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Sep 26, 2017 – Sun staff
August 30, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

City should end lawsuit

I am a resident of Holmes Beach, and a city commissioner. Normally I would not comment on any actions taken by a neighboring city. In this case, however, I am so appalled at an action by the Bradento…
August 30, 2017
By Sun staff
Hurricane Harvey

That could be us

The images are becoming more and more difficult to watch. As Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast over the weekend, it dumped unbelievable amounts of rain on the area, leading to widespread…
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August 23, 2017
By Sun staff
Welcome to the SUN

Welcome to The SUN!

Solar eclipse or not, go ahead – look into The Sun! The Anna Maria Island Sun is happy to announce its redesigned website with all the sections you look for in our print edition, including com…
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August 22, 2017
By Sun staff
Go ahead, look into The Sun

A new venue emerges

These have been exciting times for those of us here at The Sun newspaper. We had a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse Monday afternoon – though only three-quarters on the Island – that not onl…
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August 22, 2017
By SUN contributor
Letter to the Editor

Attaboy

Congratulations on your well-deserved, top award for your outstanding newspaper. You certainly deserve this honor. Dick and Margie Motzer Holmes Beach
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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