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Opinion

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  • October 28, 2009
Our View

Two humble leaders

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  • By Bradford Saivetz
  • October 28, 2009
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The Key would not stay our ‘Golden Pond’

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  • By Thomas Sowell
  • October 22, 2009
How media get away with libel

To sue or not to sue? That is the question. After racist statements were made up out of thin air and then attributed to Rush Limbaugh, these were the options he had.

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  • October 22, 2009
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Micromanging City Hall

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  • October 21, 2009
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The public interest

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  • October 21, 2009
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  • October 21, 2009
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'You’ll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again!'

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  • October 15, 2009
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CEO mayor, anyone?

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  • October 14, 2009
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Think of the legacy

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  • October 14, 2009
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  • October 13, 2009
My View: Key Club project crucial to our lifestyle

The Longboat Key Club and Colony have served as our proverbial geese laying our community's golden eggs.

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  • October 8, 2009
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A radical, new homeless formula

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  • October 8, 2009
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Stay out of the parking business

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  • By Sandy Gilbert
  • October 7, 2009
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Time to act on pension plans

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  • October 7, 2009
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Fair and balanced

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