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  • March 9, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Drug-monitoring program

Readers respond to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to repeal the prescription drug monitoring program.

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  • March 3, 2011
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Thomson takes lead on editorial pages

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  • March 3, 2011
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City officials favor St. Armands; Police deserve what they've earned

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What a difference six years makes. The photo at bottom denotes the area on the northwest edge of Longboat Key that we have dubbed "The Danger Zone," the hottest of the Key's hot spots for beach erosion.
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  • March 2, 2011
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It's the right thing to do

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  • March 2, 2011
OUR VIEW: County right, policy still wrong

When Ken Sanborn asked Sarasota County for another $500,000 for his startup movie studio in Lakewood Ranch, it just highlighted an ongoing policy problem.

  • East County
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  • By Rod Thomson
  • March 2, 2011
MY VIEW: Anti-growthers reliably wrong

Local governments have wisely been reducing or ditching new home taxes known as impact fees to spur the economy. Opponents are spitting mad.

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  • February 24, 2011
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We recommend

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  • February 23, 2011
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I notice tranquil setting not excess signage; Officer Thomas went above and beyond call of duty; Gov. Scott should seek advice from failed businesses

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  • February 23, 2011
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Quicker way to redevelop

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  • February 16, 2011
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Pension experts at the ready

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  • February 16, 2011
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Editor is 'clueless'; License plate cameras would add to safety of the island; Signs draw focus away from roadway; No-growth advocates win

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  • February 9, 2011
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Government outside the margins!; RIP: Rainer Josenhanss

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  • February 9, 2011
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Removing Key bicycle signs would be a major safety issue

  • Longboat Key
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Shirley Fein with her late husband, Arnold
  • By Shirley Fein
  • February 9, 2011
My View

My mountain love affair

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 3, 2011
Our View

Where's the traffic control?

  • Sarasota
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