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Opinion

November 11, 2025
By SUN contributor

Thanks to Carol Soustek

I am writing to thank and express my gratitude to Carol for her years of service as a Holmes Beach Commissioner and former chair. I have had the pleasure of working beside Carol for the past six year…
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July 2, 2025
By Sun staff

Readers’ Choice Awards 2025

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May 20, 2025
By Cindy Lane
So long, farewell

Coast Lines: So long, farewell

Memorial Day marks exactly eight months since Hurricane Helene flooded Anna Maria Island. Many friends have left the Island since then, and it was not anyone’s first choice, nor did any leave on the…
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April 14, 2025
By Steve Borggren
February 24, 2025
By SUN contributor

Local news matters

I am a snowbird but come regularly to AMI and we love it. We picked up your paper today and I feel confirmed in the need for independent local news. You have many articles about local government’s co…
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February 11, 2025
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: No rechristening for Gulf of Mexico

I am writing in reference to the article in the Feb. 5 issue titled, “A Gulf by any other name.” The so-called president can wield his Sharpie and declare that it’s the Gulf of America, but it has be…
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February 11, 2025
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Drift-In owners appeal to governor for help

Gov. DeSantis, My wife and I own a small business in the city of Bradenton Beach located on Historic Bridge Street on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County. As we headed into 2025, we hoped to celebrat…
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February 4, 2025
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for protecting AMI

As homeowners in Holmes Beach for 25 years this very month, we write to congratulate and thank those who led our city successfully through the stressful process culminating in the OPPAGA study. The a…
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January 27, 2025
By Sun staff

Cushing deserves fair hearing

None of us on Anna Maria Island born since the storm of 1921 have ever been through anything like the hurricanes of 2024, Helene and Milton, including building officials. We had our hurricane plans…
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January 15, 2025
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Residents insist on equal protection in noise ordinance

The Holmes Beach Commission is working diligently on the Island Bazaar site plan for the old Wells Fargo location in addressing the noise issue, the discussion of which was initiated by the mayor. We…
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