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Fair off to blue-ribbon start
Sat  Feb 4 2012 07:37PM
MURDOCK — With its contests for critters from rabbits to roosters and rides that vary from a Ferris wheel to the infamous Nitro, the 2012 Charlotte County Fair hasn’t changed … Find out how to read more Online.
New commercial development lags
Sat  Feb 4 2012 07:50PM
New commercial development is lagging behind new residential development, but that is not necessarily surprising, a local building official says. North Port, however, may be shining slightly brighter than other … Find out how to read more Online.
STEM education on the rise
Sat  Feb 4 2012 07:40PM
Local schools are looking to the future, and the future is STEM. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education has been receiving increasing attention in Florida, where an estimated 120,000 new … Find out how to read more Online.
School  officials wary of student prayer bill
Sat  Feb 4 2012 08:00AM
Charlotte County School Board Chairwoman Andrea Messina and other educators said they were cautious about a bill passed by the state Senate on Wednesday that would authorize school boards to … Find out how to read more Online.
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2 Fla. boys, 9, arrested in acid bomb plot
Fri  Feb 3 2012 09:24AM
ORLANDO. (AP) — Police say their investigation into acid bombs left on the campus of Valencia College’s west campus has resulted in the arrest of two 9-year-old boys. Orlando police arrested the boys Thursday. A day earlier, they arrested three … Find out how to read more Online.

Man accused of killing girl to appear in court
Fri  Feb 3 2012 09:24AM
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — The man accused of killing a 7-year-old Florida girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill is scheduled for a court appearance Friday and a court spokeswoman says there’s potential for a “significant … Find out how to read more Online.

Pakistani Taliban kill 7 soldiers, abduct 4
Fri  Feb 3 2012 09:24AM
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A large group of Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani army checkpoint near the Afghan border on Friday, killing seven paramilitary soldiers and abducting four, a government official and a spokesman for the insurgents said. Up to … Find out how to read more Online.

Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst
Fri  Feb 3 2012 09:24AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years. The result pointed to a resurgent job market, … Find out how to read more Online.

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Kitten with two faces dies
Sat  Feb 4 2012 07:50PM
PORT CHARLOTTE — The kitten born with one body and two faces has died. Owners Nash Hand and his wife Amanda Forsythe of Port Charlotte told ABC-7 this week that the kitten, named Harvey Dent after the fictional Batman character … Find out how to read more Online.

A day for the ladies
Sat  Feb 4 2012 07:50PM
Peace River Regional Medical Center held its fourth annual Pantyhose Free Zone Women’s Expo Saturday at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County in Port Charlotte. … Find out how to read more Online.

Winners Circle
Sat  Feb 4 2012 07:38PM
Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club • Ladies Bridge winners Jan. 31: 1-Cleta Clark; 2-Shirley Bua; 3-Lila Jameson. • Slam Bridge winners   Feb. 1: 1-LaQuita Morris, 6430; 2-Frank Chulay, 4940; 3-Chuck Florama, 4640; 4-Horst Schlinghofft, 4050. Chubbyz Tavern • Big Dog’s … Find out how to read more Online.

Weekly Record
Sat  Feb 4 2012 07:37PM
Charlotte  County births • Cayden Joseph White, to Cassandra Ann Chrzanowski and Donald Joseph White Jr. of Punta Gorda, at 3 p.m.  Dec. 29. He weighed 7 pounds,  10.2 ounces. • Dylan Scott Stewart, to   Angela and Christopher Stewart … Find out how to read more Online.

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