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Touring modern-day slavery museum visits Sarasota
March 12th, 2010 | 
Author: Staff Report
The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum is in town today and Saturday as it works its way up the Gulf Coast.
The museum, which is based in Immokalee, features a cargo truck outfitted as a replica of the trucks involved in a recent slavery operation. The museum also has displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida.
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Earthquake’s Burdens Weigh Heavily on Haiti’s Elderly
IAN URBINA
No strangers to hardship, elderly Haitians find themselves distinctly vulnerable and emotionally burdened these days.
SPORTS BRIEFS
WNBA
Storm re-signs
MVP Jackson
SEATTLE — Lauren Jackson just can’t leave her American home away from home.
The two-time WNBA MVP and Australian superstar re-signed Thursday with the Seattle Storm in a multiyear contract, the team announced.
This spring, Jackson will begin her 10th season in the league.
How Steve became Susan
By JAY HANDELMAN
Steven Stanton lost his job as city manager in Largo after he announced that he planned to live as a woman.
D’Onofrio film gets SFF premiere
By JAY HANDELMAN
Actor Vincent D’Onofrio, best known for his roles in the film “Full Metal Jacket” and the TV series “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” will show off a different side of his talent with the premiere of his directorial debut during the Sarasota Film Festival.
Learning more about ‘Precious’
By CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Correspondent
Lately, it seems major films are being pushed onto video in a slipshod manner. Extras are skimpy and unenlightening, as if the studio couldn’t be bothered to take the time or spend the money. (Yeah, I’m talking to you, “Where the Wild Things Are.”)