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Manatee United Methodist packs lunches with love for school partners

This free lunch comes with its own blessings.

• A long-ago war, a missing plane, an enduring mystery

• Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

• Prep football | Manatee Hurricanes' offense, defense click in 41-2 spring romp

• Prep football | Lakewood Ranch defense dominant in 21-0 victory over Naples Lely

Local News

Manatee school asks parents for funds to stay open

Financial turmoil in the Manatee County school district has King Middle School searching for donations to run the school.

• Graduation at a glance

• Costumed New College grads love local judge

• Manatee County scores suffering on first wave of FCAT results

• Manatee Boys & Girls Club's original site in Bradenton could close at end of August

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Crime

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on May 24, 2013

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

• Manatee fraud case to go to trial June 10

• Manatee sheriff's lieutenant remains in jail as judge considers evidence he may be a threat

• Manatee Sheriff's patrol cars collide in parking lot

• Man assaulted in Oneco, deputies say

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Sports

Prep football | Manatee Hurricanes' offense, defense click in 41-2 spring romp

As he prepared for his first varsity start as Manatee's quarterback, Josh Meyer acknowledged some of his thoughts earlier this week were thousands ...

• Prep football | Lakewood Ranch defense dominant in 21-0 victory over Naples Lely

• Prep football | Riverview runs past Southeast in slugfest

• Granderson hurt as Yankees beat Rays 9-4

• Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

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Business

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime: baseball...

• Safrema Energy of Lakewood Ranch garners international award

• FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

• Durable-goods orders snap back in April

• The Week Ahead: Gold prices are trading low

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Opinion

Legislative leaders' statement reflects arrogance of political elite

In celebrating a key court ruling, House Speaker Will Weatherford and Sen. President Don Gaetz issued a joint statement on Wednesday that reveals ...

• Florida should get tougher on welfare abuse, fraud

• Obama won't ground aerial strikes that kill terrorists. Good

• IRS stonewalling makes the case for a special prosecutor

• When will military get serious about reforming its culture of sexual hostility?

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Living

Manatee United Methodist packs lunches with love for school partners

This free lunch comes with its own blessings.

• Billy Graham for May 25, 2013: God's judgment is certain: Satan will never triumph

• Faith Matters for May 25, 2013: Walking through the storms of life

• Religion Almanac for May 25, 2013

• Husain Abdullah, who gave up football to take Muslim pilgrimage, is back in NFL 11 minutes ago

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Entertainment

Bradenton bands play Pickin' Picnic

Pickin' Picnic offers 11 hours of free music from some of the area's best bands, starting at 11 a.m. May 26 on the Riverwalk.

• Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy

• Horoscopes for Saturday, May 25, 2013 31 minutes ago

• Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools 2 hours ago

• Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

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Lakewood Ranch

• Manatee sheriff's lieutenant charged with molesting juveniles, jailed

• CCDs 2, 5 cut budgets but still pursue options for keeping Balmoral gate house accessible

• Bank of the Ozarks growing in Bradenton

• Bradenton Salvation Army pair anticipate trip to be trying, rewarding

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