Letters to the Editor
October 4, 2012
Roundabouts not a good match for boat ramp; Civil Service Board protects its own
Our View: The property amendments
October 3, 2012
Frederic Bastiat, the great French economic journalist of the 1840s, would be launching into tirades on talk radio today if he were asked to analyze the proposed constitutional amendments on Florida’s Nov. 6 ballot.
Our View: Behind the amendments
September 26, 2012
Florida's general election ballots overflow with proposed constitutional amendments. This year is no different. There will be 11 proposed state constitutional amendments on the November ballot.
Our View: Yes, get rid of 2050
September 20, 2012
It appears none of the five county commissioners has the moral conviction and courage to declare the county's 2050 plan — the county laws governing development — an abject economic failure, destructive to the economic welfare of the county's citizens and that it should be rescinded and burned at the stake.
My View: Women should fight for rights
September 13, 2012
There was brief unity in condemning ludicrous notions of "legitimate rape" and ability of the female body "to shut that whole thing down" touted by Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) Aug. 19.
My View: Show up for school
September 13, 2012
It's that time of year again when we assume children are back in school and that being absent is due to illness or extraordinary events.
Our View: 'The Debt Bomb'
September 12, 2012
No one knows exactly when, but every day Congress and the president refuse to CUT spending meaningfully — actually reducing spending below the previous year — the the explosion grows nearer.
- Jun
19 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am - Jun
19 Cancer Education Series at Doctors Hospital
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Jun
19 Anni Piper, Australia's First Lady Of Blues, On Tour
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Jun
20 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Charitable lesson
06/13/13
Temple Emanu–El Religious School donated its tzedakah — which means charity of righteousness in Hebrew — for the 2012-13 school year. -
Mind blowing
06/13/13
Sarasota Christian School sent four teams — the most in Florida — to the Odyssey of the Mind's World Finals May 23 to May 25, at Michigan State University. -
Top Truitt
06/06/13
The Board of Directors of Leadership Florida, the president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and four Florida Leadership graduates nominated Sarasota's Pam Truitt, of Truitt Consulting, for a position on the board of directors.
