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Matt Walsh
July 18, 2018

More height or less setback

If town commissioners and planning board members favor highly restrictive codes on such things as setbacks, building heights and open space, they are creating a conundrum. It’s simple math.

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Matt Walsh
July 11, 2018

Keep up the pressure

Longboat Key traffic solutions

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Matt Walsh
July 4, 2018

Ben Franklin, we need you more than ever

To preserve what our founders created, Ben Franklin knew it depended on our having the proper temper in the public square.

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Matt Walsh
June 27, 2018

Stick to education

It should have been obvious from the start: Let the public-safety experts protect the students.

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Matt Walsh
June 20, 2018

Money for Mote

A growing list of organizations wants millions of dollars from Sarasota County’s tourist tax. Mote Marine has a vision that makes it far worthier than funding a baseball stadium.

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Matt Walsh
June 13, 2018

Meet the new boss: NPA

The Republican and Democratic parties continue to lose their influence, as the Non-Party Affiliates (independents) continue to grow. To win in Florida now, you need to win the NPAs.

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Matt Walsh
June 13, 2018

To solve traffic, remember the line: ‘What’s in it for me?’

Town Commission should continue to lobby FDOT and work with Bradenton Beach and Sarasota to ameliorate the traffic backups

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June 7, 2018

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Longboat readers sound off on issues.

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Matt Walsh
June 6, 2018

Blustery, yes, but right

George Spoll takes it to Bradenton Beach.

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Matt Walsh
June 6, 2018

D-Day and 100 years after Belleau Wood

D-Day and the Battle of Belleau Woods

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Matt Walsh
May 30, 2018

Population fuels spending

Florida's growth is good news.

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Kat Wingert
May 23, 2018

The Winefest awarded $187,300. Over its 28 years, it has donated more than $8.5 million to charities that help children — and this is just one small organization in Sarasota’s huge philanthropy scene.