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Opinion

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  • September 14, 2011
Our View: A worthy tradition

Sunday, 9/11/11, was indeed a tough day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
George Rauch
  • By George Rauch
  • September 14, 2011
Market Watch: Value of gold should continue to increase

A Market Watch article published in June 2003 mentioned that a hike in the price of gold was unavoidable.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Our View: Suspension reveals law flaw

The recent case of Manatee County Sheriff Lt. John Murrell being slapped with a three-week suspension is appalling, but revealing. In a reasonable world, Murrell would be lauded, not sharply disciplined.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • September 14, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson
  • September 14, 2011
My View: Government does not create jobs

Government turns efficient private-sector jobs into inefficient government ones. And then does it far more than necessary.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Reckless driving kills beloved dog; Incorporation:'No' means 'no'

  • East County
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  • Michael Eng
  • September 7, 2011
9/11: Reflections on a day that changed the world

Up until last week, I had not watched any 9/11 footage in 10 years. The day - that day - was so tragic, so terrifying, so life-altering that I simply could not bring myself to relive it.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • September 7, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
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  • September 7, 2011
Our View: Post 9/11: era of endless war?

And in spite of the death of Osama bin Laden, 10 years later, we still want justice, we still want revenge.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2011
Our View: City budget options stark

Things could get much worse for the city of Sarasota. Soon.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Hurricane Irene's projected path on Aug. 21.
  • By Susan Phillips
  • August 31, 2011
My View: Irene should be a wake-up call for us

By this time, we've all witnessed the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene, which made landfall rated as a Category 1 storm.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2011
Our View: Good budget, bad pensions

The Longboat Key Town Commission's first of its final budget hearings is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 12. It should be mostly uneventful.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • August 31, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of 'The Castaway'.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Rod Thomson, Editorial Pages Editor
  • By Rod Thomson
  • August 31, 2011
My View: Bachmann resonates at local visit

Sitting across the table from Michele Bachman, the first thing you notice is that she is not the wild-eyed nut job that she is portrayed as in the mainstream media.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Lee, 50, suffered a broken rib, a separated shoulder, a partially collapsed lung and multiple contusions on his face.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • August 31, 2011
My View: Beating recalls own enraged confrontation

Reports asked John Lee, as he lay bloodied, questions about the attack. My first question was different: Have you spoken to your son?

  • East County
  • Opinion
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