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Observer Staff
July 1, 2015

Our View: The spirit of liberty defined

We publish our annual “Spirit of America” section — with the hope we can capture and keep alive some of the values and characteristics that have defined American exceptionalism since our nation’s founding 239 years ago.

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Matt Walsh
June 24, 2015

OUR VIEW | how to address the noise

Inform the revelers. If they know they can be fined or jailed, they’ll change their behavior.

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Observer Staff
June 17, 2015

OUR VIEW | $682 million for what?

Over 10 years, Longboat Key taxpayers have sent all that money to Manatee and Sarasota. Surely more of it can come back.

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Observer Staff
June 10, 2015

OUR VIEW | Should you do fiber optic, too?

Let’s be honest: If you studied the graphic on page 3 of last week’s Longboat Observer, you probably swallowed hard or your eyes bugged out at the cost of installing underground utility lines per household.

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Observer Staff
June 3, 2015

MY VIEW | Tennis Center deserves town investment

There have been a lot of recent comments and opinions about the Public Tennis Center lately.

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Observer Staff
June 3, 2015

OUR VIEW | A seminal moment for LBK

Judging from the full house Monday night in the Longboat Key Town Commission Chambers, you easily could have concluded before the night began that the commission was about to address a controversial issue.

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Matt Walsh
May 27, 2015

OUR VIEW | More Medicaid: Federal ransom

The call of media editorialists, state senators and altruists for expanding Obamacare’s Medicaid program in Florida remains a cacophonous drumbeat of pots and pans.

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Observer Staff
May 27, 2015

Letters to the editor 5.28.15

Raise player fees to raise funds; Third bridge is the only solution

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Observer Staff
May 20, 2015

Letters to the editor

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Observer Staff
May 20, 2015

OUR VIEW | Tennis Center Dilemma

If the public tennis center is to be subsidized on par with other parks, what is the right amount? You cannot deny this: Longboat Key is a tennis town, and the supporters of the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center are probably the most passionate, united

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Observer Staff
May 13, 2015

OUR VIEW | Entitlement in the firehouse

It’s rarely a good sign when a department head and his or her boss are not in alignment in their public comments.

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Observer Staff
May 13, 2015

Letters to the editor

Tennis Center is a crown jewel; It’s obvious: Support the tennis center; Tennis center is second only to the beaches; Tennis center actually a small cost to town; Tennis deserves to be preserved

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Observer Staff
May 13, 2015

MY VIEW | An Israeli longs for the ‘America’ he knew

I was first introduced to the “America!” brand as a kindergartner on Kibbutz Ramat Yochanan in Israel, thanks to Elazar “Luzer” Halivni, whose ceramics studio was located at the junction of the main road to the kibbutz and the path to the swimming pool.

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Observer Staff
May 6, 2015

VE Day: 70 years ago

Friday marks the anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe — an indelible memory for its survivors.

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Observer Staff
May 6, 2015

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Sound off: Referendum

We asked for your traffic solutions in our April 30 editorial, “Send in your vote,” and you responded. Keep the dialogue going by emailing your opinions to Managing Editor Robin Hartill at [email protected].

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Our View: The spirit of liberty defined

OUR VIEW | how to address the noise

OUR VIEW | $682 million for what?

OUR VIEW | Should you do fiber optic, too?

MY VIEW | Tennis Center deserves town investment

OUR VIEW | A seminal moment for LBK

OUR VIEW | More Medicaid: Federal ransom

Letters to the editor 5.28.15

Letters to the editor

OUR VIEW | Tennis Center Dilemma

OUR VIEW | Entitlement in the firehouse

Letters to the editor

MY VIEW | An Israeli longs for the ‘America’ he knew

VE Day: 70 years ago

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Sound off: Referendum

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