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Sarasota | Opinion

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  • Maria Amodio
  • May 14, 2015
MY VIEW | An Israeli longs for the ‘America’ he knew

I was first introduced to the “America!” brand as a kindergartner on Kibbutz Ramat Yochanan in Israel.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 7, 2015
OUR VIEW | Amendments: No

Sarasota city voters may not realize it, but there are two charter amendments on the May 12 ballot. Oh, and don’t forget the District 2 and 3 City Commission runoff elections.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 7, 2015
Letter to the editor

Thank you to our community

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2015
MY VIEW | How to solve the traffic congestion

Build an underpass at U.S. 41 and the Ringling Causeway.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2015
OUR VIEW | We recommend …

Not much separates the four candidates running for City Commission. None of them would make a bad choice. They are all pragmatic and smart. But we give an edge to two.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain believed he could trust and celebrated a signed agreement with Adolph Hitler that Britain and Germany would never go to war again. Will Barack Obama be our Neville Chamberlain? Courtesy photos
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Our View: The parallels of history

Obama’s negotiating with the Iranians has many parallels to Neville Chamberlain and Adolph Hitler.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 16, 2015
OUR VIEW | The city with no vision

Blinded by rules and standards, city leaders miss the long-term value of Ringling College.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 16, 2015
Letters to the editor

Snowbird bullied on the beach

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2015
Our View | Parking on the causeway?

The city’s concept for John Ringling Causeway looks attractive. But it would be a motorists’ disaster.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston with the new sign, which will be posted on docks, launches, piers and bait shops throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 8, 2015
Save Our Seabirds hopes signs will leave pelicans off the hook

More than 90 new signs educate the public about what to do if they encounter a tangled bird.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Peace Bridge in Calgary
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Forget the Legacy Trail, we need another bridge

Forget the Legacy Trail, we need another bridge

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2015
Face it, all elections are partisan

Sarasota City Commission politics succumbs to partisanship.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2015
Everyone knows U.S. and Western governments won’t stop the Islamic jihadists

Islamic states and jihadists who attack and murder Westerners and other disbelievers are motivated to do so by their religion, Islam. Everyone paying attention knows this (including those pretending not to).

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia prior to his speech
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 12, 2015
Original justice

Chief Justice Antonin Scalia is the first U.S. Supreme Court justice to be a featured speaker at the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
Our View: We recommend ...

In this year's election, District 2 and District 3 voters have an opportunity to begin changing the dialogue, direction and vision of the City Commission for the better.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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