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Edition 25 - Week of July 22, 2010
> Rare armed robbery jolts Ocean Drive (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> FP&L and Vero: Hard to tell what they are saying in private (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> After the Hatch plea, what’s next? (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 24 - Week of July 8, 2010
> Biggest loser: Schlitt cash kept Hatch's Ponzie scheme afloat (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Here’s Marjorie (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 23 - Week of June 24, 2010
> Dragonfly joins Gulf battle (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Hatch partner rebuffs bid to spread blame (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Eisenmenger's meandering courtroom style (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 22 - Week of June 10, 2010

New twists in the Ira Hatch fraud saga

> How he wound up defended by a top criminal lawyer who receives no fee
(BY LISA ZAHNER)
> How witnesses say he used escrowed client funds as his private piggy bank
(BY LISA ZAHNER)
> How his family lives like millionaires on $1,500 a month from Social Security
(BY LISA ZAHNER)

> Vero admits electric rates will never approach FPL (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 21 - Week of May 27, 2010
> Hatch fraud trial hinges on investigators (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> H.Randal Brennan: The lawyer with a Heady assignment (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Rowing with the ancient Mariners (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> The St. Edward’s Society: Helping scholarship kids imagine the unimaginable
(BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 20 - Week of May 13, 2010
> More than 100 island victims await start of Ira Hatch trial (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Sand trucks gone, but will return (turtles willing) in November (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Wilson's signature saga (BY LISA ZAHNER AND DEBBIE CARSON)

Edition 19 - Week of May 6, 2010
> Councilman Heady sues Vero in U.S. District Court (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Beach replenishment to end Friday with work uncompleted (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 18 - Week of April 29, 2010
> New electricity mantra: Show us the numbers (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Beach work half done, but bonus near for contractor (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> The case of the police call that came unglued (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 17 - Week of April 22, 2010
> More banking changes for Vero Beach (BY IAN LOVE)
> Beach project falls behind; Marbrisa, Baytree at risk (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 16 - Week of April 15, 2010
> Feud between Wheeler and Flescher takes an ugly turn (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Tea Party expects big crowd Friday at Holman (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> We all paid to kill watchdog on electric bill (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Island group hails beach work (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 15 - Week of April 8, 2010
> Piper sales -- and jobs -- take off (BY IAN LOVE)
> Ex-Mayor joins race for Vero Council (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Charlie's guerrilla boot camp (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 14 - Week of April 1, 2010
> Deal on beaches may save jobs of 2 commissioners (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> No good news for Vero Council on 2011 budget (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Rising again: Indian River Neighborhood Association (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 13 - Week of March 25, 2010
> St. Edward’s declares ‘victory’ in drive to get out from under crushing debt
(BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Charities doing more with less in challenging times (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 12 - Week of March 18, 2010
> Beachside hotels filled with visitors (BY ALINA LAMBIET & MILTON R. BENJAMIN)
> City of Vero may have found an out on water and sewer (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Replenishment of beaches slips behind schedule (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 11 - Week of March 11, 2010
> Beach replenishment costs go ‘up and up and up’ (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Vero finance chief bails on 2011 budget (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Ron Rennick catches fossil fever (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 10 - Week of March 4, 2010
> Elizabeth Brooker Ready to take on Old Boys' over Vero utility (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Rare edition: Vero Beach Book Center (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Vero polo thrives at Pointe West (BY MICHELLE GENZ)


Edition 9 - Week of February 25, 2010
> Hacked!: A beachside resident’s emailed plea for money to get home (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Vero seen facing big cut in municipal employees (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> The Pied Piper of Miracle Mile (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 8 - Week of February 18, 2010
> Designer Paula Holden Sage's downward spiral (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Vero plan to cut services unsupported (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Are green jobs the future of Indian River County? (BY IAN M. LOVE & DEBBIE CARSON)
> Sea turtles key to future of sand trucking (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 7 - Week of February 11, 2010
> Beach replenishment: One ugly surprise after another (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Referendum could put Vero out of electric business (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Alan Polackwich: From banking to county attorney (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 6 - Week of February 4, 2010
> The ties that bind: Vero still tied to FMPA power contracts until 2043 (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> ‘Final’ power contract was not so final (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Psst. Anyone want to buy $1.2 million worth of oil? (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 5 - Week of January 28, 2010
> Does Vero Utilities see fewer future customers? (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Sand trucking to cost us extra $1 million (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Riverside Bank cops plea on Kay Clem’s bank account (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 4 - Week of January 21, 2010
> Nominee with most votes passed over for Council (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> The final days: Ira Hatch and the looting of Coastal Escrow (BY THOMAS B. COLLINS)
> Vero Council not told FPL was runner-up (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> PIPER SPREADING ITS WINGS (BY IAN M. LOVE)

Edition 3 - Week of January 14, 2010
> Vitunac: ‘Material’ changes made to utility contract (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Debbie Mayfield goes to war (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Vero beachside hotels prepare for influx of baseball fans (BY IAN M. LOVE)

Edition 2 - Week of January 7, 2010
> State Atty. Ill-equipped for electric probe (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> County upping heat on electric issues (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 1 - Week of January 1, 2010
> Changes made in Vero electric contract (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> State attorney denies probe was ‘whitewash’ (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 38 - Week of December 17, 2009
> Grand Jury decides to not pursue electric probe (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Consultant bills surprise only to public (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> James Gibson: The ‘father’ of Vero Beach architecture (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 37 - Week of December 10, 2009
> Vero electric consultants paid millions (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Wilson out; Council openness out too (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Humiston Park renovation is nearing completion (BY IAN M. LOVE)

Edition 36 - Week of December 3, 2009
> KEPT IN THE DARK (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Philanthropist Dick Stark: Making a difference in Vero (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Beach residents get first peek at Vero Man fossil (BY SANDRA RAWLS)


Edition 35 - Week of November 26, 2009
> Charlie Wilson’s War (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Grand jury is probing Vero electric contract (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 34 - Week of November 19, 2009
> FPL to Vero: ‘We want to be of help’ (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Beach replenishment politics: Sand miners pay to play (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 33 - Week of November 12, 2009
> Chinese drywall found on island (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Kevin Sawnick: ‘It’ll definitely be interesting’ (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 32 - Week of November 5, 2009
> St. Edward’s presses ambitious fund-raising effort (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Charlie Wilson, Brian Heady win election of surprises (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 31 - Week of October 29, 2009
> St. Ed’s adjusts to challenging times (BY MILTON R. BENJAMIN)
> Vero Council’s brain brownout (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Coming soon (hopefully) to a beach near you (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 30 - Week of October 15, 2009
> From Panama City Beach to the Vero Beach barrier island, with love (BY MILTON R. BENJAMIN)
> Ira Hatch finds Christ; client funds still lost (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Stephen Faherty’s fight to break the choke hold of Vero Utilities (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Goodbye Vero Beach Inn; Hello Surf Club (BY ALINA LAMBIET)

Edition 29 - Week of October 1, 2009
> Oceanfront real estate sales heat up (BY LISA ZAHNER & MILTON R. BENJAMIN)
> C L O S E D ! For $7.8 million in taxes paid... (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Vero Beach City Council candidates offer views on key issues (BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)
> County: Worries over wear on bridges and roads from sand trucks are unwarranted (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 28 - Week of September 17, 2009
> Are you ready for this? 26,000 more are coming (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> H1N1 flu pandemic could stress Vero health system (BY LISA ZAHNER & ROB STEIN)

Edition 27 - Week of September 3, 2009
> FINALLY! Fresh Market opens in Vero Beach (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Epic fossil carving to be auctioned in Vero (BY SANDRA RAWLS)
> New rate shocks await snowbirds (BY A STAFF WRITER)
> Can Joe Baird emerge from a summer cloud? (BY LISA ZAHNER)


Edition 26 - Week of August 13, 2009
> Vero snowbirds summer on Nantucket (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Inside story: Vero and the Orioles (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> Power plant not villain in soaring rates (BY LISA ZAHNER & MILTON R. BENJAMIN)


Edition 25 - Week of July 30, 2009
> Bank crisis touches hospital (BY IAN M. LOVE AND MILTON R. BENJAMIN)
> Vero Council ignores high electric bills (BY MILTON R. BENJAMIN)
> Hotels help shops survive Vero summer (BY SIOBHAN FITZPATRICK)
> Greenway planned south of 17th Street bridge (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 24 - Week of July 16, 2009
> Electric rate shock stuns island (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Burglaries have Central Beach on alert (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 23 - Week of July 2, 2009
> After 40,000 Vero eyes - A fresh start for Dr. Paul Minotty (BY MILTON R. BENJAMIN)
> Claims of big savings from Vero city health clinic start to look anemic
(BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)
> Vero Beach electric bills soar; municipal utility is now ‘broke’ (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Piper Aircraft seeks to hire engineers for the PiperJet (BY IAN M. LOVE)


Edition 22 - Week of June 18, 2009
> Summer tragedy! Rosenberg's die in accident in Dominican Republic (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Vero Beach City Council Profile: Debra Fromang (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Replenishment of Vero barrier island beaches is again uncertain (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Piper CEO Jim Bass to resign from Vero aircraft company as of June 26
(BY A STAFFWRITER)

Edition 21 - Week of June 4, 2009
> University of Florida: Epic carving on fossil bone found in Vero Beach (BY SANDRA RAWLS)
> Saint Edward’s Appoints Michael Mersky as Head of School (BY A STAFFWRITER)
> Not-so-public meeting yields little new on Vero employee health clinic
(BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)


Edition 20 - Week of May 21, 2009
> Vero Beach tourism down in 2009, but better than expected (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> New Asian owners injecting cash into Piper Aircraft (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> Indian River County seen skeptical on idea of employee health clinic
(BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)

Edition 19 - Week of May 7, 2009
> Impact 100 awards $205,000 in grants to Vero Beach non-profits (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Pops concert marks glorious end to Vero Beach social season (BY LINDA CLARK)
> Craig Callan is back on job at Vero's Holman Stadium (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> Piper Aircraft sold to Asian investors; Company to stay in Vero (BY IAN M. LOVE)


Edition 18 - Week of April 30, 2009
> Ensuring the future of St. Edward’s (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 16 - Week of April 16, 2009
> Professional baseball on verge of return to Vero Beach's Dodgertown (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> Vero Beach officials skip bidding for city employee health clinic - Seek to award $500,000 contract to hand-picked vendor (BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)
> In search of Miss Vero - Irreverent blog gains serious following (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 15 - Week of April 9, 2009
> Vero moves ahead on controversial clinic - City Council kept in dark on details
(BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)
> Amazing act of generosity produces new art for museum (BY MICHELLE GANZ)

Edition 14 - Week of April 2, 2009
> No football, no baseball, no progress (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> Helping John Replogle and others lead a happy, independent life (BY SANDRA RAWLS)


Edition 13 - Week of March 26, 2009
> Rising on Vero’s south beach: Dream home or nightmare? (BY MICHELLE GENZ)
> Richardson Award to Father Murphy (BY LARRY MACKE)

Edition 12 - Week of March 19, 2009
> To Stanford and back: John Orcutt’s ‘incredible’ journey
(BY MILTON R. BENJAMIN & IAN M. LOVE)
> If you are looking to sell some old gold (BY IAN M. LOVE)

Edition 11 - Week of March 12, 2009
> Tom White’s FAST travels on tax dollars (BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)
> Major league baseball may soon return to Dodgertown (BY IAN M. LOVE)


Edition 8 - Week of February 19, 2009
> Stanford accused of $8 billion fraud (BY A STAFF WRITER)
> In tough times, Piper vital signs seem strong (BY IAN M. LOVE)

Edition 7 - Week of February 12, 2009
> Beachland facing possible teacher cutbacks (BY ELLA CHABOT-REMINGTON)
> St. Ed’s tennis star No. 1 in Florida (BY RON HOLUB)

Edition 6 - Week of February 5, 2009
> Pelican Island: No longer invisible (BY WARREN KAGARISE)
> Dodgertown seen great for college ball (BY IAN M. LOVE)

> The Hills: Good Samaritans by example (BY SANDRA RAWLS)


Edition 5 - Week of January 29, 2009
> A fairwell to Darby Educator, counselor and friend (BY LISA ZAHNER)
> Honoring the Block philanthropic legacy (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

> Nursing pay above median at Indian River Medical Center (BY MLTON R. BENJAMIN)

Edition 4 - Week of January 22, 2009
> Challenging times for St. Edward’s (BY WARREN KAGARISE)
> Golden Sands Park set to open in days (BY A STAFF WRITER)

Edition 3 - Week of January 15, 2009
> Beachside still a haven from serious crime (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> Snowbirds migrate to marina (BY WARREN KAGARISE)

> Wanted: 25 philanthropic women (BY LISA ZAHNER)

Edition 2 - Week of January 8, 2009
> Orioles’ demands revealed; Council says: ‘No way’ (BY MARY BETH MCDONALD & IAN M. LOVE)
> Far larger crowds expected for Treasure Coast Wine Festival (BY MICHELLE GENZ)

Edition 1 - Week of January 1, 2009
> No taxpayer millions for Piper Aircraft this year (BY IAN M. LOVE)
> Vero Beach employee clinic seen unlikely to cut health costs (BY MARY BETH MCDONALD)

> Exercise in the New Year: Boxing to box step (BY MICHELLE GENZ)