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  • By Michael Barfield
  • December 12, 2013
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On Batwoman, Robin

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Puppy mills: Caveat emptor

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Our View: R.I.P PIC

Directors of the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee decided to dissolve the 27-year-old organization last month.

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Dec. 7, 1941: Never forget

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ACA allows citizens a chance to pursue dreams; Obamacare mimics plot of James Bond Movie; Dogs should not be allowed on our beaches

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Army Air Corps pilot 1st Lt. James Edmundson in 1941 at Hickam Field before the attack
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  • December 4, 2013
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Dec. 7, 1941: Never forget

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  • By Paul A Rosen
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'Curve' analysis fails

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  • By Weldon Frost
  • November 27, 2013
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Significant piece of news deserves attention

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Thanksgiving Day kindles so much in many of us: gratitude for what we have; for our families and friends; for the blessings bestowed on us, however great or small they may be.

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The right call on cell towers

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  • By Bradford Saivetz
  • November 20, 2013
My View: ULI forgets whose town it is

Bradford Saivetz translates the presentation by the representatives of the Urban Land Institute as a preliminary result of their introduction to Longboat Key and its residents, business owners and the town.

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In denial of the bell curve

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Backflow-prevention devices land on the ugly list; Police report doesn't explain the entire story

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Scott-Crist: Freedom-State; Democrat dilemma; Extreme? Extremely wrong

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