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Historic Island house saved
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A long time coming

Mar 14, 2022 – Sun staff
March 8, 2021
By SUN contributor
Island Branch Library

Thanks, everyone

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…
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December 27, 2020
By Steve Borggren
October 26, 2020
By SUN contributor

Voters can make a big impact on clean water and flood protection

We are the last generation that can save Manatee County’s water and land. Truly, over the next 10 or 20 years, the remaining open spaces – be they farms, fields or forests, one acre or 1,000 acres –…
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October 4, 2020
By SUN contributor

Repeal the 1995 net ban

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…
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September 27, 2020
By SUN contributor

Thank you, Holmes Beach

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…
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July 27, 2020
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor

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…
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April 26, 2020
By SUN contributor

Enough is enough

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…
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April 19, 2020
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor

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…
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February 16, 2020
By SUN contributor

All share the burden

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…
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July 25, 2019
By SUN contributor

Letters: Horses on the causeway

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…
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