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Don Pickard
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Kevin Powers
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William M. Schmidt
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Richard Geisinger, Jr.

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Sandy Brownlow
Francis Chicoine
Melissa Corbett
Kathy de Windt
Thomas Fogt
Elmira Gainey
Rick Hartman
Thomas G. Kenny III
Darla Miloszewski
Dr. Ronald C. Pilenzo
Dr. Kirk Sorenson
Frank Wacha, Jr.

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Malcolm Crabtree
Kevin Henderson
Sherry Westerfield
Robert Williams, Jr.

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Debra J. Sopko

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In Your Corner: Archived Articles from the Stuart News


10/4/08 - Focus on getting the most for the money.
9/20/08 - Time to get back to basics: Governments must reduce spending, allow private foundations to help those in need.
9/6/08 - A few suggestions to Martin County about fiscal approach
8/23/08 - Coming soon to a channel near you!
8/9/08 - Deal misses big picture - The impact of the new agreeement with firefighters will be felt for years.
7/26/08 - County should say no to "give-back" - Too many strings are attached; let IAFF negotiators answer to the people.
7/12/08 - Time to stop ignoring core issue.
6/28/08 - Cut taxing and spending back to 2005 levels. .
6/14/08 - EMS Director's Retirement Alters Dynamics of Negotiations.
5/31/08 - Pending crisis: Future benefits for public employees.
5/17/08 - Excessive personnel costs can imperil a municipality.
5/3/08 - Let's be clear: Organizatiion backs no specific candidates.
4/19/08 - County negotiations must get realistic.
4/5/08 - Martin County must pursue desirable sustainable growth.
3/22/08 - School district clarifies budget issues.
3/8/08 - Courage and creativity needed to balance budgets.
2/23/08 - Keep politics out of budget-cutting process.
2/9/08 - County can run effectively on reduced revenues.
1/26/08 - FAA deal spares county expensive legal action.
1/12/08 - We say "YES" to proposed property tax amendment.
12/29/07 - Responding to letters from readers.
12/15/07 - School Board meetings should be televised.
12/1/07 - Budgetary challenges on display.
11/17/07 - Excellent lesson in politics.
11/3/07 - This week, we seem to be all thumbs.
10/20/07 - How county can avert impending financial crisis.
10/6/07 - Kudos to sheriff for holding line on budget.
9/22/07 - School Board lags county in transparency for citizens.
9/8/07 - A step in the right direction.
8/25/07 - New proposed impact fees would be highest in the state.
8/11/07 - Rein in compensation for Fire/EMT brass.
7/28/07 - County faces financial challenges.
7/14/07 - Martin County Officials need courage to correct lingering flaws in budget.
6/30/07 - Property tax relief measures not well defined.
6/16/07- Lawmakers did poor job addressing insurance crisis.
6/2/07 - Martin County can function fine on smaller budget.
5/19/07 - Where our tax money comes from.
5/5/07 - Clarifying our positions on issues.
4/21/07 - Some general suggestions on spending cuts.
4/7/07 - Curtailing personnel costs is crucial to sustainability.
3/24/07 - The Land Patterns Study: Some initial thoughts.
3/10/07 - Property tax solutions begin with responsible governing.
2/24/07 - Why say no to FAA and deprive county of grants?
2/10/07 - Intent of column not to criticize School Board.
1/27/07 - "Home Depot High"? Don't think so.
1/13/07 - Students, take out your No. 2 pencils for this essay test on decision-making.

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