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  • October 9, 2008
Thomson: Comment

A former FDIC chairman who now lives on the Gulf Coast has been instrumental in leading the charge against the bailout. He has an alternative.

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  • October 9, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

Quit blaming Wall Street; capitalism didn't fail

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  • October 2, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

The bailout: Proof again that socialism doesn't work

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  • September 11, 2008
Michaels: Marketplace of Ideas

The most recent climate change report is neither scientific orlogical, but a paean to the politics of so-called global warming.

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  • September 4, 2008
Sowell: The Capitalist

Barack Obama's change is an economic recipefor turning the clock back to the Great Depression.

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  • August 22, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

How SunHydraulicslearned perilsof state funds

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  • August 8, 2008
Lasday: Street Smart Marketing

'If you don't know where you're going any road will take you there.' Mark Twain

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  • August 8, 2008
Gattuso: Marketplace of ideas

Conservation easements seemed to be a good idea at first. But like so many things, once government got deeply invested, they have become a threat.

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  • August 1, 2008
Frost: Marketplace of ideas

In their efforts to influence public opinion, newspapers (and others) opposed to offshore drilling are doing a disservice to the American consumer.

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  • August 1, 2008
Thomson: Review & Comment

A Time storysaying Florida is over does not fit with all the facts.

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  • July 14, 2008
Walsh Review and Comment

Tax-swap amendment will fuel the economy

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  • July 10, 2008
Walsh Review and Comment

Schools tax is insidious, stealth tax that must go

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  • June 27, 2008
Thompson: Drill now in the Gulf

A chief reason for high oil prices is capped supply in the U.S. We on the Gulf Coast can help.

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  • June 27, 2008
Innovation through Collaboration

Marketing collaboration creates opportunities to share resources and explode your profits.

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  • June 6, 2008
THOMSON: Sarasota vs. Lee? Unseemly.

Sarasota and Lee counties, and their municipalities, must avoid a bidding war for spring training.

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