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Matt Walsh
March 26, 2025

Time for a SPAC reboot

The most recent city-SPAC meeting showed a lot of misalignment among the players. Here are four key issues to be resolved to keep it going.

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Matt Walsh
March 19, 2025

Serious questions for Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci was extraordinarily deceitful and dishonest throughout the pandemic. During his Ringling Town Hall Q&A, he should be asked for the truth.

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By Letter to the Editor
March 17, 2025

Finding Community in Sarasota’s Farmers Market

New Sarasota resident impressed with the products and stories from local vendors.

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By Letters to the Editor
March 12, 2025

Numbers for SPAC are not adding up

The burden of overbuilding performance centers will fall on the Sarasota taxpayers.

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By Adrian Moore, Ari Cohn
March 12, 2025

Florida’s lawsuit against Target: hypocrisy

In February Florida’s attorney general filed a federal lawsuit against the Target Corp. on behalf of the State Board of Administration.

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Matt Walsh
March 12, 2025

The end of property taxes?

Gov. DeSantis has achieved extraordinary results in his six years. Ending property taxes would be the clincher.

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Matt Walsh
March 6, 2025

The Mira Mar: A case of tradeoffs

Seaward Development has a plan to save and restore the Mira Mar retail shops. It would be difficult to reject when you look at the DeMarcay next door.

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Matt Walsh
March 5, 2025

It's an unconvincing case

Each side of The Ringling-New College question can make a case. But it’s difficult to be convinced that New College is ready.

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Matt Walsh
February 27, 2025

How $115 billion is spent

We are fortunate our lawmakers are not like New York’s. Even so, we should know how lawmakers spend our money.

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By Letter to the Editor
February 26, 2025

City should treat public’s treasures with care

Sarasota needs to invest in protecting the signature Van Wezel, a reader says.

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By Letter to the Editor
February 24, 2025

Ringling transfer to New College would be detrimental

Taxpayers, the community and tourism would suffer by making the change in stewardship, one reader says.

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Matt Walsh
February 20, 2025

Are we doubters or doers?

The naysaying is bubbling up over the cost of a new performing arts center. But as we’ve said before, this is not a decision for today; it’s for the next 50 years.

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By Richard Corcoran
February 19, 2025

Rooted in History: Ringling Museum and New College

Shifting the Ringling Museum under New College is ‘not just logical; it ensures the museum’s legacy remains deeply intertwined with Sarasota’s cultural and educational future.

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By Letter to the Editor
February 18, 2025

Biden, Obama, Clinton: Era of great prosperity

Readers are not ecstatic over the latest election.

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By Adrian Moore, Jacob Rich
February 12, 2025

Deaths rose under Bondi

Fewer Americans are drug addicts, yet more people are dying from drug use. Law enforcement’s crackdown on opioids just caused users to shift to fentanyl.

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