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Awards 2014

First Place, Special Sections

Beach renourishment

Dec 31, 2014 – Cindy Lane
November 12, 2014
By Cindy Lane
John Yates

U.S. Supreme Court considers fish case

WASHINGTON – Some U.S. Supreme Court justices question whether a law designed to prevent documentary evidence destruction passed in the wake of the Enron scandal should have been used to convict and…
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November 7, 2014
By Cindy Lane
Coast Lines: Save the refuge for the birds

Army exploring for explosives

PASSAGE KEY – Now a peaceful bird sanctuary, Passage Key was a bombing and aerial gunnery range during World War II, and the military plans to explore it for unexploded munitions within the next year…
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October 22, 2014
By Cindy Lane
Beach rafts

BIEO confronts online vacation rentals

ANNA MARIA – The vacation rental issue has sprouted new branches, but new state legislation may be necessary next session to keep them trimmed, according to local officials. Online vacation re…
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October 14, 2014
By Cindy Lane
July 16, 2014
By Cindy Lane

Whitmore working to save pelicans

In an effort to save pelicans from fishing hooks, Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore is asking local government officials to consider passing an ordinance similar to one used in Naples, publi…
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May 14, 2014
By Cindy Lane
White and brown pelicans

Law needed to help pelicans, turtles

HOLMES BEACH – After a year of trying to educate fishermen not to cut fishing lines that entangle pelicans and other wildlife, Jeannie Bystrom wants Island officials to emulate Naples and pass ordina…
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May 7, 2014
By Cindy Lane
May 7, 2014
By Cindy Lane
Black skimmers

Flippers and Feathers

Turn off outdoor lights visible from the beach from sundown to sunrise, and close drapes and blinds; lights can fatally disorient nesting and hatching sea turtles. Do not aim camera flashes…
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March 5, 2014
By Cindy Lane

Coast Lines: Respect the manatee’s river

There is a good reason for the Manatee River’s name – manatees live there. So do sea turtles – one laid a nest at DeSoto National Park recently. So do dolphins, and other animals that don’t ge…
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December 30, 2013
By Cindy Lane
Hammerhead shark

Hammerhead in shallows

          Second Place Feature photo 2014
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