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Editorial | Manatee County's message on sales tax referendum failed to inspire voters
Manatee County voters spoke loud and clear on Tuesday by thrashing the referendum on a half-cent sales tax increase to pay for indigent health care.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Don't approve massive Manatee County project on Coastal High Hazard site
Manatee County respects the environment and understands the need for balances between the needs of man and habitat.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Manatee County school district plan not focused on students
Responding to schools Superintendent Rick Mills goals outline in Sunday's Herald, where are the students?
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Safety from terrorism trumps personal privacy rights
Excuse me to all those people who are appalled by finding out that our government has been given access (without our knowledge) to our phones and computers. I do not see the big deal here.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GOP's 'game plan' should change to a jobs agenda
With tongue in cheek, I would like to address the current political climate.As a former high school coach, I learned early on that if our game plan was not working, we had better try something else, and pronto.
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OTHER OPINIONS
Female astronauts: Breaking the glass atmosphere
Fifty years ago - and only two years after the first man entered space - Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova piloted the Vostok 6 through 48 laps around the Earth on a three-day solo mission under the call name Chaika (Seagull). At the age of 26, she'd spent more time in space than all the U.S...
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It takes a dad as well as a mom
Orlando Shaw earned his 15 minutes of fame with a dubious distinction: fathering 22 children with 14 women. The Nashville man's story made news when the mothers of his children sued for child support.
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Michael Smerconish: Opt out is best plan for donors
Godspeed to Sarah Murnaghan and Javier Acosta, both of whom are at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia suffering from the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson granted them relief recently by allowing each to join the waiting list for an adult lung. This prompted...
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Snack foods are alluring, but don't miss the fine print
The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Monday, June 17:
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to reclassify captive chimps as 'endangered' rather than 'threatened' is a smart move
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, June 17:
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Lewis W. Diuguid: Perseverance is a key element of civil rights
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination affected John W. Bluford III's time in college and career.
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