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COMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR
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ship anchored abo
about miles
off has Englewood residents perplexed.
Several people questioned
what the big orange has
been doing out in
the for the past few days. It first
showed up Thursday, sitting
at anchor and visible from the
shore at Stump Pass Beach
State Park, and stayed there
through the weekend.
Large vessels in the Gulf
aren’t unusual, but are more
apt to be seen coming and
going from ports, like the Port
of Tampa or Port Manatee
in Tampa Bay. Boca Grande
is no longer a port for large
phosphate vessels, and shipping
shippin
lanes are far from shore.
Comments swirled on the
local Red Tide Watch Manasota
Manaso
closeup
Key Facebook page. Some clo
up pp pposted
posted
photos of the ship posted
online show the name “Gary
Chouset” painted on the ship’s
hull. Maritime websites list
the vessel as a supply ship that
could be used by oil drilling
companies.
Was it here for drilling?
Was
it part of the upcoming beach
renourishment project for
Manasota Key?
According to three Coast
Guard officials in three offices
from St. Petersburg to
Fort
Myers, the vessel’s markings
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US Navy explosives expert stops short
of directly blaming Tehran
By JON GAMBRELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET
BASE NEAR FUJAIRAH,
United Arab Emirates — The
limpet mines used to attack
a Japanese-owned oil tanker
near the Strait of Hormuz last
week bore “a striking resemblance”
to similar mines seen
in Iran, a U.S. Navy explosives
expert said Wednesday, stopping
short of directly blaming
Tehran for the assault.
Iran has repeatedly denied
being involved in the June 13
attack on the Japanese tanker
Kokuka Courageous and
the Norwegian-owned Front
Altair.
The comments by Cmdr.
Sean Kido came as sailors
showed reporters pieces of
debris and a magnet the Navy
says was used to attach an
unexploded mine to the hull of
the Kokuka Courageous. U.S.
authorities say the materials
were left behind by Iran’s
Revolutionary Guard when
they spirited away the unexploded
new home
mine after the attack in
the Gulf of Oman.
Iran, which has previously
used mines against oil tankers
in the crucial waterway in the
1980s, has also not acknowledged
retrieving the mine.
Kido stressed that the damage
to the Kokuka Courageous
was “not consistent with an
external flying object hitting
the ship,” as the ship’s owner
has contended happened
during the attack.
“The damage we observed is
consistent with a limpet mine
attack,” Kido said.
Meanwhile, rockets struck
Before he he
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Ethiopia,thioi Mikiyas Nuñez, who now lives in
Arcadi
Arcadia, experienced his mother’s murder,abandonment and HIV.
Families say adoption challenges are many, but
SEE MINE, 7A
SUN PHOTO BY JERRY BEARD
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helping kids feel loved and safe is worth it
Guru convicted of
sex trafficking
Upstate New York
cult leader is guilty
on all counts
Before he was adopted 6 Ethiopia, Mikiyas Nuñez, who now lives in
This is the second part of a two-part series on adoption. From international adoption to
Arcadia, experienced his mother’s murder, abandonment and HIV.
fostering — the circumstances experiences.differ. We These spoke with where are local nuns their residents would stories.
about tell their him
adoption
he wouldn’t get adopted due
to having HIV. He would
mainly color in school, and
wasn’t able to read or write.
When he was 6, howev
Families at say age adoption from EthiopiaM
challenges are many, but
helping kids feel loved and safe is worth it
Every story is unique. From international adoption to fostering — the circumstances differ.
We spoke with local residents about their adoption experiences. These are their stories.
in 2010, originally looking
By LIZ HARDAWAY
to adopt an infant from
Vietnam. However, Vietnam
By TOM HAYS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cheap trips for
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DAILY BREAK
A ship anchored about 6 miles off Stump Pass
has left some residents wondering why. SEE 1B
Mine in tanker
attack bears
Iran hallmarks
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US Navy explosives expert stops short
Thriving in his
of directly blaming Tehran
showed reporters pieces of
debris and a magnet the Navy
says was used to attach an
Raniere guilty on all counts of
sex-trafficking and coercing
women into sex.
“Raniere was truly a modern
day Svengali,” Brooklyn
Guru convicted of
U.S. Attorney Richard
Donoghue said outside court,
STAFF WRITER
Mikiyas Nuñez was just
closed its doors to adoption
By JON GAMBRELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET
BASE NEAR FUJAIRAH,
United Arab Emirates — The
limpet mines used to attack
a Japanese-owned oil tanker
near the Strait of Hormuz last
week bore “a striking resemblance”
to similar mines seen
in Iran, a U.S. Navy explosives
expert said Wednesday, stopping
short of directly blaming
Tehran for the assault.
Iran has repeatedly denied
being involved in the June 13
attack on the Japanese tanker
Kokuka Courageous and
the Norwegian-owned Front
Altair.
The comments by Cmdr.
Sean Kido came as sailors
new home
used mines against oil tankers
in the crucial waterway in the
1980s, has also not acknowledged
Kido stressed that the damage
was “not consistent with an
external flying object hitting
the ship,” as the ship’s owner
has contended happened
during the attack.
“The damage we observed is
consistent with a limpet mine
attack,” Kido said.
Meanwhile, rockets struck
SUN PHOTO BY JERRY BEARD
sex trafficking
SEE MINE, 7A
Before he was adopted at age 6 from Ethiopia, Mikiyas Nuñez, who now lives in
Arcadia,Vietnam. Raniere experienced guilty However,on all counts his Vietnam
of
mother’s murder, abandonment and HIV.
School administrator accused of misusing
his cellphone: Sarasota County school removes
him from office during investigation. SEE 1B
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Guru convicted of
Families with closed sex-women trafficking 2008.the its doors “Raniere into The sex.
and coercing
say couple United modern
to adoption
was truly a adoption would States in
hear
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shoe drive random
feel or
loved and safe is worth it
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taking part of English
a two-part series on adoption. From international adoption to
fostering classes calling Donoghue him said —at the manipulator
a lying outside the circumstances public court,
library.
differ. We spoke with local residents about their adoption
Upstate New York
who “ruined marriages,
dences were hints of fate,
careers, fortunes and lives.”
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figure -
who wore pullover
on all counts
sweaters in court, listened
experiences.attentively but showed These no
are their stories.
reaction as he learned the verdict.
sex trafficking
By TOM HAYS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
where nuns would tell him
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo,
said Raniere plans to appeal.
he wouldn’t get adopted due
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Mine in tanker
attack bears
Iran hallmarks
US Navy of directly explosives blaming expert Tehran
stops short
U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET
BASE NEAR FUJAIRAH,
United Arab Emirates — The
limpet mines used to attack
a Japanese-owned oil tanker
near the Strait of Hormuz last
week bore “a striking resemblance”
in Iran, a U.S. Navy explosives
to similar mines seen
expert said Wednesday, stopping
short of directly blaming
Tehran for the assault.
Iran has repeatedly denied
being involved in the June 13
attack on the Japanese tanker
Kokuka Courageous and
the Norwegian-owned Front
Altair.
The comments by Cmdr.
Sean Kido came as sailors
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he was moved into a
transitional home, with the
his sex slaves through such
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019 | YOURSUN.COM | SECTION D
promise of an adoptive family.
in 2010, originally looking
means as shame, punishment
to adopt an infant from
and nude blackmail photos.
SUN PHOTO BY JERRY BEARD
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women into sex.
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careers, fortunes and lives.”
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sweaters in court, listened
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the Gulf of Oman.
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retrieving the mine.
to the Kokuka Courageous
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and called Michael “dad.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Former
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of the
year by The Associated Press.
top White House adviser Hope
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By TOM HAYS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The guru of
a cult-like self-improvement
group that attracted heiresses
and Hollywood actresses was
convicted Wednesday of turning
his female devotees into
his sex slaves through such
means as shame, punishment
and nude blackmail photos.
A jury in federal court in
Brooklyn took less than five
hours to find 58-year-old Keith
“Raniere was truly a modern
U.S. Attorney Richard
Donoghue said outside court,
calling him a lying manipulator
careers, fortunes and lives.”
who “ruined marriages,
Raniere, a short, bespectacled
sweaters in court, listened
figure who wore pullover
attentively but showed no
reaction as he learned the verdict.
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showed reporters pieces of
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the Kokuka Courageous. U.S.
authorities say the materials
were left behind by Iran’s
Revolutionary Guard when
they spirited away the unexploded
the Gulf of Oman.
mine after the attack in
Iran, which has previously
used mines against oil tankers
in the crucial waterway in the
1980s, has also not acknowledged
retrieving the mine.
Kido stressed that the damage
to the Kokuka Courageous
was “not consistent with an
external flying object hitting
the ship,” as the ship’s owner
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Arguments DAILY for and BREAK
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Raniere guilty on all counts of
sex-trafficking and coercing
women into sex.
day Svengali,” Brooklyn
said Raniere plans to appeal.
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo,
He could get 15 years to life in
prison at sentencing Sept. 25.
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School leaders are narrowing the list of legislative priorities
By BRIANNA KWASNIK
STAFF WRITER
Charlotte County school
officials this week began the
process of narrowing down
their legislative priorities for
College Airframe Power Plant
Mechanic program to support
the rapidly growing aviation
industry in the state.
2 Mental Health: Continue
what we’re against,” said Amontree, board member the district’s legislative Lobbyist Vern Crawford
said the district did see movement in what they
prioritized to the delegation last
year.
2020.
The district
has until July
26 to submit its
wish list to the
local legislative
delegation prior
to meeting
with them in
So what’s on their 1 Career/technical education:
3 Unnecessary testing:
suggested looking at grade
four ELA and math, geometry
and biology end of course
assessments at the high school
level, taking away the Florida
Standards Assessment writing
as a separate assessment and
adding a component to the ELA,
and testing only one grade in
middle school. Though she
funding for the Charlotte
County’s Community Action
Team (CAT). CAT provides
community based services
to children ages 11 to 21 with
significant mental health or
substance abuse diagnoses.
Services can include
psychiatric evaluation, therapy,
case management, and crisis
intervention. This was also a
priority for the district during
Fund workforce education
programs and support
career/technical programs,
specifically, funding for the
Air
Frame Power Plant Mechanic
Program. For the 2019
legislative session,district
partnered with county and
asked lawmakers to support
the county’s request for
AMONTREE
September or October.
Charlotte County School
Board members met Tuesday
and narrowed their priorities to
seven topics.
“We’re trying to look at
what we’re for, rather than
$1,750,000 in matching dollars
for the Charlotte Technical
the 2019 legislative session.
“My opinion is that is the
biggest part of security,” said
chairman of the board Bob
Segur.
said they need to look at what
our legislatures are willing to
consider.
“Whatever we recommend
does need to be in line with
federal Every Student Succeeds
Act (ESSA),” Crawford
said, adding that the federal
requirements do not currently
address end of course exams.
a port for large phosphate
vessels, and shipping lanes
are far from shore.
The Coast Guard office in
St. Petersburg said the ship
could be there for several
reasons like: tracking weath
er, delivering hurricane
supplies, conducting red tide
research or environmental
testing.
A representative from
Edison Chouest Offshore,
which owns the ship, said
Wednesday the company has
hundreds of ships on the
water doing various jobs, but
would not be specific about
the ship’s mission.
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ribbon cutting, the Englewood
Boys & Girls Club board directors have been busy and
they aren’t finished yet this
week.
The board members teamed
up with Bert’s Black
Widow
Harley-Davidson, Dixon
Mechanical and volunteers
from the Englewood Area
Board of Realtors to serve food
during Father’s Day weekend at
the motorcycle dealership.
Dixon Mechanical owner
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pulled pork donated by
Keith
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Aspen Granger, 1, plays a small percussion instrument while her cousin Nathaniel Wickman, 4, and her aunt, Jessica Wickman,
sold meals and raffle tickets at
the Harley-Davidson dealership.
“We were told they raised
$1,400 to help our Boys & Girls
Club,” said Trey Anderson, 10,
a Myakka Elementary School
student who helped cut the ribbon
road. There was a dead animal smell lingering in the area,
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Girls Club members thanked all
of the guests who came out to
see the newly located club.
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research fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and
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ever saw a skunk ape.
Roshan Sojan, 9, said he would run for his life.
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er shows his face, but his voice
warbles as Sarasota County
Schools Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Maultsby stands in a room
early Christmas morning with
disco lights yelling for “Ms.
Raina.”
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“Some people think it’s an escaped
ape or an extinct type of ape,” Diff
said. “There are sightings of (the
Skunk Ape that) have been reported
... but we do not have actual evidence
in the Gulf. It showed up last
week.
Large vessels in the Gulf
aren’t unusual, but are usually
ship’s mission.
messages to his administrative
assistant, Cheraina Bonner.
Superintendent Todd Bowden
announced at a School Board
meeting Tuesday that Maultsby
would be removed from his
position until an investiga
tion into the allegations was
complete.
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procrastinating just a little bit
until we do get a master plan,”
a 2008 Ford F-150 south on U.S.
said Council Member Gary
Wein. “We are throwing bandaids
41 north of the intersection
of Cochran Boulevard around
out there when we don’t
even know what the soar is.”
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Highway Patrol news release
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suggested ideas for the entry
stated.
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medical emergency, Slack
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the district’s legislative liaison.
Lobbyist Vern Crawford said
the district did see some movement
in what they prioritized to
the delegation last year.
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Endler.
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