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Opinion

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  • December 2, 2010
Our View

Go full force against the johns

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • December 2, 2010
My View: All restaurants should pay taxes

The tax exemption Marina Jack enjoys has long outlived its need, if indeed it ever had one. The successful business should pay as its competitors do.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Stuart Scheyer
  • December 1, 2010
My View

Pat-downs should be put down

  • Longboat Key
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  • December 1, 2010
Our View

Is renourishment the way to go?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
No. 36: Holding both kids at the same time.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • November 23, 2010
A father's list of Thanksgiving gratitude

This Thanksgiving, I offer this list of 50 reasons why I, as a father, am thankful this year.

  • East County
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    By
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  • November 23, 2010
Our View

Faith, hope, thanksgiving

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  • November 23, 2010
Letters to the editor

Road work is a deterrent for future visits; Tourism will help put Longboat at No. 1

  • Longboat Key
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    By
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  • November 18, 2010
Our View

At last, a good decision; Our Obsession with Inflation: What Others are Saying about Dollar, Gold

  • Sarasota
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    By
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  • November 17, 2010
Our View

Longboat can be, should be No. 1; Our Fetish with Inflation: What Others are Saying about Dollar, Gold

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • November 11, 2010
My View

Shocking reaction, indeed shocking

  • Sarasota
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    By
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  • November 11, 2010
Our View

Rural red, urban blue

  • Sarasota
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    By
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  • November 10, 2010
Our View

Rural red, urban blue

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
More than 100 Sailing Squadron supporters raise their hands Monday night to show their numbers in the commission chambers.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2010
Sailing Squadron lease deal lies on the horizon

The City Commission could vote as early as Nov. 15 on the Sarasota Sailing Squadron's 25-year lease.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2010
Our View

Inflation is already rampant

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2010
Our View

Why nice people go negative

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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