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OBITUARY: Dustin Hogan
Dustin Ray Hogan, born May 12, 1984 in Sarasota, recently passed away in his home in Saint Louis, Mo. He was the son of Debr…
A time for learning some hard lessons
BY LAUREN HANA, MD – It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the incredible onslaught of information and misinformation that we a…
Counting the community … 2020 census provides new way to respond
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – The 2020 Census is said to determine the outcome of our future here in the U.S. The Census Bureau strive…
School is back in session! Local teachers and students get ‘trial by fire’ lessons in distance learning
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The first week of virtual schooling for The Islan…
A message of hope, just when we need it most
As children, many of us had “fairy god mothers, secret santas or mayb…
PROFILE: Skip Branin
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Francis ‘Skip’ Branin has dedicated his work to preserving financial stability within the community of…
EDITORIAL: Helen Thrash Fraser
Helen Thrash Fraser passed away at home on March 20, 2020. She was born in 1930 to Dorothy Louise King and Charles Wilson Th…
GUEST EDITORIAL: A different kind of Holy Week
BY I am writing this on April Fools’ Day. Yet, none of us are fools during this time. The rise of COVID-19 has given all of…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What a blessing it is to live here
To the Editor, Gotta love this town. My golf cart was stolen and wrecked – Angelo (one of the sheriff’s deputies) met me las…
Home is where the health is: Governor issues Executive Order 2020-91 ‘Safer at Home’
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In a move that surprised many, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 2020-91, the “Safer…