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Longboat Key | Opinion

By Matt Walsh
December 10, 2020

Stay the course, governor

The media chafes that DeSantis is an outlier. But his approach is helping 95% of Floridians not infected with the coronavirus.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Matt Walsh
December 3, 2020

Florida bounces back

Despite the struggles in hospitality, Florida indeed has seen a V-shaped recovery. But questions remain about early 2021.

Sarasota
Opinion

By Matt Walsh
November 25, 2020

Triumph of a noble cause

On the 400th anniversary of the Puritans settling in the New World, the story of the repatriation of Williams Bradford’s history of Plymouth Colony is a vivid reminder of why our nation exists.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Jim Tollerton
November 18, 2020

My view: Pilgrims learned socialism doesn't work

The first colonists at Plymouth, Mass., almost starved until they switched to private property and ownership.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Vittorio Nastasti and Adrian Moore
November 18, 2020

Florida ballot measure results are a mixed bag

Florida passed three of the six amendments on the general election ballot.

Sarasota
Opinion

By Guest Author
November 17, 2020

Letters to the editor: Town needs to focus on the future

Longboat Key residents sound off on issues.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Matt Walsh
November 12, 2020

Voters deserve the truth

The integrity of the national election process far outweighs Biden’s unofficial victory claim.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Matt Walsh
November 12, 2020

A shoutout to Florida’s elections officials and staffs

With each screw-up, elections supervisors and the Legislature reformed and refined the system to the point now that Florida’s elections system is a national model and gold standard.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Matt Walsh
November 4, 2020

A wake-up call for LBK

A real estate expert thinks the decline in property values in the Sarasota County portion of Longboat Key is a one-off aberration. Town leaders should see it as a threat to be addressed.