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Nancy Detert’s state senate district may have changed, but that doesn’t mean she has. This month, when the 68-year-old Venice Republican heads to Tallahassee for the Florida Legislature’s regular 60-day session, she’ll be speaking for a whole new group of constituents. The District 28 Detert was elected to represent in 2008 no longer exists—redistricting shaved [...]
Read More >>By Kay Kipling In 1981, some 500 people strolled the quiet streets of Cortez fishing village in Manatee County for the first-ever Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival. More than 30 years later, the festival, set this year for Feb. 16 and 17, packs in more than 25,000 visitors who listen to live music, gawk at arts, [...]
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