SARASOTA
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VOLUME 14, NO. 50
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Holistic healing for veterans. PAGE 1B
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Sarasota says ‘yes’
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Devon Watts gets an “I Voted” sticker after voting.
Kids cast their votes While the third-grade students at Gulf Gate Elementary aren’t quite old enough to vote for real, they aren’t too young to practice. The classrooms of teachers Holly Hicks and Marilyn Schwartz held an election to decide who they would choose as Florida’s governor, favorite food, favorite subject and whether they should have homework on Fridays. Andrew Gillum and the homework amendment won by a landslide. Students learned about the process of voting from registering to tallying the results. “It’s important that the students experience the feeling of voting,” said Schwartz. “They all said that they felt good and excited about it.”
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City, county election formats are Voters back Reopen Beach Road set to change. SEE PAGE 3A proposals. SEE PAGE 5A
Legacy Trail bond referendum passes easily. SEE PAGE 6A
Republicans Al Maio and Christian Ziegler also won seats on the County Commission. SEE PAGE 9A
Wreaths of remembrance Sarasota Military Academy launched its 2018 Wreaths Across America campaign to remember and honor fallen veterans. Cadets are asking the community to sponsor a wreath for a wreath-laying ceremony Dec. 15 at Sarasota National Cemetery. SMA hopes to collect wreaths to place on as many of the cemetery’s 13,000 gravesites as possible. “We’re excited and proud to continue this tradition at the Sarasota National Cemetery,” said SMA Foundation Chief Development Officer C.J. Bannister. “It’s incredible to witness the involvement and passion of the cadets throughout this campaign.”
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Meters make comeback Will the latest effort to install parking meters downtown prove successful, or will controversy plague the plans? SEE PAGE 10A
Celebrating architecture. INSIDE