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It's Read Everywhere


  • By Observer Staff
  • | 11:00 p.m. February 11, 2015
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It's Read Everywhere
Joni Steinberg and Sandy Rederer brought their Sarasota Observer along on a recent trip to Cuba. Here they are standing next to a 1950s Chevrolet in the town of Trinidad.
Joni Steinberg and Sandy Rederer brought their Sarasota Observer along on a recent trip to Cuba. Here they are standing next to a 1950s Chevrolet in the town of Trinidad.
ACTIVE VACATION. Jack and Karen Terry catch up on their Pelican Press news while standing on Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world. The couple traveled to Hawaii to visit their daughter, Hayley, who is a traveling nurse.
ACTIVE VACATION. Jack and Karen Terry catch up on their Pelican Press news while standing on Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world. The couple traveled to Hawaii to visit their daughter, Hayley, who is a traveling nurse.
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