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By HALLE STOCKTON Lifesize cardboard cutouts of Olympic figure skaters Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett promoting a skin-care product may soon greet mall-goers across the country. Olympic skater Amanda Evora now discusses with two agents her media availability and how she can use her status as an Olympian to team up with a good cause.

By CHRIS ANDERSON and HALLE STOCKTON, Staff Writers They will have another shot at the ice tonight in Vancouver

By CHRIS ANDERSON and HALLE STOCKTON Staff Writers Behind skaters, a coach's quest for perfection

By HALLE STOCKTON Before four area skaters can build a legacy at the Olympics, they build a following while practicing in Ellenton

By HALLE STOCKTON Florida's economy has long revolved around people who come here to live a life of leisure or spend wealth they gained elsewhere. But State Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, D-Sarasota, said he believes it is time the state converts into an industry-driven state that can produce its own wealth and jobs.

By HALLE STOCKTON Clay Moore wanted his kidnapper to spend the rest of his life behind bars to spare others the despair and panic that washed over him the day he was abducted from his school bus stop. On Friday, his hope became a court order when Vicente Beltran-Moreno was sentenced to life in prison.

There's no better way to spend a day than wandering luxuriously through the Ringling Museum. And

Our Frugal Living expert shows you how to combat those internal urges to spend money.

In the depths of a recession, the city council still wants to spend money on a tree inventory.