Opinion

Observer Staff
June 13, 2012

Letters to the Editor

Colonel Bustle is an honorable man; No new taxes just smoke and mirrors

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
June 7, 2012

Catholic giant is awakened

Rare is the occasion when the Sunday bulletins at Catholic Churches forfeit their normally pastoral cover pages for a message like the one on the front of St. Martha's bulletin this past Sunday.

Sarasota
Opinion

By Sue Jacobson
June 7, 2012

My View: FCAT hurts our children and our community

The "fix," simply redefining the result, is a tacit admission that the test score is more important than the factors behind it.

Sarasota
Opinion

Observer Staff
June 7, 2012

Letters to the Editor

Get moving on the garage

Sarasota
Opinion

By R. James Beam
June 6, 2012

My View: Bain Capital orchestrated financial disaster

This is in rebuttal to the May 31 editorial entitled "Don't fall for steelworker' sob."

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

Our View: Catholic giant is awakened

Rare is the occasion when the Sunday bulletins at Catholic Churches forfeit their normally pastoral cover pages for a message like the one on the front of St. Martha's bulletin this past Sunday.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Jen Blanco
June 6, 2012

Comment: Summer is start of new kind of season

Over the course of the past week, a single phrase has been stuck in the back of my mind: "School's out for summer."

East County
Opinion

Pam Eubanks
June 6, 2012

Observed: A toast to new beginnings

It's hard to believe I arrived in the East County community seven years ago, almost to the day.

East County
Opinion

Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

Community responds to editor's leaving

Last week, former Managing Editor Michael Eng left the East County Observer for a new role as the managing editor for Plant City Observer. Read the community's response to the news.

East County
Opinion

Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
May 31, 2012

Letters to the Editor

Sarasota County Animal Services completed big task

Sarasota
Opinion

By Denise Kowal
May 31, 2012

My View: We shall not abandon the plan

In adopting the Downtown Sarasota Master Plan in January 2001, the city of Sarasota embraced the responsibility for civic parking, after hosting over the course of several years an inclusive, informative and transparent process that gained consensus among our entire community for the plan.