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Longboat Key | Opinion

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  • January 20, 2010
Larson, Pokoik: Win either way

Three good candidates. Incumbent Mayor Lee Rothenberg and challengers Lynn Larson and Lee Pokoik. They are vying for the Longboat Key Town Commission District 1 seat because they want to protect and improve your quality of life.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2010
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  • January 13, 2010
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 13, 2010
Our view

The man behind the Key Club

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2010
Signs of the silly season

Signs of the silly season

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    By
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  • January 6, 2010
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    By
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  • December 30, 2009
The Road to Prosperity

Excerpts and an adaptation from a recent speech to the Florida chapter of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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  • By Edmund Adams
  • December 30, 2009
My View

What would the state of the union in 2017 be?

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    By
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  • December 30, 2009
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  • December 23, 2009
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    By
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  • December 23, 2009
Our View

The birth of Christ in context.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2009
Our View: Still time to kill health bills

Our View: Still time to kill health bills

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2009
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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Public Interest Committee Board of Directors
  • December 16, 2009
Rothenberg should step down from commission

The board of directors of the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee (PIC) is saddened and distressed that the Town Commission, in a 5-2 vote, has allowed Mayor Lee Rothenberg to run for yet another term on the commission.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2009
Our view: Beware of the tipping point

Our view: Beware of the tipping point

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