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.
Our View: Effective sales 'prevention'
September 6, 2012
Mention the word "parking" to Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, and you're likely to see flames and smoke spewing from her eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Talk about a hot topic.
Letters to the editor 9.06.12
September 6, 2012
School Board article included errors; rivatize Selby Five Points Park
Our View: How to fight vagrants: privatize
August 30, 2012
Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of "the homeless" surfaces.
My View: Scandalous outsourcing?
August 30, 2012
Sarasota County's new county administrator, Randall Reid, has pegged the county's "rush" to privatize as the main driving force behind the purchasing scandals that rocked county government and resulted in about 14 jobs lost, one criminal charge and the forced resignation of long-time Administrator Jim Ley.
My View: The God Particle: what it means to you
August 30, 2012
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), based in Geneva, is responsible for the project known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
- May
24 Open House with Artist Nancy Hall: Fourth Fridays
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
24 Meetings with Ancient Ones - Messages, Guides and Readings
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - May
24 Fridays and Saturdays: Twinkle!
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm - May
25 Free Summer Olympics for the kids
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Jolly good fellow
05/23/13
Just as Observer advertising representative Bob Lewis loves to garden, he also cultivates relationships with all of his co-workers and clients. -
Going for the gold
05/23/13
Sisters Francesca and Elizabeth Martel returned victorious Monday, May 20, after a weekend at the Special Olympics of Florida State Summer Games, in Orlando. -
Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant."
