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Guest Author
October 29, 2021

MY VIEW: LJSA a critical piece of legislation

Profit might respond to free-market libertarianism, but truth does not. 

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
October 28, 2021

Keep going, Governor

Unlike many of his peers, Gov. Ron DeSantis has the guts to stand up to Washington and defend Floridians’ livelihoods.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
October 28, 2021

School Board majority: Themselves above voters

In making it more difficult for their bosses to speak to them, Sarasota School Board sees themselves as elite rulers.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
October 14, 2021

We know how this story will end

What we are living in the U.S. isn’t a new tragedy. It has occurred throughout history; the results always the same: misery, destruction, slavery. In the end, the socialists’ ‘utopia’ never works.

Sarasota
Opinion

Adrian Moore
October 7, 2021

Will the Sarasota City Commission defend voters’ choices?

When 75% of city voters make a decision, the job of the City Commission is to respect and defend that vote.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
September 29, 2021

Hey Joe & Nancy: Tell us, what’s your vision for us?

We know they want us all bowing to their coercive laws that confiscate people’s wealth and make Americans dependent on them. But in the end, how will that make America stronger?

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
September 22, 2021

The silencing of dissent

Rattled by the citizenry’s outrage this summer, the Sarasota School Board majority responds, showing its disdain for the people it serves.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
September 12, 2021

An untold story of Sept. 11

In the 43-year history of the "Longboat Observer," two staffers' involvement in Longboat Key's connection to that horrible tragedy will forever tie them and the newspaper to history.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
September 2, 2021

OPINION: Ivermectin II: Cons and pros

Readers chastised us, saying we were promoting a COVID-19 drug that’s dangerous and unproven. Dr. Pierre Kory addresses those concerns.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
September 2, 2021

Mask wars: Coercion only brings destruction

This fight or war over masks on school children brings into vivid focus the incongruity that has existed with education from the day it became the domain of the state.