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SARASOTA – Three-time Sarasota Mayor Harry Higel was the toast of the town, a visionary developer whose personal steamship, gas-and-kerosene dealership and campaign to become independent from Manatee County were among the cornerstones of his efforts to bring a sleepy Florida village into the 20th century. He energized the local economy by luring wealthy snowbirds to Siesta Key with marketing slogans like “Think of it! Living on a tropical island on Sarasota Bay where one can bathe in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, hunt, fish motor and enjoy life the year around.” He opened his 15...

Letters Abolish gender Comrade Paul Demarty’s article was a welcome breath of fresh air (‘Getting out of the culture wars’, December 10). As a 19-year-old communist, my entire political life has existed under the shadow of identity politics and the question of gender. It was therefore extremely uplifting to read an analysis identical to the one I have been putting forward to various comrades at the last two Communist Universities: destroy the social construct of gender. It has always surprised me how some veteran comrades fall into the trap of reaction - on both sides of the current de...

Prepared for those things, too. >> well, listen, so good to speak to you and so nice to see someone who is so happy because you keep hearing terrible stories about lottery winners whose lives end up miserable. congratulations belately for the win and for doing so well with it. inspiration to anyone tonight who may suddenly become a billionaire. >> that's my goal. >> one last question, have you bought a ticket for tonight? >> not yet. not yet. i think i'm going to let one of my kids go buy it for me. laugh will have. >> love the fact you're still playing the lottery. that's my cynthia. cynthia ...

Case against aig. she says they were responsible for her son's death. jurors heard from one of jackson's doctors. 17 days after an acrobat died in a cirque du soleil, they will be back on stage tuesday resuming the show, "ka." they eliminated the scene where she died. race officials clocked bill warner at 285 miles per hour just before he lost control and crashed at a course in maine. he was trying to break his own record of 311 miles per hour. this time, he was trying to use just a mile of pavement to reach that speed. wow. a top u.s. sprinter tested positive for a banned substance. t...

Yesterday after losing control of his bike at an event in northern maine. at the time of the crash, warner was attempting to top 300 miles an hour. you could fly at that speed. double. it was an attempt to break the current land/speed record. that record also belonged to him. when you see people racing at these unbelievable speeds or crossing the grand canyon on tightrope. it's easy to forget how difficult it is what they're doing. we don't always understand why they keep putting them sfs in harm's way, you have to respect they're doing it, they're taking on the risk to themselves, willing to ...