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Observer recommends
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 31, 2024
Observer recommends

Republican voters have solid choices to replace Rep. Tommy Gregory for House District 72. One candidate’s qualifications stand above the others.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lion and the ostrich
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 31, 2024
Lion and the ostrich

The contrast between the speeches of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress and that of Vice President Kamala Harris after meeting with Netanyahu was frightening, demoralizing and distressing.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota County Commission cuts will affect at-risk children
  • By Christine Robinson
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota County Commission cuts will affect at-risk children

When county commissioners cut $510,000 from early learning, they created devastating, far-reaching negative effects.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Keep politics out of medicine, SMH
  • By Patricia Maraia
  • July 29, 2024
Keep politics out of medicine, SMH

The Medical Freedom movement has morphed into polarizing agendas that present an imminent threat to the quality and longevity of our valued community hospital.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Can Buchanan be beaten?
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 17, 2024
Can Buchanan be beaten?

Vern Buchanan is 12-0 in elections. But Eddie Speir, another little-known challenger, believes Buchanan’s RINO-ish voting record makes him vulnerable.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Unite with shared vision that puts kids ahead of politics
  • By Liz Barker
  • July 10, 2024
Unite with shared vision that puts kids ahead of politics

Public schools are the foundation of our democracy. How we respond to vouchers and charter schools is crucial.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Naming our new park: Honoring the legacy of Overtown
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • July 10, 2024
Naming our new park: Honoring the legacy of Overtown

A Rosemary District resident proposes that the park's name should honor the legacy of Overtown.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Republicans killing their own; ‘go negative to win’
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 10, 2024
Republicans killing their own; ‘go negative to win’

You know the saying: All is fair in love, war and politics.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Observer recommends
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 10, 2024
Observer recommends

The common refrain and complaint you here about all county commission candidates is this: “The greedy developers control them.”

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Setting the record straight on Florida PACE
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • July 4, 2024
Setting the record straight on Florida PACE

The public agency writes in response to a recent Observer column.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
‘Shame on you, Jill Biden’; all the symptoms of Parkinson’s
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 3, 2024
‘Shame on you, Jill Biden’; all the symptoms of Parkinson’s

Jill Biden is being equated with Edith Wilson for hiding ‘the lie.’ The media should find out the truth: Does the president have Parkinson’s?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
East County author Michael Sisti's newest book is "On the Brink."
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 26, 2024
Sarasota author stirs up his own personal 'mob'

Mike Sisti's innovative way of collaborative writing has lead to more than 550 followers.

  • East County
  • Opinion
For Sarasota tax collector
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 26, 2024
For Sarasota tax collector

Two Republicans — County Commissioner Mike Moran and an expert in tax collector operations — are in a primary to challenge Barbara Ford-Coates.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Moran, tax collectors in a Supreme Court fight
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 26, 2024
Moran, tax collectors in a Supreme Court fight

Mike Moran’s job at Florida PACE Funding Agency has him on the wrong side of Florida tax collectors.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
For Sarasota school board
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 19, 2024
For Sarasota school board

After four years of culture wars, the fallout from COVID and changing to a new superintendent, the school board needs stability and consistency.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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