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Children's Parade draws thousands to Palmetto

Whether protecting, serving, healing, entertaining or educating children, there were multiple schools and organizations represented at the annual De Soto Children¿s Parade and Party in the Park in Palmetto on Friday.

• Manatee sheriff's deputy's gun stolen from vehicle

• Southeast's DeAngela Mathis collects third straight Herald All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year honor

• Carlos Boothby steps down as Saint Stephen's athletic director

• Immigrant tuition bill reopens rift in Republican party

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Manatee elementary school executive director appointees await board approval

Manatee School Board members are set to approve two executive directors of elementary schools Tuesday during the regular school board meeting. 3 hours ago

• Hearing for suspended Manatee assistant superintendent of schools Robert Gagnon set to begin Monday

• Children's Parade draws thousands to Palmetto

• Special Olympics athletes the stars of Law Enforcement Torch Run

• Canadian real estate firm Cannabis-Rx buys Manatee industrial buildings for possible marijuana production

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Crime

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 18, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

• Armed home invasion stopped in progress, Bradenton police say 27 minutes ago

• Sleeping Sarasota woman dies after fleeing suspect crashes into her house 40 minutes ago

• Sarasota police look for burglar caught on video 2 hours ago

• Man hospitalized after standoff with Bradenton police 2 hours ago

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Sports

Southeast's DeAngela Mathis collects third straight Herald All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year honor

Numbers never lie, basketball purists often say.

• Loney has 4 RBIs, Rays beat Yankees 11-5 1 hour ago

• Canadiens top Lightning again for 2-0 series lead 1 hour ago

• Prep softball | Freshman's double sends Bayshore to first district title since 2005

• Motivated LeBron preps for the playoff grind 1 hour ago

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Business

Express coming to the Mall at University Town Center

Hip clothing company Express will come to the Mall at University Town Center when the mall opens Oct. 16 in Sarasota County.

• Canadian real estate firm Cannabis-Rx buys Manatee industrial buildings for possible marijuana production

• Manatee's unemployment rate unchanged

• All eyes will be on trade when Obama heads to Asia

• Canadian real estate firm Cannabis-Rx buys Manatee industrial buildings for possible marijuana grow operation

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Opinion

Key Manatee-Sarasota economic driver quick to fix oversight

Once an embarrassing oversight became quite public, the nonprofit Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates swiftly rectified the situation.

• Manatee County now boasts another sterling nature park, Neal Preserve

• LBJ escalated Vietnam war to secure civil rights bill

• Ill working mother dies as Scott rejects Medicaid expansion

• It's against FL law to leave pet in hot, parked vehicles

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Living

• Barefoot Sunday returns April 27 to Bradenton

• Clergy column: Humanist Jennifer Hancock

• Can you question the Resurrection and still be a Christian?

• Religion Almanac: April 19, 2014

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Entertainment

• White House on deport Bieber petition: No comment

• From Clinton to Obama, many parallels

• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

• Rob Owen: BBC America's 'Orphan Black' returns

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Lakewood Ranch

Special Olympics athletes the stars of Law Enforcement Torch Run

The Law Enforcement Torch Run benefitting the Special Olympics took place Friday evening at Manatee Technical Institute, 5540 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

• Express coming to the Mall at University Town Center

• Manatee docs and nurses are like rock stars at Champions of Healthcare Awards

• Bradenton Housing Authority backs police effort to track gunfire

• Manatee County exploring a satellite emergency center in Lakewood Ranch

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