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Sewer project to go back  before commission
Fri  May 24 2013 01:15AM
A resolution establishing a wastewater taxing unit in the East West Spring Lake area will go before the Charlotte County Commission for a vote again on Tuesday. The resolution, which … Find out how to read more online.
To PE or not to PE?
Fri  May 24 2013 01:15AM
Heather Graham says it seems her son, Hunter, has been receiving fewer and fewer physical education classes over the last few years as an elementary school student in Charlotte County. … Find out how to read more online.
Team Punta Gorda launches marketing campaign
Fri  May 24 2013 01:15AM
PUNTA GORDA — Team Punta Gorda has enlisted the aid of Fishermen’s Village to launch a marketing campaign aimed at promoting Punta Gorda as a tourist and boating destination through … Find out how to read more online.
Budget cuts threaten respite care facility
Fri  May 24 2013 01:15AM
PORT CHARLOTTE — Sharon Hartzell knows what it’s like to care for a severely disabled person. Her son, John, was born with cerebral palsy, and she has had to do … Find out how to read more online.
State, National and World News
Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty
Fri  May 24 2013 01:19AM
PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors have deadlocked on a verdict of life or death for Jodi Arias in the 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend. The judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase. Another panel will be seated and the … read more.

Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
Fri  May 24 2013 01:19AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. … read more.

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
Fri  May 24 2013 01:19AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country’s security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists. Lifting the ban … read more.

Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
Fri  May 24 2013 01:19AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no “cure-all” and said he is haunted … read more.

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New orchestra maestro reaching for baton
Fri  May 24 2013 01:15AM
When Raffaele Ponti says he’s excited about the upcoming season of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, his eyes flash and he can hardly contain himself. “I’m very excited,” he said in an interview Thursday. “It will be very different. There will … Find out how to read more online.

Man finds, turns in narcotics
Thu  May 23 2013 01:38PM
PORT CHARLOTTE — A Port Charlotte man called the Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning when he found an unlocked safe containing what he suspected to be drugs in front of his house. Rodney Hobbs of the 23000 block of Midway … Find out how to read more online.

Convicted stalker gets prison time
Fri  May 24 2013 01:15AM
PUNTA GORDA — A man convicted three years ago of stalking of a Charlotte High School student in 2009 was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday after he violated his community control/probation for the second time. Ronald Paul Baker, … Find out how to read more online.

Small Punta Gorda firm realizes big vision
Thu  May 23 2013 08:04AM
Matt Crumbaugh, 35, sat in the small office of his five-person firm, tucked indistinctly off Tamiami Trail in downtown Punta Gorda, and said, “My father had this vision. It was his dream.” His father is James Allison Crumbaugh, retired now … Find out how to read more online.

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