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Letter to the Editor


May 16, 2021
Dear Editor, The priest from St. Bernard church started Rosary on the Beach every Wednesday morning at the Café on the Beach in 2000. That is where we met Theresa and Kim Rash. We spent time prayi…
March 8, 2021
The Friends of the Island Library Board of Directors wanted to send our thanks to all of our friends who continue to support the public library on the Island through generous contributions, visiting…
October 4, 2020
As you present the facts about the mesh sizes of the gill net that releases the juvenile fish compared to the cast net that catches them, thus reducing the fresh from Florida fish being harvested; as…
September 27, 2020
I would like to thank the residents, city staff and the city commissioners for all of your support during my first term as mayor. The commission has worked hard this year given the challenges of COVI…
July 27, 2020
Thank you to Commissioners Kihm and Rash for supporting the residents with their vote on the parking decal issue. We personally have not had parking issues in our neighborhood, but for residents who…
April 26, 2020
My name is Jan Labriola and I own Harry’s Grill with my husband, Mark Labriola. We bought Harry’s six years ago without having any experience in the business, only common sense and good work ethic. O…

April 19, 2020
The proverbial saying, “Every cloud has a silver lining,” is used to convey the notion that, no matter how bad a situation might seem, there is always some good aspect to it. Is there a “silver linin…

February 16, 2020
This letter was originally sent to the Holmes Beach Mayor and City Commission. Mayor & Commissioners, I read in the paper there is discussion regarding increasing your stormwater fees. I wa…

July 25, 2019
I appreciate your article in the Anna Maria Island Sun dealing with potential health concerns of horse fecal matter on the Palma Sola Causeway. In fact, your article also brought up for me another co…

March 5, 2019
Once again, the Friends of the Island Library are very grateful to Roser Community Church for making a space for us to have our popular book sale. A smaller space, but we had fewer books. The sale wa…