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City should end lawsuit

Aug 30, 2017 – SUN contributor
August 16, 2017
By Sun staff

All the news that’s fit to print

Not so long ago, this was considered the off season here on the Island. The pace of life was slower. The crush of tourists less crushing. The flow of news often drying up to a trickle. Not so much…
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August 16, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

Dead zone solutions

The Washington Post reports that the Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is now larger than ever – the size of New Jersey, dwarfing the infamous Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010. Dead zones – where no a…
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August 16, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

Cycling stories

I read the article in The Sun about staying safe while cycling and wanted to share a personal experience that not many have thought of and I feel needs to be addressed. I own Harry’s Grill on Gulf…
May 1, 2017
By Sun staff
Aqua by the Bay protest

Changing the rules in mid-stream

One of the protestors at the Aqua by the Bay rally on Saturday voiced a concern that’s being discussed at bars, on beaches and in boats – “How do they get away with changing the rules in the middle o…
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April 13, 2017
By SUN contributor
Manatee

Controversial action puts manatees in harms’ way

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued its final rule to downgrade the status of the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. The rul…
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March 17, 2017
By Sun staff
Editorial - tropical perspective

Editorial | Tropical perspective

John Lennon and Paul McCartney once wrote a song that started with the line, “I read the news today, oh boy.” One might feel the same way when viewing the local headlines here on the Island, which…
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February 6, 2017
By SUN contributor
Jean Peelen

Why I marched in the Women’s March

On Saturday, Jan. 21, I traveled to Washington, D.C., where I marched in the Women’s March along with one of my daughters, two of my granddaughters, two old friends (fellow authors of “Saving the Bes…
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February 1, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

Rental and homeowner rights

Dear Senator Steube: I am a full time resident of Holmes Beach, a third generation native and owner of the #1 Re/Max franchise in the state of Florida. I state all of that to you in hopes of you u…
January 1, 2017
By Steve Borggren

Political cartoons – 2017

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