www.yourobserver.com stories: Opinionhttps://www.yourobserver.com/news/sarasota/opinion/www.yourobserver.com stories: Opinionen-usWed, 10 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ron DeSantis is dead wrong about AI ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/opinion-ron-desantis-dead-wrong-about-ai/Max Gulker, Adrian Moore, Marc ScribnerWed, 10 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/opinion-ron-desantis-dead-wrong-about-ai/<![CDATA[Corcoran's success at New College can be attributed to low-hanging fruit ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/18/corcorans-success-attributed-low-hanging-fruit/Letter to the EditorMon, 18 Aug 2025 14:15:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/18/corcorans-success-attributed-low-hanging-fruit/New College, on 110 acres on Sarasota Bay, was founded in 1960.<![CDATA[Some federal land in Florida should be sold ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/14/opinion-some-federal-land-should-be-sold/Adrian Moore, Leonard GilroyThu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/14/opinion-some-federal-land-should-be-sold/<![CDATA[With the gravy train about to crash, now is the time for county officials to start a diet ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/30/with-the-gravy-train-about-to-crash-now-is-the-time-for-county-officials-to-start-a-diet/Tom Knight | District 3 Sarasota County CommissionerWed, 30 Jul 2025 16:54:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/30/with-the-gravy-train-about-to-crash-now-is-the-time-for-county-officials-to-start-a-diet/Sarasota County's preliminary budget for FY2026 totals more than $2.5 billion.<![CDATA[One 'Mighty Banyan' ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/30/opinion-one-mighty-banyan/Matt WalshWed, 30 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/30/opinion-one-mighty-banyan/<![CDATA[What’s best for NCF, USF? ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/23/opinion-whats-best-for-ncf-usf/Matt WalshWed, 23 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/23/opinion-whats-best-for-ncf-usf/<![CDATA[Corcoran's compelling case ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/16/opinion-corcorans-compelling-case/Matt WalshWed, 16 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/16/opinion-corcorans-compelling-case/<![CDATA[Housing plan falls short ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/09/opinion-housing-plan-falls-short/Jeffrey Brandes, Adrian Moore, Edward PintoWed, 09 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/09/opinion-housing-plan-falls-short/<![CDATA[The poles are gone, cheers to Lynn Larson ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/02/poles-gone-cheers-to-lynn-larson/Letters to the EditorWed, 02 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/02/poles-gone-cheers-to-lynn-larson/The removal of one of the last poles on Longboat Key by Irby Construction.<![CDATA[25 years devoted to liberty ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/02/opinion-25-years-devoted-to-liberty/Matt WalshWed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/02/opinion-25-years-devoted-to-liberty/Artist John Trumbull’s 12-by-18 oil on canvas painting (1818) of the Declaration of Independence that hangs in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.<![CDATA[To veterans: Ignore the noise; be proud ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/26/to-veterans-ignore-noise-be-proud/Letters to the EditorThu, 26 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/26/to-veterans-ignore-noise-be-proud/<![CDATA[The show will go on ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/25/opinion-show-will-go-on/Emily WalshWed, 25 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/25/opinion-show-will-go-on/<![CDATA[Fascist kings behead you ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/18/opinion-fascist-kings-behead-you/Matt WalshWed, 18 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/18/opinion-fascist-kings-behead-you/<![CDATA[WEDU PBS isn't a luxury. It's a necessity. ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/17/opinion-wedu-pbs-isnt-luxury-its-necessity/Paul GroveTue, 17 Jun 2025 11:45:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/17/opinion-wedu-pbs-isnt-luxury-its-necessity/<![CDATA[Investors are not hurting the housing market ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/11/opinion-investors-not-hurting-housing-market/Eliza Terziev, Adrian MooreWed, 11 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/11/opinion-investors-not-hurting-housing-market/<![CDATA[Actually, we're in safe zone ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/04/opinion-actually-were-in-safe-zone/Matt WalshWed, 04 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jun/04/opinion-actually-were-in-safe-zone/<![CDATA[Israel: A Love story ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/30/israel-a-love-story/Mark GordonFri, 30 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/30/israel-a-love-story/From left to right, Bruce Udell, Howard Kilman, Mark Gordon and David Fried outside Leket Israel, the country's largest food bank.<![CDATA[Two stormwater storms ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/29/opinion-two-stormwater-storms/Matt WalshThu, 29 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/29/opinion-two-stormwater-storms/<![CDATA[Speaker Perez has it right ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/29/opinion-speaker-perez-has-it-right/Matt WalshThu, 29 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/29/opinion-speaker-perez-has-it-right/<![CDATA[Arts can (and should) stand on their own ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/28/opinion-arts-stand-on-own/Matt WalshWed, 28 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/28/opinion-arts-stand-on-own/