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Eric Garwood
December 16, 2017

Ringing in the holiday spirit

A stint for the Kiwanis Club at the Salvation Army kettle puts a jingle in the season.

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Matt Walsh
December 13, 2017

Find a way to say yes

This time, the next step in the Colony saga is for real. As Longboat’s P&Z board weighs Unicorp’s plans, it also should consider the alternative: more of the same.

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Matt Walsh
December 6, 2017

In the end, well worth it

Every year, the Lawn Party organizers fret and worry about how they’re going to pull it off. It’s a miracle — of American generosity, volunteerism and capitalism.

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Matt Walsh
December 6, 2017

Dec. 7, 1941

Longboat's Pearl Harbor hero

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Matt Walsh
November 29, 2017

Unfair for 155 years

Sen. Bill Nelson laments how the Republicans’ proposed tax reform is unfair. Duh. The U.S. tax system has never been fair. But we’ll take the corporate tax cut over no cut.

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Matt Walsh
November 29, 2017

Make them pay — with their own money, boot them out

The rules need to be the same across the board.

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Matt Walsh
November 21, 2017

What drove the Pilgrims to America?

'Their desires were set on the ways of God and to enjoy his ordinances.'

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Matt Walsh
November 21, 2017

The Bedrock of America

Thanksgiving is much more than being thankful and remembering the Pilgrims and Indians’ first feast. It reminds us why the Pilgrims came: for the freedom to worship.

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Matt Walsh
November 15, 2017

Start over on Lido Beach

All Lido Key residents wanted was an updated pavilion, restaurant and pool. But here it is six years later, and the city has faltered again. That seems to be a recurring theme.