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Observer Staff
August 10, 2016

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Floridays project would adversely impact Anna Maria Island; Floridays hotel would bring life to north end

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Observer Staff
August 4, 2016

Longboat Key weather page photo: August 4

Sergio Albuquerque captured this shot of his friend, Miguel, fishing in chest-high water off Longboat Key at Cedars West condos.

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Neighbors

Matt Walsh
August 4, 2016

‘No’ on Amendment 4

Property-tax breaks for solar-energy devices sounds and reads like an environmental Apple Pie issue. But with every new law, there are always winners and losers.

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Opinion

Observer Staff
August 3, 2016

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Referendum contains misleading language; Commission should address sand trucking for long haul

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By Michael Drake
August 3, 2016

MY VIEW : ‘No’ on Floridays let’s us rethink what’s best

If you read the town’s tourism ordinance and mission statement, you would see the Floridays hotel would not measure up to expectations.

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Opinion

Matt Walsh
July 28, 2016

Into the liar’s den

Republican Carlos Beruff knew that being a candidate for the U.S. Senate could get ugly. But calling him a ‘Charlie Crist Republican’? Now that’s nasty — and a lie.

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Matt Walsh
July 13, 2016

More than tweaking needed

Longboat neighborhood associations appear poised to go to court over the town’s underground assessments. It’ll be worth the effort to review the methodology.

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Observer Staff
July 6, 2016

Groundhog Day at the beach

Every six, seven, eight years, the barrier islands need to renourish their beaches. And every time, federal and state agencies delay the projects. There must be a better way.

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Opinion

Observer Staff
July 6, 2016

Ron Johnson legacy: A blueprint on life

The former Longboat Key mayor and longtime civic and community leader died June 27.

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Opinion

Observer Staff
July 6, 2016

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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Opinion

Matt Walsh
June 29, 2016

Hooray for the Brits!

The U.K.’s vote to exit the EU comes at a propitious time. As we celebrate the 240th anniversary of our independence, Brexit reminds us of the meaning of liberty.

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Observer Staff
June 29, 2016

LBO letters to the editor 06.30.16

Longboat Observer letters to the editor

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Opinion

Matt Walsh
June 22, 2016

Myths about the AR-15 and bans on weapons

The editors at National Review dispelled a few AR-15 myths that everyone in Congress and all anti-gun Americans would do well to read.

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Opinion

Matt Walsh
June 22, 2016

The temptations of ‘OPM’

Longboat Key’s Shakedown Fund is flush with millions of dollars for parks. Commissioners should resist the urge to splurge with OPM — other people’s money.

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Opinion

Observer Staff
June 16, 2016

Longboat Key weather page photo: June 16

Barbara Belka was having lunch at Dry Dock Waterfront Grill on Longboat when she captured this shot of a pelican.

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Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Longboat Key weather page photo: August 4

‘No’ on Amendment 4

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

MY VIEW : ‘No’ on Floridays let’s us rethink what’s best

Into the liar’s den

More than tweaking needed

Groundhog Day at the beach

Ron Johnson legacy: A blueprint on life

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Hooray for the Brits!

LBO letters to the editor 06.30.16

Myths about the AR-15 and bans on weapons

The temptations of ‘OPM’

Longboat Key weather page photo: June 16

Annual fishing tournament casts for a cause

New creations, global voices, celebrations light up our cultural horizon

Innovative chef at Mar Vista honors tradition — and keeps reinventing it

Ivan Zunz recognized for a decade with LKPD

Longboat commissioner appointed to National League of Cities committee

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