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CONTENTS Vol. 2, No. 46 — August 1, 2014 ABORTION POLITICS HIT THE MAILBOX HIGH COST OF REMOVING ASBESTOS NEWS ABORTION POLITICS HIT THE MAILBOX 8 Republican County Commission candidate Alan Maio focuses on abortion in direct mail piece — Cooper Levey-Baker HIGH COST OF REMOVING ASBESTOS 11 While the Sarasota County School District has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars on recent major construction projects, it has hit a snag at Sarasota High School — Rachel Brown Hackney Q&A: SHANNON SNYDER 18 A second city commissioner is vying for the District 2 seat on the County Commission — Roger Drouin MORE THAN SPRAYING 26 With peak mosquito season under way, the county's mosquito manager uses a variety of approaches to deal with the regular tiny biters and monitor for the potentially dangerous ones — Roger Drouin TAPPING RETIREES' BENEFITS 33 With the last of their 'rainy day' reserves needed to plug a hole in the current fiscal year budget, the city commissioners look to a different source to shore up the gap in their 2015 spending plan — Stan Zimmerman SICKENING 40 Health Department issues warning for warm water bacterium that has sickened 12 and killed three in Florida — Cooper Levey-Baker Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article COVER PHOTO CREDIT Picture Perfect Beach - Fran Palmeri