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  • December 26, 2012
Our View: Our wish list for 2013

So much for the Mayan calendar. We're all still here. And ready to move on to another year.

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  • December 19, 2012
Castaway

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  • December 19, 2012
Our View: The story behind His birth

Children love to hear their grandparents and parents recount the details of whence their family came, the genealogy of who they are, how they came about and why they are.

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  • December 13, 2012
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The Observer editorials have changed my opinion; Tips for safe holiday shopping

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  • December 12, 2012
Our View: The real fix for schools

With Florida being a typical bipolar, 50%-49%, blue state-red state with a predominantly left-leaning media, Republican Gov. Rick Scott seldom gets credit for the good he does and is doing.

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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • December 12, 2012
Castaway

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Read this week's Castaway
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • December 6, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

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  • December 6, 2012
Our View: Welcome Walmart

The idiom says"'two steps forward, one step back" - a description of how sometimes you make progress then lose a portion of it.

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  • November 29, 2012
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The Grinch paid a visit to St. Armands Circle

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  • November 29, 2012
Our View: Derail the streetcar

At first thought, it sounds appealing and intriguing - a fixed-rail streetcar system for downtown Sarasota. How cute and quaint.

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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • November 28, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

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  • November 21, 2012
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Southside Village has parking issues, too; Consider the election a win for the people

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  • November 20, 2012
Our View: The first official Thanksgiving

Our heritage is important. It has shaped who we are as a nation and a people. It gives us a foundation and a compass for what we do.

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  • November 15, 2012
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Patriot speaks out; An open letter to Gov. Romney

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Siberian sturgeon is raised sustainably on a farm in eastern Sarasota County for its caviar. Caviar is created when the roe, or eggs, from sturgeon are salted, which cures the roe and preserves the delicate eggs.
  • By Kumar Mahadevan
  • November 15, 2012
My View: Take a closer look: aquaculture and caviar

When Mote Marine Laboratory's namesake, William R. Mote, retired from the shipping and transportation business he created, he decided that he wanted to give something back to the sea.

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