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Opinion

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  • Matt Walsh
  • April 14, 2021
‘Hotel house’ dilemma

A 90-page ordinance of regulatory hassles is not the answer to abusive vacation rentals. There are alternatives to the heavy hand of the government.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A letter writer says vaccines don't meet proper standards.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 14, 2021
Lakewood Ranch-area man says vaccines don't meet the standard

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Will Manatee County Commission turmoil lead to needed change?

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 8, 2021
Prelude to Piney Point

No doubt there will be plenty of political blaming in the wake of the Piney Point leak that Manatee County commissioners were negligent. For the truth, just watch their Jan. 26 meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 7, 2021
Rev. Pick’s sermons kept them coming for more

Father Pick, founder of St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church, left a lively legacy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 7, 2021
Prelude to Piney Point

No doubt there will be plenty of political blaming in the wake of the Piney Point leak that Manatee County commissioners were negligent. For the truth, just watch their Jan. 26 meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 7, 2021
The long road ahead

It just so happens we’re living here when the 50-year-old roads and bridges need updating. Still better than New York.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 7, 2021
The long road ahead

It just so happens we’re living here when the 50-year-old roads and bridges need updating. Still better than New York.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Vittorio Nastasi and Adrian Moore
  • April 1, 2021
Telehealth reform will expand health care access after COVID-19

Although the arrival of a vaccine promises to bring an end to the pandemic, increased use of telehealth is likely here to stay.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 25, 2021
Buchanan goes left on guns

Our (too moderate) representative fell for the trope that background checks at gun shows will help stop crazed shooters.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 25, 2021
Three who put town first

Spoll, Daly, Zunz step away from the Town Commission having played a role in making Longboat Key a model for good government.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 18, 2021
The bill that can save the housing market

Rising property insurance rates are on the verge of popping Florida’s housing bubble and the economy — all because of lawsuits. SB 76 can save the state.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Country Meadows' Michelle Noel has gone from jobless due to the pandemic to the owner of Wicked Awesome Ice Cream Emporium in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 17, 2021
Pandemic planted seeds for Wicked Awesome Ice Cream Emporium in Lakewood Ranch

New ice cream emporium in Lakewood Ranch melts together fun and whimsy.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 11, 2021
LBK town center: Great vision, but town should sell the land

We’ve always been skeptical of the practical reality of it all.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 11, 2021
A generational decision

Where the Sarasota Orchestra lands will be a pivotal influence on the city of Sarasota’s cultural future.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Pine View senior Kaki France sings the National Anthem before Sarasota Polo Club play March 7.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 9, 2021
A Star Spangled Banner day at the Sarasota Polo Club

National Anthem always will play at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Opinion
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