, No. 19 — January 24, 2014
NEWS BRIEFS
OPINION
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WHO PAYS FOR THIS CLEANING?
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MAKING IT HAPPEN
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BEACH BLANKETS, ANYONE???
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NEWS BRIEFS
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CRIME BLOTTER
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Downtown Improvement District Board members look to the city for help in removing grime
— and chewing gum — from the sidewalks — Stan Zimmerman
Sixteen students in Sarasota County are on the path to graduate with precision machining
skills that could earn them annual pay up to $90,000 in a few years — Rachel Brown Hackney
County leaders and representatives of Siesta Key organizations mark the formal beginning of
refurbishments to Siesta Public Beach — Staff Reports
OPINION
EDITORIAL70
City of Sarasota needs all citizens actively involved
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sarasota County has its own version of Economics 101 — Rodger Skidmore
News Leader biased in coverage of Lido project — David Moore
Writer disagrees with characterization of Republicans — Pete Theisen
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