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Mote expansion seems less research based

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  • August 27, 2014
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Alternative to more Medicaid

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Record prosperity will continue in near term

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My View: County citizens deserve better

Caragiulo and Snyder want to be promoted from the City Commission to the County Commission. Their records don't make the case.

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  • August 21, 2014
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America has diminished its exceptionalism; Improvements will help preserve St. Armands

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  • August 20, 2014
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Why not to expand Medicaid

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Deputy Executive Editor Jessica Luck at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

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Election 2014: Our recommendations

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  • July 31, 2014
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Dream bigger on bayfront

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