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Matt Walsh
May 21, 2020

Downtown: Time to go big and go bold

Before he died, the late Sarasota entrepreneur Gil Waters created a rendering of one of his long-sought visions: turning Main Street from Palm Avenue to Orange Avenue into a pedestrian plaza.

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Adrian Moore
May 13, 2020

Will it be a V, U or ✓?

The optimistic and pessimistic economists both have legitimate arguments on whether the recovery will be quick or protracted. One factor influencing the recovery will be government spending policies.

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Matt Walsh
May 6, 2020

Another unknown cost

Closing schools is having unseen costs on parents and children. Florida is squandering the need to experiment.

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Matt Walsh
April 29, 2020

‘You’re not the boss of me’

No one really knows what is the best path forward — not President Trump, not Gov. DeSantis. But given the option to reopen, we’ll figure out what’s best.

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Adrian Moore
April 22, 2020

We did it again: spent, spent, spent

We wasted a 10-year economic boom and didn’t save. Now we are really going to pay.

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Matt Walsh
April 22, 2020

Media make it far worse

The daily death scores in the media and politicians’ decrees fueled people’s fears. How do we bring back trust and sanity?

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Matt Walsh
April 8, 2020

What about the 99%?

One-size-fits-all shutdowns don’t make sense. Public officials should shift their focus to reopening the economy.

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Matt Walsh
April 1, 2020

More steps for the state

Economist Arthur Laffer says state and local governments should be cutting expenses now.

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By Matt Walsh and Joel Schleicher
March 22, 2020

Gov. DeSantis: We need economic hope

This is now a two-front war. Unless there is decisive action, Florida’s economy is facing an epic catastrophe.

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Matt Walsh
March 18, 2020

Support local businesses

Great advice: ‘Calm breeds calm.’ But one of the best ways we can help beat COVID-19 is to do what Americans always do — fight back. Do what you can to keep our local economy healthy.

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Guest Author
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Doctors Hospital releases first COVID-19 patient

The Sarasota hospital has discharged the first Florida patient with COVID-19 and has cleared all involved physicians and employees to return to work.

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Matt Walsh
March 12, 2020

Make a law and voila!

Sarasota city commissioners once again defied logic. While supporting the smart move to allow residential uses in commercial zones, they spoiled the idea with counterproductive regulations.