Sunshine State

by Sarah Gerard

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  ———. “Mistake Gives Sunc
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  ———. “Seabird Sanctuary Founder Sued Twice, Accused of Selling Car to Two Different Buyers.” Tampa Bay Times, October 29, 2014. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/seabird-sanctuary-founder-sued-twice-accused-of-selling-car-to-two/2204270.

  ———. “State Files Tax Lien against Troubled Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary.” Tampa Bay Times, February 13, 2013. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/state-files-tax-lien-against-troubled-suncoast-seabird-sanctuary/1275107.

  ———. “Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary Founder Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud.” Tampa Bay Times, November 5, 2013. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/suncoast-seabird-sanctuary-founder-charged-with-workers-compensation-fraud/2150939.

  ———. “Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary No Longer Taking in Injured Birds.” Tampa Bay Times, January 30, 2013. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/suncoast-seabird-sanctuary-no-longer-taking-in-injured-birds/1273020.

  ———. “Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary Warehouse to Be Auctioned to Pay Debt.” Tampa Bay Times, December 13, 2013. http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/suncoast-seabird-sanctuary-warehouse-to-be-auctioned-to-pay-debt/2156940.

  ———. “U.S. Labor Department Investigating Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary.” Tampa Bay Times, October 12, 2012. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/us-labor-department-investigating-suncoast-seabird-sanctuary/1256197.

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  ———. “Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary on Indian Shores Gets $100,000 Surprise from Qatar.” Tampa Bay Times, May 1, 2012. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/suncoast-seabird-sanctuary-in-indian-shores-gets-100000-surprise-from-qatar/1227739.

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