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January 7, 2016

• Paul's Pizza by the Foot in Palmetto becomes La Casetta
• $3B state Sen. Bill Galvano-Gov. Rick Scott gaming deal in jeopardy
• $3B state Sen. Bill Galvano-Gov. Rick Scott gaming deal in jeopardy
• Club meetings: December-January
• Resolve not to be pulled off track in new year: Faith Matters clergy column by the Rev. Elizabeth Deibert
• Manatee County School District impact fee schedule
• History of Parrish goes on display Jan. 29 in new museum
• Downtown building purchase could bring insurance company to downtown Bradenton
• Fewer students pass as State Board of Education defines standardized test scores
• Florida state senator wants to change controversial Department of Juvenile Justice pay system
• U.S. Navy vet Bruen will fill in throughout search for permanent leader
• Marriott-owned Spring Hill Suites eyes downtown Bradenton for new $17 million hotel, restaurant
• Sarasota radiologist, wife charged with child abuse after detectives say they zip-tied daughter, confined her to 'glorified cage'
• Ribbon cutting: Crunch Fitness
• Feds probing norovirus outbreak at Chipotle
• Manatee County Animal Services has a new chief
• A gaggle of gadgets to get your 2016 groove on
• Bradenton man in wheelchair in critical condition after being hit by pickup truck
• Crimson Tide's train showing no signs of slowing down
• Palmetto Police Department executes search warrant on Slicks Garage
• VW CEO headed to Washington to meet with EPA chief
• Ribbon cutting: Artisan Treasures
• Business briefs
• AutoZone to build fifth Manatee store near DeSoto Mall
• AutoZone to build fifth Manatee store near DeSoto Mall
• Public records
• Making resolutions for 2016
• Manatee County Commission votes to reinstate impact fees to help build new schools
• Students break silence, fight injustice at Palmetto Youth Center's MLK essay contest
• MLK speech finalists at a glance
• Chicago-born Kasdan to lead agency which helps needy residents
• Palmetto VFW cooking up benefit fish fry Jan. 10; Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks plan open house Jan. 9
• Manatee Commission OKs continued phosphate mining on Four Corners Mine
• Derrick Heard joins Turning Points' Yellow Ribbon homeless veterans program as new director
• Animal advocates protest Hunzeker, Manatee County Animal Services, demand accountability
• Palmetto officials reconsider future of 'soccer fields' public park
• Manatee County, emergency medical services workers reach 3-year contract deal on salaries
• Animal advocates protest Hunzeker, Manatee County Animal Services, demand accountability
• Derrick Heard joins Turning Points' Yellow Ribbon homeless veterans program as new director
• Missing teen from Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch in Parrish found unharmed
• 15 students uninjured when Manatee County school bus struck by Ford Expedition
• Gold Star Club offers $15,000 on New Year's Day shootings that left three dead in Bradenton
• Search continues for suspect wanted for robbing $400 from C1 Bank in Northwest Bradenton
• Convicted killer of 3 women executed in Florida
• The Latest: Supreme Court denies Florida killer's last execution appeal
• Gold Star Club offers $15,000 reward on New Year's Day shootings that left three dead in Bradenton
• Bradenton man charged with child abuse after preschool finds 'severe' bruising
• Two charged after Miami kitten dies in do-it-yourself declawing operation
• Southeast High graduate Brian Poole getting ready for East-West Shrine Game and NFL Combine
• Commentary | Tampa Bay Buccaneers' owners need to look into the mirror
• Prep wrestling | Relationship with assistant coach David Mason helps Manatee's Caleb Rudisill ascend to title contention
• Commentary | Tampa Bay Buccaneers' owners need to look into the mirror
• Prep football | 11 from Manatee County earn All-State honors
• Tennis courts at King Middle in Northwest Bradenton up for $375,000 facelift
• A Tallahassee wrong that should be righted; counties still bear unfair juvenile detention costs
• Florida Legislature cannot afford to unleash a worse expansion of gaming
• GOP candidates ignoring biggest violence issue
• Animal deaths at shelter shocking and inhumane
• Florida backlog of rape kit testing must end to help reduce child assaults
• Political correctness now becoming a national threat
• American gun culture needs some restraint
• Trump's bombastic words fail to meet the truth test
• Boy's suffocation death another chilling abuse case
• No waste of tax money on new Florida state Senate redistricting court case
• Florida Legislature returns seeking unity despite simmering divisions
• New York Times editorial: Guns, anger and nonsense in Oregon
• Frank Bruni: The Clintons' secret language
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes taking Florida manatee off endangered species list
• Rep. Vern Buchanan asks federal officials not to remove Florida manatees from endangered species list
• Feds expected to remove Florida manatees from endangered species list
• Challenger Chester Bullock files for property appraiser seat