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A Cat 4 and 5 extravaganza: A look back at the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

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Pumps Over Pavement: Sarasota County Rejects Barriers, Authorizes $13.5M to Keep St. Armands Dry and Passable

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com In a marathon session that stretched...

The “Flat Rate” Illusion: How Longboat’s Revenue Soared While Your Tax Rate Stayed the Same

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Make your opponent play lots of balls

JACKIE BOHANNON Guest Columunist tennis@lbknews.com I hurt my shoulder when playing in a match, so I resulted to dropping the ball and hitting it underhand for serving....

Focus on the Serve & Volley

JACKIE BOHANNON Guest Columunist tennis@lbknews.com If your opponent starts serving and volleying, focus on the ball and not on the movement of your opponents. Have a...

How can I raise my overall game level?

JACKIE BOHANNON Guest Columunist tennis@lbknews.com For those unfamiliar with ratings the NTRP classifies players by their tennis playing abilities. A 1.5-2.0 is a beginner, and a 7.0...

How can I win with a weak partner?

How can I win with a weak partner? JACKIE BOHANNON Guest Columnist tennis@lbknews.com Definitely do not go for winners every ball. That is an extremely low percentage strategy...

Loosen up if you want to hit with more power

What is the best technique to increase power? JACKIE BOHANNON Guest Columnist tennis@lbknews.com There are many different ways you can increase power throughout your tennis game. On groundstrokes...

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