Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of September 26, 2025
Change of Name
To: Longboat Key Town Commission
I am in favor of changing the name of Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gulf of America Drive....
Mote sets stage to inform generations about ocean environment, issues
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium will open the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) to the public on Wednesday, October 8.
The 12-acre Mote SEA...
Navigating Division: A Turning Point in America’s Low-Grade Civil War
Key Opinion
D. Rutledge
Guest Columnist
news@lbknews.com
In the shadow of recent tragedy, as the nation grapples with the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a profound...
Sarasota schools narrowly change use of language
The Sarasota County School Board voted to cut certain terminology protecting race, religion, sexual orientation, and more from the district’s code of conduct.
The current...
New College to raise statue of Charlie Kirk on Sarasota campus
A statue of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk will soon stand on New College of Florida’s Sarasota campus.
“Charlie Kirk knew that universities are ground...