Delay incorporation vote
June 8, 2011
As chairman of the Friends of Lakewood Ranch, I write to respond to your editorial entitled, "Too soon for petitions."
MY VIEW: Reforms, not money, working
June 1, 2011
School reforms have led to dramatic education results in Florida, even in the face of budget cuts.
OUR VIEW: Too soon for the petitions
June 1, 2011
We get it: When you're in a battle, you do what you have to do, and you be aggressive about it. No stone unturned, as the cliche goes.
OUR VIEW: Keep the Promise for Israel
May 25, 2011
To understand why the Observer Group newspapers have always been strong supporters of Israel — and find deep fault with President Obama's Middle East speech last week — we have to go as far back into the written record of history as possible.
OUR VIEW: Higher priorities for deputies
May 25, 2011
Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube is doing what all other levels of government are doing — except the irresponsible feds — and that is cutting spending and reprioritizing.
MY VIEW: School board violating state law
May 18, 2011
In response to the April 20, 2011, editorial, "School Board on right path," I voted "no" on this issue for two reasons.
OUR VIEW: Fixing a broken system
May 18, 2011
Florida's economic development system has long been a bust, plagued by excessive bureaucracy, ponderously slow and inefficient with multiple state departments involved.
MY VIEW: Turn off the TV. Quick!
May 18, 2011
TV and the rest of Digital Land that we use to watch videos are making us fat, lazy, dumb and horrible citizens.
- May
20 Braden River Soccer Club Pre-Tryout Camp
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - May
22 Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance May Morning Express Networking Social - SCF "How SCF Supports Local Business"
7:30 am - 9:00 am - May
26 Tribute to Heroes Parade - Main St LWR
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
28 Braden River Soccer Club Try-outs
6:00 pm
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Ranch rallies against cancer
05/15/13
East County residents will rally to fight cancer Saturday, May 18, as the American Cancer Society hosts its annual Lakewood Ranch Relay for Life event at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. -
Barista pours on fun for daughters
05/15/13
State Road 70 Starbucks barista and East County resident Cyndee Vanderford showed her daughters the world of lattes and mochas for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day April 25. -
Troop plants Freedom's courtyard
05/15/13
Girls in Girl Scouts Junior Troop 181, at Freedom Elementary School, recently earned their Bronze Award by researching and planting the back of the school’s courtyard.
