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Adrian Moore
May 13, 2020

Will it be a V, U or ✓?

The optimistic and pessimistic economists both have legitimate arguments on whether the recovery will be quick or protracted. One factor influencing the recovery will be government spending policies.

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Matt Walsh
May 6, 2020

Another unknown cost

Closing schools is having unseen costs on parents and children. Florida is squandering the need to experiment.

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Matt Walsh
May 6, 2020

Celebrate with fireworks!

The Chuck Whittall-Andy Adams standoff is over.

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Matt Walsh
April 29, 2020

‘You’re not the boss of me’

No one really knows what is the best path forward — not President Trump, not Gov. DeSantis. But given the option to reopen, we’ll figure out what’s best.

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Adrian Moore
April 22, 2020

We did it again: spent, spent, spent

We wasted a 10-year economic boom and didn’t save. Now we are really going to pay.

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Matt Walsh
April 22, 2020

Media make it far worse

The daily death scores in the media and politicians’ decrees fueled people’s fears. How do we bring back trust and sanity?

Sarasota
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Matt Walsh
April 8, 2020

What about the 99%?

One-size-fits-all shutdowns don’t make sense. Public officials should shift their focus to reopening the economy.

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Matt Walsh
April 1, 2020

More steps for the state

Economist Arthur Laffer says state and local governments should be cutting expenses now.

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By Tom Harmer
March 27, 2020

Remember, we are still in an active stage of an emergency

Heed the guidelines from federal, state and local authorities.

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By Matt Walsh and Joel Schleicher
March 22, 2020

Gov. DeSantis: We need economic hope

This is now a two-front war. Unless there is decisive action, Florida’s economy is facing an epic catastrophe.

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Matt Walsh
March 11, 2020

A necessary investment

Longboaters have accepted that a price of paradise is maintaining the Key’s No. 1 asset: the beach.

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Matt Walsh
March 11, 2020

Role models for their successors

BJ Bishop and Sherry Dominick begin their terms on Town Commission as Irwin Pastor and Randy Clair exit.

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Adrian Moore
March 4, 2020

If charter schools are 'not as good as advertised,' why are families flocking to them?

Charter schools provide greater benefits than a report appears to show.

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Matt Walsh
February 26, 2020

He should be fired

FDOT is not the one to blame for the traffic backups on the Ringling Causeway. The city is. It controls the timing of the projects.

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Matt Walsh
February 19, 2020

How not to make law

Although the idea of merging FSU and New College came as a shock, it is worth exploring. That should have been done before drafting a bill. Lawmakers often forget they are the servants, not kings.

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Will it be a V, U or ✓?

Another unknown cost

Celebrate with fireworks!

‘You’re not the boss of me’

We did it again: spent, spent, spent

Media make it far worse

What about the 99%?

More steps for the state

Remember, we are still in an active stage of an emergency

Gov. DeSantis: We need economic hope

A necessary investment

Role models for their successors

If charter schools are 'not as good as advertised,' why are families flocking to them?

He should be fired

How not to make law

Beach raking cleans the shoreline but comes with erosion concerns

Dock on the Bay makes progress on 'long road to recovery'

Landscaping company seeks expansion in Longboat Key

New town clerk hired for Longboat Key

Colony of black skimmers continues to thrive on Lido Key; here's how to respect their space

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