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Longboat Key | Opinion

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  • September 23, 2009
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228. The Longboat Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

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Our View

Get on with it

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  • By Sandy Gilbert
  • September 16, 2009
My View

Town pension funds need further study

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  • September 9, 2009
Another era ends on Longboat Key

Another era ends on Longboat Key

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  • September 9, 2009
Our View

Don't cave, commissioners

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  • By Pamela Letts
  • September 9, 2009
My View

Health care system needs an overhaul

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  • September 9, 2009
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Letters to the Editor

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  • September 2, 2009
Our View

Health care = USPS, schools

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  • September 2, 2009
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  • August 26, 2009
Never Surrender

Had there been a public poll before Sarasota's Public Art Committee voted Aug. 12 to reject accepting $500,000 to keep "Unconditional Surrende" on the bayfront, probably no one would have expected the committee to approve.

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  • August 26, 2009
Longboat Key's bipolar disorder

Last week was a big news week on Longboat Key.

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  • By Michael Welly
  • August 26, 2009
My View: Key Club disputes IPOC's claims

The Longboat Key Club and Resort hopes the community will contribute to discussions about its renovation project.

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  • August 26, 2009
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Letters to the Editor

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  • August 19, 2009
Our View

Capital flow decides our future

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 13, 2009
Our View

St. Armands subterfuge?

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