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November 6, 2017
By Sun staff

The Sun’s election recommendations

Anna Maria City Commission Carol Carter Doug Copeland Dale Woodland Bradenton Beach City Commission Ralph Cole Bradenton Beach mayor John Chappie Bradenton Beach amendments Charter Amend…
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October 25, 2017
By Sun staff
CNOBB ill-advised efforts

Ill-advised efforts

In 1969, famed New York columnist Jimmy Breslin wrote a novel called “The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.” In 2017, Breslin’s catch-phrase could be aptly applied to the Concerned Neighbors of Brad…
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October 24, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

Speak up about formula stores

The Holmes Beach commissioners are currently writing the permanent ordinance which will regulate additional chains and formula stores in Holmes Beach. At this point, the way the ordinance is being wr…
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October 17, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

Fake news is fake issue

It is often said that history repeats itself. The world has had to put up with cruel, depraved, and vicious leaders who act “in a manner ill befitting” a ruler. Some lived a life of debauchery and ar…
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October 3, 2017
By Sun staff
Umbrella

Reclaim your joy

Mass shootings, hurricanes, national anthem protests, divisive national politics, further attacks on home rule rights by the state Legislature, noisy neighbors, traffic jams, local political discord…
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September 26, 2017
By Sun staff
Go ahead, look into The Sun

Fast forward

It’s The Anna Maria Island Sun’s 18th birthday on Sept. 27, and, like most newly-minted adults, we are eagerly looking ahead to our future. To help us get there, we launched our new website, amisu…
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September 26, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

Thank goodness

As a 48-year resident of this great place, just wanted to say how proud I am that almost all our Islanders left during Hurricane Irma. A mandatory evacuation has only happened once before. That was w…
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September 19, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

A job well done

Bradenton Beach was minimally impacted by colossal Hurricane Irma, but our preparedness and follow-up was unmatched by any community in the state. Lt. John Cosby, working the equivalent of a secon…
September 19, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
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What I learned from Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma was a teachable moment for those who had never experienced a major hurricane and for those who had. My wife, Amy, and I experienced hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Jeanne and Wilma while…
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September 13, 2017
By Sun staff
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Near miss

It may not have been as disastrous as feared, but Hurricane Irma’s impact on Anna Maria Island is something few will soon forget. As of Friday, power had not returned to many on the Island, with h…
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