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East County | Opinion

  • By Jorge Blanco
  • May 9, 2012
Castaway

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  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 9, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Angry encounter shocks teen cyclist

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 9, 2012
Comment: 2012 proves to be Lakewood's 'Year of the Champion'

Whether it's setting a personal record, winning a championship or moving on to play at the next level, each individual athlete has his or her own idea of what it means to be a successful athlete.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Alex Kumar will compete for the county speech crown May 12.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • May 2, 2012
Observed: Students tackle greatest fear

This year, fifth-grader Alex Kumar and his speech, 'Boys are just Different,' edged out his fellow Willis classmates. Filled with plenty of wit and humor and delivered with the skill of a professional orator, Alex's speech emerged as Willis' best.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • May 2, 2012
Castaway

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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
State Rep. Greg Steube represents Florida District 67.
  • By Greg Steube
  • May 2, 2012
My View: Sales tax should apply online, too

The state of Florida does not actively attempt to enforce the collection of sales/use taxes on purchases made on the Internet or from other remote out-of-state vendors.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • April 25, 2012
Observed: The truth ... and nothing but

I'll never forget the night I told my parents I wanted to become a journalist.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Rex Jensen is president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.
  • By Rex Jensen
  • April 25, 2012
My View: How will we grow: Part One

Keeping with last column's economic development theme, let's talk about development. Not all of it is good, but unlike what the community activists would have you believe, it isn't all bad, either.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • April 25, 2012
Castaway

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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Marian Boyer and Millie Dost, twin World War II veterans, will visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of Honor Flight.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • April 18, 2012
Observed: An inspiring pair: Twin WWII veterans

Although they were only supposed to be guests to the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch's grant recipient luncheon April 5, Marian Boyer and Millie Dost - 91-year-old twin World War II veterans - received a long, well-deserved standing ovation after Rotary International District 6960 Gov. Denise Hearn introduced them to the crowd.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Bob Delaney, a Lakewood Ranch resident, is a former New Jersey state trooper and National Basketball Assocation referee.
  • By Bob Delaney
  • April 18, 2012
My View: PTSD: Not all wounds bleed

Post-traumatic stress disorder has become a daily discussion in our society, because of the ravages and ripple effects of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • April 18, 2012
Castaway

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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Nate Benderson last month with Deb Millman, former executive director of the Honor Animal Rescue Ranch in East Manatee.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2012
Our View: An American classic

If you wanted to create the national poster symbolizing what America used to be and is supposed to be, the late Nate Benderson should be its model.

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  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • April 11, 2012
Castaway

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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • April 4, 2012
Castaway

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  • Longboat Key
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