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December 15, 2015

• Faith Matters clergy column from the Rev. Anne Barber
• Elegant cookies for the holidays
• Lovina's Amish Kitchen | Year winds down with farewell to a favorite cousin
• Cooking with Chef Jim Copening of Arts & Eats in Bradenton | A prime holiday dinner
• Be sweet, make a special treat
• Truly grits: Regionally grown rice takes on different form
• Community sports | State champion swimmers compete at junior nationals
• Gas price continues to decline
• Year-end tax planning: Have you made your list and checked it twice?
• Florida third in nation with number of shopping malls
• 7 medical assistants graduate from Manatee Technical College
• Braden River Elementary School student fundraisers 'slime' principals
• Manatee County School district uses holiday lull to reach out to migrant families
• Support groups in the Manatee-Sarasota area
• State College of Florida commencement to be held Friday
• Bradenton HOPE Family Services provides free Christmas gifts to children of abused mothers
• Bradenton Downtown Development Authority, city council prepare for transition
• Dense fog advisory in Manatee, Sarasota
• Janiya Thomas' eldest sister told investigators girl was tied, dunked in water in bathroom, never seen again
• Lowell Correctional Institute shows long history of violence, abuse
• Florida continues to lead most states in administering death penalty
• Police identify suspect arrested in Palmetto after bank robbery in Bradenton
• 4 men identified in Sarasota gas station clerk beating
• Bradenton police say man swallowed cocaine during traffic stop
• Rep. Vern Buchanan calls for screening of social media of foreigners coming to U.S.
• Los Angeles Unified School district closed after threat
• A toothless treaty can't stop climate change
• Paul Krugman: Hope from Paris on climate change
• Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is quietly killing the Affordable Care Act
• 16 questions for Tuesday night's Republican debate on CNN
• Lennar pays $38M for Lakewood Ranch land
• More scrutiny of charter school capital spending in Florida and asset retention
• Shuffleboard | Changes can be painful
• Numbers Game | Holiday season brings mixed cheer for local sports fans
• Research report exposes income inequality extremes
• Counter Saudi attack on U.S. economy through oil glut; impose tariff
• Responsible, compassionate gun owners key to new laws
• Father mishandled incident where gun found in sewer
• Prep sports roundup | BCS boys basketball keeps rolling against Lakeland Christian