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Opinion

    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 5, 2024
On D-Day, the Allies had the will, leadership to win

Let history inform our current commitments to conflict, and peace.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Fireworks light up Sarasota Bay at Suncoast Charities for Children’s 2023 Fourth of July celebration.
    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • June 5, 2024
Help needed to keep annual July Fourth bayfront fireworks display popping

Suncoast Charities for Children seeks community support to continue the annual bayfront Fourth of July Fireworks display. It’s time to rocket up the fundraising.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
SMR Senior Vice President Laura Cole talks about Lakewood Ranch's accomplishments over 30 years.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 29, 2024
Lakewood Ranch turns 30 and still is growing

The No. 1-selling multigenerational, master-planned community in the nation celebrates its successes.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Title IX rules: tyrannical fiat
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 29, 2024
Title IX rules: tyrannical fiat

When Washington bureaucrats shove their views on us by imposing new rules and new laws, blame Congress for giving the unelected wonks so much power.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Zoning keeps greedy developers in check
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • May 23, 2024
Zoning keeps greedy developers in check

A reader writes that zoning laws ensure equal property rights for all.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
District 72 candidate Alyssa Gay tells the Lakewood Ranch Republican Club why she is a solid candidate for the Florida House.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 23, 2024
District 72 Republican candidates launch campaigns

Lakewood Ranch Republican Club provides a forum to meet its party's candidates.

  • East County
  • Opinion
The price for our liberty
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 22, 2024
The price for our liberty

At 3 p.m. Monday, pay your respects: At least observe a moment of silence or listen to ‘Taps.’

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Let’s talk dog poop on Longboat Key
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • May 20, 2024
Let’s talk dog poop on Longboat Key

A resident writes that he's fed up with entitled dog owners who expect someone else to clean up the mess.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Mirabai Holland
  • May 19, 2024
How to take care of your bone health

May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month. Here's what you need to know to be your healthiest.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Zoning: Killer of creativity
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 15, 2024
Zoning: Killer of creativity

Truth is, zoning has created a disaster in the U.S. — unaffordable housing and high-rise columbariums.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Red tide and you is a great place to START
    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • May 15, 2024
Red tide and you is a great place to START

If you are not familiar with the local nonprofit Solutions to Avoid Red Tide, you should be.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch High School senior Jared Mohr plays piano at Arts Alive. It was his first public performance after starting to learn how to play piano two years ago.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • May 8, 2024
Visual and performing arts key to student education

Participating in arts and music classes can open doors to new opportunities for students.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Destined for dissolution?
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 8, 2024
Destined for dissolution?

The Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation should pull out The Bay Park Conservancy playbook. The foundation, city and county are not in alignment.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Shocker: DeSantis puts politics above competence
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 8, 2024
Shocker: DeSantis puts politics above competence

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed inexperienced Manatee County Commissioner James Satcher over the most qualified candidate in Florida to be Manatee County’s supervisor of elections.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Don’t let Florida become California
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 8, 2024
Don’t let Florida become California

Increasing the supply of affordable housing takes a few common-sense steps. But local politicians are the big obstacle. They don’t have the will or courage.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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