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Longboat Key | Opinion

Enjoy this week's "The Castaway," by Jorge Blanco.
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • August 22, 2012
The Castaway

Enjoy this week's "The Castaway," by Jorge Blanco.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • August 15, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2012
Letters to the Editor

They hear what they want; That settles it; I'll vote for Obama; Don't know Marxism; Treasonous remarks

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2012
Our View: We recommend

If you haven't already made your election selections or turned in your absentee or early-voting ballot for Tuesday's primary election, herewith we present a few thoughts that might help you decide which bubble to color on your ballot.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Kudos to CVS!; Kudos for your guts; He is 'anti-American'; Thanks for your courage; Patronize advertisers

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • August 8, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • August 1, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2012
Our View: Retribution

Numerous Sarasotans began an email and telephone campaign last week, intended to persuade their friends and associates to discontinue supporting Observer advertisers and persuade the advertisers to discontinue advertising in the Observer newspapers and websites.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Vibrant press needed; Last chance to save U.S.; Look in the mirror; I hope you lose ads; You are 100% correct

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Bradford Saivetz
  • August 1, 2012
My View: Anatomy of getting on the Town Commission

What follows is a recapitulation of those posted messages leading up to the surprising appointment - over many of applicants - two weeks ago of Terry Gans to the Town Commission after the resignation of Hal Lenobel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
George Rauch, Longboat Key, is chief executive officer of Bradenton-based General Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.
  • By George Rauch
  • August 1, 2012
Market Watch: Debt, debt and more government debt

In 2008, the sum of all U.S. government, private and corporate debt was $31.7 trillion.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2012
Our View: The responses: 'enraged'

"He just leaves you breathless, dumbfounded ... enraged." That was the opening sentence to last week's editorial on this page. And touche, several readers made the same statement about about us. We enraged them, really enraged them.

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  • July 25, 2012
Letters to the Editor

No more ads for you!; Offensive, disgraceful!; Have you no shame?; You are so hate filled; Just plain crazy; Praise to the paper; How Castro started

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Read this week's Castaway.
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • July 25, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2012
Our View: The anti-American president

He just leaves you breathless, dumbfounded ... enraged.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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