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Longboat Key | Opinion

  • By Sandy Gilbert
  • November 4, 2009
My view

Town manager deserves thorough reviews

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  • October 28, 2009
Our View

Two humble leaders

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  • By Bradford Saivetz
  • October 28, 2009
My View

The Key would not stay our ‘Golden Pond’

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  • October 21, 2009
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The public interest

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  • October 21, 2009
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  • By Marnie Matarese
  • October 21, 2009
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  • October 14, 2009
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Think of the legacy

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  • October 14, 2009
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  • By Michael Saunders
  • October 13, 2009
My View: Key Club project crucial to our lifestyle

The Longboat Key Club and Colony have served as our proverbial geese laying our community's golden eggs.

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  • By Sandy Gilbert
  • October 7, 2009
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Time to act on pension plans

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  • October 7, 2009
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  • October 7, 2009
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Rubio for U.S. Senate

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  • By Thomas Sowell
  • September 23, 2009
Fable for our time

Don't fall for health-care bone

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  • September 23, 2009
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End the taxpayers' burden

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