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Opinion

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  • September 24, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • September 18, 2014
Our View

Snowstorms or snowflakes

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  • By Tom Harmer
  • September 18, 2014
My View

County government invites public's input on budget

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  • September 17, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Single-payer health care

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    By
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  • September 17, 2014
Obituary: Philip George Barach

Philip George Barach, 84, of Longboat Key and Brookline, Mass., died Aug. 31.

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    By
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  • September 17, 2014
Our View

Snowstorms or snowflakes?

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    By
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  • September 10, 2014
Our View

Populist pandering

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    By
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  • September 4, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Deputy Executive Editor Jessica Luck at [email protected].

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  • September 3, 2014
Our View

How a forlorn Russian changed lives

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    By
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  • August 28, 2014
Our View

The duct tape rule

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  • By Werner Hartenberger
  • August 28, 2014
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No link between Hayek, Obama

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  • August 28, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Mote expansion seems less research based

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    By
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  • August 27, 2014
Our View

Alternative to more Medicaid

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch
  • August 27, 2014
Market Watch

Record prosperity will continue in near term

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  • By Joel Schleicher
  • August 21, 2014
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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