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Sarasota | Opinion

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  • August 27, 2014
Our View

Alternative to more Medicaid

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  • By Joel Schleicher
  • August 21, 2014
My View: County citizens deserve better

Caragiulo and Snyder want to be promoted from the City Commission to the County Commission. Their records don't make the case.

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  • August 21, 2014
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America has diminished its exceptionalism; Improvements will help preserve St. Armands

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  • August 20, 2014
Our View

Why not to expand Medicaid

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  • August 14, 2014
Our View

Primary recommendations

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  • August 14, 2014
Letters to the Editor

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  • August 7, 2014
Our View

Primary recommendations

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  • July 31, 2014
Our View

Dream bigger on bayfront

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  • July 31, 2014
Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Jessica Luck at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

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  • July 24, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Jessica Luck at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
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  • July 23, 2014
Our View

Ridiculous election rumor

  • Longboat Key
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    By
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  • July 17, 2014
Our View: Do something right: privatize

Sarasota city commissioners can expect a large crowd Monday night at their monthly meeting at City Hall in downtown Sarasota.

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  • July 17, 2014
Letters to the Editor

It's Time we say 'enough time'; It's past the time; Consider the ramifications

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  • July 10, 2014
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Let residents decide; Dedicated group helping beach-nesting birds

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Obama: No signs of leadership
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  • July 9, 2014
Our View

It's a crisis. He's not leading. Congress, fill the void.

  • Longboat Key
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