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        Thanks to the slumping economy, the Sarasota Green Marketplace almost went under. But owner Mary Anne Bowie found two new investors thanks to an intiguing argument: Natural capitalism is the way out of our mess....
       
      
        By Cooper Levey-Baker
      
      
      By March 29, Mary Anne Bowie felt desperate. Sales at her environmentally friendly home improvement and construction store, the Sarasota Green Marketplace, had taken a nose-dive after a successful January, and Bowie didn&#39;t know if it would survive. She sent out an email blast. &quot;Dear Friends,&quot; it began. &quot;Today is our Second Anniversary of opening the doors of Sarasota Green Marketplace at our current location and I so wish I could continue my undying optimism and tell you that Sarasota
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    <title>How can America stop Somali sea pirates?</title>
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        By Andisheh Nouraee
      
      
      How can America stop Somalia&#39;s sea pirates? Sea piracy off the coast of East Africa is a growing problem. It has been for a while, actually. There were 111 pirate attacks off Somalia&#39;s coast in 2008 -- double the number of attacks there were in 2007. So far in 2009, there have already been 68 pirate attacks near Somalia. At the moment, Somali sea pirates are holding approximately 20 vessels and 300 people captive. But despite the sharp increase in
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    <title>What&amp;#39;s more likely to cause cancer, smoking or tanning?</title>
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        By Cecil Adams
      
      
      My girlfriend and I were fighting over which led to a greater chance of getting cancer, smoking or tanning. I probably average a cigarette a day, and my girlfriend usually goes tanning two or three times a week. Who gets cancer first? --Dave, Columbus, Ohio A slo-mo suicide pact -- quel romantique! The competitive aspect bugs me, though. Why not jump out the window hand in hand and have this end in a tie? Research on light smokers is fairly
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    <title>Introducing our new column: Sex &amp;amp; the Suburbs</title>
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        By Theresa Rose
      
      
      I am an almost-40 suburban housewife. Sounds sexy, doesn&#39;t it? Allow me to add even more pizzazz to the picture: I live in Lakewood Ranch, the antithesis of the trendy, urban vibe of downtown Sarasota. I admit it; I am decidedly unhip. I have no idea what the current hot spots are, I haven&#39;t been out past midnight since the Clinton administration, my family and I don&#39;t watch TV, and one of my favorite pastimes is reading Harry Potter with
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    <title>The Sarasota Observer declares war</title>
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        No. Really....
       
      
        By Cooper Levey-Baker
      
      
      Given how much we love reading The Sarasota Observer around here, I can&#39;t believe it took me till now to get around to writing about the latest ludicrous editorial in the newsweekly&#39;s pages. If you picked up the April 9 issue, you probably already know which editorial I&#39;m talking about: the one in which the editorial board of the newspaper calls on its readers to begin fighting our federal government and to sacrifice their very lives if need be. Think
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    <title>Image of the week: Last Wednesday&amp;#39;s Sarasota tax day tea party</title>
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        By Cooper Levey-Baker
      
      
      Last Wednesday, April 15 (tax day), thousands of angry protestors took to the downtown Sarasota bayfront to protest the stimulus package and... well, we&#39;re not sure, really. But when a dude is parading around downtown with a fake severed head on a spike, you pay attention....
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    <title>The week that was</title>
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        By Cooper Levey-Baker
      
      
      Sarasota went out and got itself two new city commissioners, Terry Turner and Suzanne Atwell, both of whom were sworn in last Friday. Turner&#39;s victory was no surprise, but Atwell came from behind to beat the third finalist, Paul Caragiulo, by a mere 109 votes. And in other government news... Sarasota County squashed an attempt to significantly expand local use of solar power, while Bradenton&#39;s FB Energy eyes the possibility of building a $185 million biomass power plant. Residents in
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    <title>What are the risks of heterosexual anal sex?</title>
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        By Cecil Adams
      
      
      What are the risks of anal sex if the partners are heterosexual and monogamous? Could one contract some disease? And if so, how bad is it? --guerita2kool Anal sex, eh? Well, I suppose anything beats another round of Gilmore Girls reruns. But let&#39;s get one basic concept on the table right away. While there&#39;s no denying anal sex has a certain kinky charm, the rectum was designed as an exit, not an entrance. So yeah, you take some risks. Since
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Why are Sean Hannity and other right-wingers accusing Obama of slashing the Pentagon budget, when in fact he&amp;#39;s increasing it?</title>
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        By Andisheh Nouraee
      
      
      Is Obama shrinking the U.S. military? On April 6, the Obama Administration unveiled its proposed 2010 military budget. Republican condemnation of Obama&#39;s Pentagon spending plan was swift and severe. &quot;It seems the only place the President is willing to cut spending is on the armed forces,&quot; said Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia). &quot;President Obama is disarming America,&quot; said Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma!). &quot;Our sons and daughters are risking their lives fighting an enemy whose sole purpose is the destruction of our
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        More and more on the Suncoast are flocking to pawn shops for quick cash and great deals....
       
      
        By Beth Price
      
      
      Gas money. Dinner money. Even diaper money. Just enough money to make it through the day. According to Sarasota&#39;s pawnbrokers, the mere act of survival is driving more customers than ever through their doors these days. Often considered the lender of last resort for people with nowhere else to turn, pawn stores today are also developing a new clientele, made up of those looking to quickly offload flashy electronics or valuable gold, or to pick up bargains on similarly high-end
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    <title>Image of the week: Will turnout for Sarasota&amp;#39;s City Commission runoff plummet even lower?</title>
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        By Cooper Levey-Baker
      
      
      We went to the presses too soon to report on the winners and losers in this week&#39;s City Commission runoff election, but visit our blog, The 941, for up-to-date information. One big concern of all three final candidates -- Terry Turner, Paul Caragiulo and Suzanne Atwell -- was turnout. Historical comparison suggests fewer voters cast ballots in runoff elections than in general commission races: On March 8, 2005, 6,878 voters participated in city elections, while in the April 12, 2005
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        A local orchid expert and a filmmaker are teaming up for a different kind of nature show....
       
      
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      &quot;Plants are not big sellers compared to tigers or whales,&quot; Stig Dalstr&ouml;m says with a laugh. The Sweden-born orchid curator at Selby Gardens realizes that while he may love the quiet, contemplative joy of examining flowers, when it comes to nature on-screen, audiences reared on the gonzo routines of Animal Planet hosts have a hard time getting psyched about flora. That poses a challenge for Dalstr&ouml;m and filmmaker Darryl Saffer, who have teamed up to create Wild Orchid Man, an
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    <title>Ditch that tired old Segway</title>
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        There's a whole new way to get around downtown Sarasota: the ricksha!...
       
      
        By Cooper Levey-Baker
      
      
      That&#39;s right, Sarasota! We officially have a ricksha company! A representative of the newly established Sarasota Pedicab Company just stopped by our office and dropped off a press release about the venture, and we&#39;ve just gotta quote from it: Downtown residents and visitors have a new means of transportation that burns no fossil fuels, produces no emissions, requires no parking spaces, and gives you a great tan as you cruise around town. Started in late 2008, the Sarasota Pedicab Company
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        By Cooper Levey-Baker
      
      
      Susan Stanton got a job! Hooray! You remember Susan, fired as the city manager in Largo because then-Steve Stanton decided to get a sex change, before being denied the Sarasota city manager job. Well, Stantaon finally landed work, and will become the next city manager of Lake Worth. Good news for Stanton and city managers everywhere, but it sure wasn&#39;t a good week if you happened to work in education: The Sarasota County school board axed 320 district jobs last
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        By Chuck Shepherd
      
      
      LEAD STORY: Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence said recently that he would install a prosthetic eye with a camera and wireless transmitter (of the size now used for colonoscopies) into the socket from which one of his eyes had been removed as the result of a childhood accident. He hopes to control the prosthetic eye in the same way that his muscles control his good eye, to record what his eyes see, and his first project will be a documentary on
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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