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Opinion

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  • January 2, 2004
Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr: Why Libertarians Aren't Whacky Cranks

A common accusation against libertarianism is that we are unnaturally obsessed with tracing social and economic problems to the state, and, in doing so, we oversimplify the world.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 26, 2003
Trade Zone: International Calling

Sarasota airport hopes to attract international carriers. But the going is slow.Johannes Werner writes on trade issues for the GCBR.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2003
Lou Lasday: Build Relationships with those You Know

Getting up close and personal means top-of-mind and profitable.Lou Lasday writes about marketing.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 5, 2003
Harris Plugs FTAA (Sara/Mana edition)

Free Trade Area of the AmericasJohannes Werner is a Sarasota-based business journalist. He carries a German passport, is married to a Mexican, and publishes a trade monthly, Cuba Trade & Investment News

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2003
Garber: Increase Personal Productivity

Stay positive as you face struggles. Attitude is everything. And don't forget to smile.Stephen Garber, who lives and works in the Sarasota area, provides executive coaching for people who want to become better executives

  • Opinion
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2003
Lou Lasday: Plan for Success

There are nine words a business owner must know to create a dynamite business plan.Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser residing on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2003
Stephen Garber:Your Attitude is Showing

Garberprovides executive coaching for people and organizations.An attitude is a feeling or an emotional response to one's environment. Attitudes are affected by things such as work activity, people, facts, data, events,

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2003
Growth Pays Its Way and More

Excerpts from a report on whether growth pays its way by Research economist James F. Dewey, of the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2003
Letters to the Editor

This week's items: First, regarding the "Scorched Earth" letter to the editor, Mr. Schneikart, in my opinion, totally missed the point of the editorialGrowth does pay its way

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 7, 2003
Llewellyn Rockwell Jr.: The Fallacy of Minimum Wage

Minimum wage laws are a violent imposition on freedom of association. In the long run, they harm all of society.Rockwell, is president of the Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 31, 2003
Dan Miller Show, Don't Tell

A company's visual image is important. How do you ensure a business has the right public image?

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2003
Review and Comment: Corporate Subsidies Ignore the Unseen

It's welfare. Welfare of the worst kind - corporate welfare.It's yet another form of our munificent government redistributing your/our hard-earned wealth for one of their pet causes, which they disguise as economic boons to us all.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2003
The Schiavo Case: No Mercy in Florida

A lot is riding on this case. The sad truth is many practitioners of bioethics, medicine and law no longer believe that people like Terri Schiavo are fully human. A prescription for moral freefall?

  • Opinion
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2003
Scorched-earth rhetoric

A letter to the editor, from William Schneikart, a Largo trail lawyer, taking issue with Review Editor and Publisher Matt Walsh's Review and Comment article on Oct. 3.

  • Opinion
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2003
Lou Lasday: The Importance of Cross Selling

Lou Lasday is an independent marketing adviser who resides on Longboat Key. He creates strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies. A career direct response executive, he has been a senior partner of a national advertising agency and served as

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