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By Lisa Schurr, co-founder and CEO of Support Our Schools
April 20, 2023

Hillsdale dogma should not dominate schools

Support Our Schools supports the separation of church and state and questions the school board’s efforts to adopt Hillsdale dogma.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
April 20, 2023

Buy a Bud Light and toast the distributors

If you’re one of the Anheuser-Busch beer drinkers who was totally offended by the Mulvaney fiasco, apply some perspective.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Emily Walsh
April 19, 2023

Read print, digitally!

I’m happy to introduce a way to read our printed papers each week without getting ink on your fingers.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Adrian Moore and Christian Barnard
April 12, 2023

Universal school choice won’t defund public schools

Opponents to Florida’s education savings accounts are misguided. Data show their predictions of doom for public education haven’t occurred.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
April 5, 2023

DeSantis’ weapon: The law

No Florida governor in the past 50 years has wielded as much power and used the law the way Gov. DeSantis has. It’s all about the ‘BHAGs.’

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
March 30, 2023

Are we the Byzantines?

Nowhere is it foreordained that America has a birthright to remain the world’s preeminent civilization. We should take heed from all of the parallels that led to the fall of the Byzantine empire.

Sarasota
Opinion

James Peter
March 29, 2023

What’s the point of writing (and editing)?

The Longboat Key Observer's new managing editor wrestles with lightweight issues like our unreliable memories and the purpose of writing and reading.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
March 23, 2023

Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’

The more you read Gov. DeSantis book, the more convinced you become that it is his way of giving voters a quick-read of from where he came; his principles; and that he wants to be in the White House.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
March 22, 2023

Shortage of courts: It’s not that big of a pickle

Does Longboat really need more public pickleball courts?

Longboat Key
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By Rusty Chinnis
March 16, 2023

Protecting our natural resources is a moral responsibility

We can have all the rules protecting nature we want. Until we enforce them, red tide and other nature degradation will continue.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
March 16, 2023

Three Floridians want to be president. Timing and circumstances appear to be working against one. Another is up to his usual insults. The third has the courage, but does he have the will to bear it all?

Sarasota
Opinion

By Tramm Hudson
March 13, 2023

Attacks on SMH unfounded, reprehensible

Out-of-town agitators are using deceitful, defamatory and violent verbal abuse to seed distrust in Sarasota Memorial. Our community should not tolerate such ugly bullying.