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Sarasota | Opinion

Courtesy illustration of the proposed bus rapid-transit system.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
POLL OF THE DAY: Pull the plug?

This week we published our view to nix the bus rapid-transit system. What is your view?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
Our View: Pull the rapid-transit plug

The Sarasota County Commission continues to take steps toward a massively expensive, unnecessary and likely doomed bus rapid-transit system.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Pure voucher system is best school reform; Tea Party members know what they believe; Buchanan investigation looks politically vindictive

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson
  • November 2, 2011
My View Postal decisions were good politics

The U.S. Postal Service decision to keep open the Tallevast distribution office is good news for those 300 employees. But it does not alter the underlying need for cuts.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • November 2, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Our View: City fumbles police pension

Politicians are not always noted for making the tough decisions. Still, it was more than a little disappointing to see the Sarasota City Commission stay in character even as it changed characters last fall and punt a necessary change in police pensions to some future commission.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Sarasota has plenty of under-the-radar murals; LeBell's 'Solving Elgar' critique was off base; Differences clear between occupiers and Tea Party; Tea partyers work to restore core values; Occupier and Tea Party comparison accurate

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson
  • October 26, 2011
My View: Anthropological higher-ed changes

The need for reform in higher education is real, and the real issue for debate - not the relative value of anthropologists in society.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • October 26, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Kudos to truth on occupiers and tea party; Occupy and tea party differences backward; What happened to just working hard?; More questions about county arrogance

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2011
Our View: Fatal flaws of public schools

Last week provided great political-media entertainment in our little part of Florida. It also brought to light - again - the fatal flaws of public education.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • October 19, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2011
Our View: City joins TV media biz; ugh

The city of Sarasota launched City Business last week, a new television program aimed at covering businesses in the city.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson
  • October 12, 2011
My View: Occupiers not like tea partyers

The Occupy protests have spread to Sarasota and continue expanding, but to what end no one seems to know - including the demonstrators.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Read this week's Castaway cartoon
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • October 12, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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