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Opinion

    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 30, 2018
Population fuels spending

Florida's growth is good news.

  • Longboat Key
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Sandy Loevner and Jan Crudele, with the Florida Winefest & Auction.
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  • Kat Wingert
  • May 23, 2018
Follow the money

The Winefest awarded $187,300. Over its 28 years, it has donated more than $8.5 million to charities that help children — and this is just one small organization in Sarasota’s huge philanthropy scene.

  • Longboat Key
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  • May 23, 2018
They chose liberty over enslavement

Monday is Memorial Day

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Tom Barwin, Sarasota City Manager
  • May 22, 2018
Tom Barwin: We have listened, tried to be reasonable about Big Pass dredging

The city has insisted, and the permit will require, that we monitor the Big Pass project to be certain it does no harm.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The city’s pursuit of Big Pass sand continues to raise the question: Why create endless strife and risk unknown effects when other options exist?
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 17, 2018
Look elsewhere for Lido Key sand

Sarastoa's pursuit of Big Pass sand continues to raise the question: Why create endless strife and risk unknown effects when other options exist?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, right, greets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
    By
  • Columnist .
  • May 16, 2018
Only one U.N. member has not had the right to choose its capital

US moves its embassy to Jerusalem.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 16, 2018
Do not take this lightly

Longboat Key residents need to decide the fate of streetlights.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • May 9, 2018
The opioid crisis here is real — and big

Manatee County has the highest opioid death rate in the state. Even so, local efforts to combat it are making some progress.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • May 3, 2018
Why  Florida’s  Medical  Marijuana  Program  Is  Failing

Here’s a solution to fix implementation woes.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Longboat Key Mayor George Spoll
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 2, 2018
Accountability thing

Mayor Spoll should ask his colleagues to set priorities. Taxpayers want to know.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 2, 2018
School boards, sheriffs are doing a disservice to local taxpayers

Why can't the in leadership the counties and school boards work together to do the right thing?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 2, 2018
Rising seas, sea walls and perspective

It's better to address 50-year-old sea walls now rather than later.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Dean Congbalay, right with friends at Harry's Continental Kitchens.
    By
  • Columnist .
  • April 30, 2018
Letters to the Editor

Readers chime in with their own takes on things.

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  • Columnist .
  • April 26, 2018
Readers offer up ideas on Van Wezel

Upgrade? Replace? Honor? A wide range of suggestions.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • April 25, 2018
Public records: Preserve our right to know

Florida has among some of the most open records laws in the country. It’s up to all of us to make sure it stays that way.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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