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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?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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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October 10, 2003

Rauch: Is the Bubble Returning?

George Rauch, Longboat Key, is CEO of Bradenton-based General Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.No. The bubble never left. The above chart is interesting because it tells a story of the market's performance since 1920. Keep

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October 3, 2003

Democracy Gone Awry

New constitutional initiatives being considered for the 2004 ballet pose a threat to state employers.It's obvious too many people don't understand what a right is and isn't. Here's what a "right" does: A right confers no obligation on another. Afforda

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September 26, 2003

Tech Talk: Good Spam

Does spam deserve its awful reputation? It saves trees and gives the small business ownereasier access to consumers.

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September 19, 2003

Lou Lasday: Goodwill Marketing Play

Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser residing on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies. A career direct response executive, he has been a senior partner of a national advertising agency and se

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September 19, 2003

Banker of the Year: Jerry Williams

President and CEO Orion BancorpYes, Jerry Williams is a confident guy. Why wouldn't he be?Williams, 42, owns controlling interest in an $829 million bank holding company, Orion Bancorp.

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September 19, 2003

19 Re: Proposed Amendments to the Sarasota Sign Ordinance in the ZOU

Letter to the Editor: By Bob WaechterR&J Waechter Commercial ManagementSarasota

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September 18, 2003

1st Runner-Up: David Dunbar Chairman

President and CEO Peoples Bank/Peoples Floriday Banking Corp.In his 28 years of banking, David Dunbar has worked for the largest bank in the state and the smallest bank in the state.

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September 17, 2003

2nd Runner-Up: Charlie Brown III

President and CEO Charlotte State Bank, Port CharlotteCharlie Brown did not intend to become a banker. He wanted to become a financial analyst at a big firm.

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September 11, 2003

Customer Satisfaction

Stephen Garber lives and works in the Sarasota area coaching organizations and individuals in improving high performance behaviors and attitudes. Questions and comments are always welcome at [email protected].

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September 5, 2003

Ingredients for Upswing Missing

George Rauch, a resident of Longboat Key, is a former investment banker on Wall Street and now owner of Bradenton-based General Propeller Co.

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Dan Miller Show, Don't Tell

Review and Comment: Corporate Subsidies Ignore the Unseen

The Schiavo Case: No Mercy in Florida

Scorched-earth rhetoric

Lou Lasday: The Importance of Cross Selling

Rauch: Is the Bubble Returning?

Democracy Gone Awry

Tech Talk: Good Spam

Lou Lasday: Goodwill Marketing Play

Banker of the Year: Jerry Williams

19 Re: Proposed Amendments to the Sarasota Sign Ordinance in the ZOU

1st Runner-Up: David Dunbar Chairman

2nd Runner-Up: Charlie Brown III

Customer Satisfaction

Ingredients for Upswing Missing

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