https://www.yourobserver.com/news/opinion/www.yourobserver.com stories: Opinionen-usWed, 10 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/local-relief-seeks-financial-relief/Jay HeaterWed, 10 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/local-relief-seeks-financial-relief/Heather Hackett, the founder of Local Relief, Inc., points to the slat that bears her name as the 2024 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award recipient.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/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/09/planned-ball-fields-beyond-fiscal-prudence/Letter to the EditorTue, 09 Sep 2025 09:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/09/planned-ball-fields-beyond-fiscal-prudence/Residents of Country Club East wear red shirts to oppose the Little League fields planned for the park.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/04/state-interest-favoritism-plagues-manatee/Jay HeaterThu, 04 Sep 2025 08:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/04/state-interest-favoritism-plagues-manatee/Even Commission Chair George Kruse has been frustrated by state agencies that are trying to stop Manatee County from implementing its wetland buffer policies.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/20/life-saved-lakewood-ranch-medical-center/Jay HeaterWed, 20 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/20/life-saved-lakewood-ranch-medical-center/Denise Allen and fiancé Mark Latcheran of Parrish visit with Dr. Shilpa Jadeja, who was part of Latcheran's care team at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/19/womens-suffrage-work-in-progress/Letter to the EditorTue, 19 Aug 2025 08:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/19/womens-suffrage-work-in-progress/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.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/18/letter-roundabout-construction/Letter to the EditorMon, 18 Aug 2025 14:05:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/18/letter-roundabout-construction/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/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/13/upcoming-manatee-land-use-meeting-attention/Jay HeaterWed, 13 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/13/upcoming-manatee-land-use-meeting-attention/Commissioner Bob McCann stands behind the amendment he brought before the commission in January that would reinstate additional wetland buffers in Manatee County. He says the amendment is not more "burdensome or restrictive" because it was already in place.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/06/joyous-occasion-manatee-county/Jay HeaterWed, 06 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/06/joyous-occasion-manatee-county/District 72 Rep. Bill Conerly, FDOT's John Kubler, Commissioner Bob McCann, Commissioner George Kruse and former Commissioner Carol Whitmore handle ribbon-cutting duties for the 44th Avenue Extension Aug. 4.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.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/30/traffic-apocalypse-nearing-utc/Jay HeaterWed, 30 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/30/traffic-apocalypse-nearing-utc/A flyover of Interstate 75 is planned near the water tower to relieve traffic congestion at UTC, but the project continues to drag along.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/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/28/keep-name-longboat-gulf-of-mexico-drive/Letter to the EditorMon, 28 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/28/keep-name-longboat-gulf-of-mexico-drive/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/25/pga-vendor-match/Jay HeaterFri, 25 Jul 2025 09:05:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/25/pga-vendor-match/Steve Stricker is likely to be one of the favorites at the 2026 Senior PGA Championship in April at the Concession.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/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/17/side-of-ranch/Jay HeaterThu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/17/side-of-ranch/Lakewood Ranch Community Activities' Paige Venuto, Keith Pandeloglou, and Danielle Bugel look forward to the first Communi-tee Golf Classic at Calusa Golf and Country Club Sept. 17.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/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/10/star-spangled-spectacular-tests-limits-waterside/Jay HeaterThu, 10 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/jul/10/star-spangled-spectacular-tests-limits-waterside/Roller skating sensation Anita Zeman manages to keep smiling, even as her husband Karoly Zeman launches her into the air under the Waterside Place Pavilion July 4 during Star-Spangled Spectacular.