Your Comments
Name: Marsha Bard
Date: 2008-07-05 07:23:16
Subject: The people have spoken
Comments: The people of Anna Maria Island have spoken.
I don't think I've ever been as proud of our island people as I was this past 4th of July.
We have traditions here on our island and one of them happens to be the 4th of July beach fireworks.
It was so enpowering to stand with all of those folks and defy those authorities who would tell
us that our traditions should be governed by law. I'm grateful for those who risked fines
and arrest to carry on with what they believed to be their rights.
Isn't that how we got to where we are now? There were those who crept into Boston Harbor
to protest what they thought was wrong.... there were those who burned the Gaspee off
the Rhode Island shores. There were those brave men who sat in council at their own
risk to draft the most precious document in the world - and wrote the first words (in
large letters) WE THE PEOPLE....
We the people of Anna Maria Island have spoken. Don't ban our traditions. There is always
the danger of someone getting hurt - that same danger exists in crossing a street and you
don't ban cars - you create crosswalks. There is always a mess on the beach, as there is after
any event - you don't ban the event, you arrange a task force of concerned people to clean up
the mess. There will always be safety issues - make the suggestion that people setting off fireworks
over the water stay at the water's edge and not shoot them off behind the crowds of people on the
beach. And you don't threaten the people of Anna Maria Island with arrest for celebrating the
4th of July.
There are those who were happy about the fireworks ban - but they weren't in the majority - the
majority was down on the Anna Maria beaches doing what they have done for years and years,
sintting in their beach chairs cheering the rockets red glare - the rest were at home listening to
the pops and bangs and missing all the fun.
Governents seem to act as a body independent of the people at times, but that's not what
government is supposed to be - and the 4th of July is a holiday of the people - WE THE PEOPLE -
and we celebrate our freedom that was born out of protesting what was preceived as overbearing
laws and restrictions. All those people were on the beaches of Anna Maria friday night and I'm
proud to say that I was one of them. Thanks to all those who held strong to our tradition and
our right to celebrate our freedom.
Marsha Bard
Anna Maria Island
Name: Laurie
Date: 2008-07-03 05:32:19
Subject: Fireworks
Comments: I'm relatively new to the island, where can I find a fireworks show this weekend?
Name: RhondaK NativeFloridaFolkArtist
Date: 2008-06-27 06:28:24
Subject: Bridging the gap...Ed Chiles __YES!
Comments: That's a great take Ed!! I'm an artist doing these markets and they do make some people happy. I want a regular FUN sunset fest. Both the Chiles restaurants are perfect. Something free for the public, affordable to artists and a good time for all. Strolling artists, muscicians, sand castle builders A WHOLE green flash festival perfect for all types of people in times where the good times need to be bundled in together and reasonable. Bridge Street Merchants are doing a fantastic job. Anna Maria is benefitting from keeping itself real, keeping out the wall of condos and providing so many fun places to go/things to do. Now lets get that pier to hopping with some FUN and for God's sakes let some people walk their dogs on it and a designated portion of the beach. Heads in beds? Let people vacation with their pets. It's the national trend. Get on board! Pet smart is $$ paw-sitive.
Name: Margaret
Date: 2008-06-26 10:06:07
Subject: Turtles
Comments: THANKS so much for listing the number of nests and false crawls in a timely fashion on your Web Site.
We made a mistake when we paid all the extra money to The Islander for home delivery out of state when all we wanted to know was how the turtles were doing.
Name: sherri
Date: 2008-06-26 08:16:15
Subject: fourth fridays in Cortez
Comments: Thank you for listing our event in the Town Crier section of the paper! This will help our new event become a HUGE SUCCESS!!
Name: J. White
Date: 2008-06-10 11:58:52
Subject: Your City Needs You
Comments: Thank You Duke Miller for speaking up for all of the islanders who love Anna Maria and for being a wonderful City Commissioner. We will miss you.
Name: Clare Wiedorn
Date: 2008-06-04 06:26:15
Subject: Town Crier
Comments: Who writes the headlines? Mexico is not in South America but is part of North America.
Name: Kent Armstrong
Date: 2008-05-28 20:50:17
Subject: Photo gallery
Comments: I would like the photo gallery a lot more, IF PHOTOS WERE SHOWN!
Name: Tonya Van Cleve
Date: 2008-05-26 05:54:32
Subject: Island News
Comments: Thank you for your website to keep me up to date on Island news since moving to Missouri! I subscribed today to have your paper mailed to me! Thank you for having such a well informed paper to read!
Name: M DeVane
Date: 2008-05-24 08:14:14
Subject: Beach Nutz
Comments: Way to go Foster! Keep up the good work!
Name: David Ambut
Date: 2008-05-22 07:02:19
Subject: outdoor festival
Comments: Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for the outdoor festival! Its great to get out of the house and meet your neighbors and dance under the stars.
Its too bad one person wrote in to complain about the loud music on a weekend night that only lasted until 10 PM. From the many islanders that I talked to at the event, all said this was great for the island.
So Chamber of Commerce, keep up the good work and dont be discouraged by one comment. Most of us are looking forward to the next festival!
Name: DB DONNIE
Date: 2008-05-18 06:23:48
Subject: 'HIGHEST AND BEST USE' STORY...
Comments: ...DEPICTS PRACTICES WHICH COME DANGROUSLY CLOSE TO ASSESSING TAXES BASED ON 'IMPUTED' VALUE, WHICH IGNORES WHAT IS IN FAVOR OF WHAT 'MIGHT BE', OPENING THE PROCESS UP TO 'FAIRY TALE ARTISTS', 'AMBITIOUS BUREAUCRATS','GUVVIE WORSHIPPERS' AND THE 'MUNICIPLE JOB CORRUPTED'...
THE ONLY SILVER LINING I CAN SEE TO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY ALL OF THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS 'AS IF' THEY WERE CORPSES, WHICH IS WHAT WE ALL KNOW THEY WILL BECOME...
Name: melody logan
Date: 2008-05-15 05:11:18
Subject: lost and found ad
Comments: Thank you, for placing a free lost and found ad for me!!!! My parrot was returned to me. We are both very happy now!!!
Name: marsha lindsey
Date: 2008-05-12 19:50:31
Subject: natural gas pipeline
Comments: Re: Natural Gas Pipeline
What are they thinking.... or..are they thinking at all? How can we stop this irresponsible potential threat to this pristine paradise we call home?
Anyone who has lived in this seaside habitat for long knows that any major changes in this coastal ecosystem reverberates for years in the loss of wildlife, sealife, and human life. A severe storm season can obliterate species that have already become sparse; the potential for castastophe is inherent in the process of constuction and future vulnerability of pollution do to unforseen system failures. Help us help stop this project.
Name: Lisa Marie Phillips
Date: 2008-05-08 07:35:21
Subject: Beach Nutz 05/07/08
Comments: You have the best paper on the island, and I LOVE "Beach Nutz." Could you please check for grammar, though? In this recent edition, "your" is incorrect; it should be "you're."
Name: M DeVane
Date: 2008-05-03 13:28:19
Subject: Beach Nutz
Comments: When will Foster ever learn? Keep up the good work! I really enjoy the laugh.
Name: Webmaster
Date: 2008-05-01 20:39:36
Subject: Caption color
Comments: I made the color of the photo captions darker. Thanks for your input.
Name: Kent Armstrong
Date: 2008-05-01 19:38:40
Subject: Photo caption difficult to read
Comments: The yellowish color of the website photo captions is very difficult to read. A darker color would be an improvement.
Name: Sally H
Date: 2008-05-01 14:37:36
Subject: TURTLE WATCH - 4/30/08 Article
Comments: BRAVO and THANKS Mike, Maggie Fields, Laurie and Cindy (reporters) on the organized, well-written article. Collectively it is a marvelous mini-reference manual! Well these annually visiting "sea friends" do not bring monetary 'revenue" they do "contribute" (ecologically speaking) provide "customer satisfaction" and "feedback" of enormous proportions.
Great job to you all at the AMISun, Suzi Fox AMITurtle Watchers'Director; Florida Wildlife and Fisheries, and Mote! P.S. I'm a brand new AMI Turtle Watcher and the experience is most exciting and already rewarding!
Name: Cindy McKeough
Date: 2008-04-28 07:48:18
Subject: Your Friend with a Boat
Comments: I am looking for Rhondi who runs people out to Egmont Key for day trips. I have lost her phone # and need to get hold of her. Can you help? Her business was called "Your friend with a Boat". thanks, Cindy
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Date: 2008-07-05 07:23:16
Subject: The people have spoken
Comments: The people of Anna Maria Island have spoken.
I don't think I've ever been as proud of our island people as I was this past 4th of July.
We have traditions here on our island and one of them happens to be the 4th of July beach fireworks.
It was so enpowering to stand with all of those folks and defy those authorities who would tell
us that our traditions should be governed by law. I'm grateful for those who risked fines
and arrest to carry on with what they believed to be their rights.
Isn't that how we got to where we are now? There were those who crept into Boston Harbor
to protest what they thought was wrong.... there were those who burned the Gaspee off
the Rhode Island shores. There were those brave men who sat in council at their own
risk to draft the most precious document in the world - and wrote the first words (in
large letters) WE THE PEOPLE....
We the people of Anna Maria Island have spoken. Don't ban our traditions. There is always
the danger of someone getting hurt - that same danger exists in crossing a street and you
don't ban cars - you create crosswalks. There is always a mess on the beach, as there is after
any event - you don't ban the event, you arrange a task force of concerned people to clean up
the mess. There will always be safety issues - make the suggestion that people setting off fireworks
over the water stay at the water's edge and not shoot them off behind the crowds of people on the
beach. And you don't threaten the people of Anna Maria Island with arrest for celebrating the
4th of July.
There are those who were happy about the fireworks ban - but they weren't in the majority - the
majority was down on the Anna Maria beaches doing what they have done for years and years,
sintting in their beach chairs cheering the rockets red glare - the rest were at home listening to
the pops and bangs and missing all the fun.
Governents seem to act as a body independent of the people at times, but that's not what
government is supposed to be - and the 4th of July is a holiday of the people - WE THE PEOPLE -
and we celebrate our freedom that was born out of protesting what was preceived as overbearing
laws and restrictions. All those people were on the beaches of Anna Maria friday night and I'm
proud to say that I was one of them. Thanks to all those who held strong to our tradition and
our right to celebrate our freedom.
Marsha Bard
Anna Maria Island
Name: Laurie
Date: 2008-07-03 05:32:19
Subject: Fireworks
Comments: I'm relatively new to the island, where can I find a fireworks show this weekend?
Name: RhondaK NativeFloridaFolkArtist
Date: 2008-06-27 06:28:24
Subject: Bridging the gap...Ed Chiles __YES!
Comments: That's a great take Ed!! I'm an artist doing these markets and they do make some people happy. I want a regular FUN sunset fest. Both the Chiles restaurants are perfect. Something free for the public, affordable to artists and a good time for all. Strolling artists, muscicians, sand castle builders A WHOLE green flash festival perfect for all types of people in times where the good times need to be bundled in together and reasonable. Bridge Street Merchants are doing a fantastic job. Anna Maria is benefitting from keeping itself real, keeping out the wall of condos and providing so many fun places to go/things to do. Now lets get that pier to hopping with some FUN and for God's sakes let some people walk their dogs on it and a designated portion of the beach. Heads in beds? Let people vacation with their pets. It's the national trend. Get on board! Pet smart is $$ paw-sitive.
Name: Margaret
Date: 2008-06-26 10:06:07
Subject: Turtles
Comments: THANKS so much for listing the number of nests and false crawls in a timely fashion on your Web Site.
We made a mistake when we paid all the extra money to The Islander for home delivery out of state when all we wanted to know was how the turtles were doing.
Name: sherri
Date: 2008-06-26 08:16:15
Subject: fourth fridays in Cortez
Comments: Thank you for listing our event in the Town Crier section of the paper! This will help our new event become a HUGE SUCCESS!!
Name: J. White
Date: 2008-06-10 11:58:52
Subject: Your City Needs You
Comments: Thank You Duke Miller for speaking up for all of the islanders who love Anna Maria and for being a wonderful City Commissioner. We will miss you.
Name: Clare Wiedorn
Date: 2008-06-04 06:26:15
Subject: Town Crier
Comments: Who writes the headlines? Mexico is not in South America but is part of North America.
Name: Kent Armstrong
Date: 2008-05-28 20:50:17
Subject: Photo gallery
Comments: I would like the photo gallery a lot more, IF PHOTOS WERE SHOWN!
Name: Tonya Van Cleve
Date: 2008-05-26 05:54:32
Subject: Island News
Comments: Thank you for your website to keep me up to date on Island news since moving to Missouri! I subscribed today to have your paper mailed to me! Thank you for having such a well informed paper to read!
Name: M DeVane
Date: 2008-05-24 08:14:14
Subject: Beach Nutz
Comments: Way to go Foster! Keep up the good work!
Name: David Ambut
Date: 2008-05-22 07:02:19
Subject: outdoor festival
Comments: Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for the outdoor festival! Its great to get out of the house and meet your neighbors and dance under the stars.
Its too bad one person wrote in to complain about the loud music on a weekend night that only lasted until 10 PM. From the many islanders that I talked to at the event, all said this was great for the island.
So Chamber of Commerce, keep up the good work and dont be discouraged by one comment. Most of us are looking forward to the next festival!
Name: DB DONNIE
Date: 2008-05-18 06:23:48
Subject: 'HIGHEST AND BEST USE' STORY...
Comments: ...DEPICTS PRACTICES WHICH COME DANGROUSLY CLOSE TO ASSESSING TAXES BASED ON 'IMPUTED' VALUE, WHICH IGNORES WHAT IS IN FAVOR OF WHAT 'MIGHT BE', OPENING THE PROCESS UP TO 'FAIRY TALE ARTISTS', 'AMBITIOUS BUREAUCRATS','GUVVIE WORSHIPPERS' AND THE 'MUNICIPLE JOB CORRUPTED'...
THE ONLY SILVER LINING I CAN SEE TO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY ALL OF THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS 'AS IF' THEY WERE CORPSES, WHICH IS WHAT WE ALL KNOW THEY WILL BECOME...
Name: melody logan
Date: 2008-05-15 05:11:18
Subject: lost and found ad
Comments: Thank you, for placing a free lost and found ad for me!!!! My parrot was returned to me. We are both very happy now!!!
Name: marsha lindsey
Date: 2008-05-12 19:50:31
Subject: natural gas pipeline
Comments: Re: Natural Gas Pipeline
What are they thinking.... or..are they thinking at all? How can we stop this irresponsible potential threat to this pristine paradise we call home?
Anyone who has lived in this seaside habitat for long knows that any major changes in this coastal ecosystem reverberates for years in the loss of wildlife, sealife, and human life. A severe storm season can obliterate species that have already become sparse; the potential for castastophe is inherent in the process of constuction and future vulnerability of pollution do to unforseen system failures. Help us help stop this project.
Name: Lisa Marie Phillips
Date: 2008-05-08 07:35:21
Subject: Beach Nutz 05/07/08
Comments: You have the best paper on the island, and I LOVE "Beach Nutz." Could you please check for grammar, though? In this recent edition, "your" is incorrect; it should be "you're."
Name: M DeVane
Date: 2008-05-03 13:28:19
Subject: Beach Nutz
Comments: When will Foster ever learn? Keep up the good work! I really enjoy the laugh.
Name: Webmaster
Date: 2008-05-01 20:39:36
Subject: Caption color
Comments: I made the color of the photo captions darker. Thanks for your input.
Name: Kent Armstrong
Date: 2008-05-01 19:38:40
Subject: Photo caption difficult to read
Comments: The yellowish color of the website photo captions is very difficult to read. A darker color would be an improvement.
Name: Sally H
Date: 2008-05-01 14:37:36
Subject: TURTLE WATCH - 4/30/08 Article
Comments: BRAVO and THANKS Mike, Maggie Fields, Laurie and Cindy (reporters) on the organized, well-written article. Collectively it is a marvelous mini-reference manual! Well these annually visiting "sea friends" do not bring monetary 'revenue" they do "contribute" (ecologically speaking) provide "customer satisfaction" and "feedback" of enormous proportions.
Great job to you all at the AMISun, Suzi Fox AMITurtle Watchers'Director; Florida Wildlife and Fisheries, and Mote! P.S. I'm a brand new AMI Turtle Watcher and the experience is most exciting and already rewarding!
Name: Cindy McKeough
Date: 2008-04-28 07:48:18
Subject: Your Friend with a Boat
Comments: I am looking for Rhondi who runs people out to Egmont Key for day trips. I have lost her phone # and need to get hold of her. Can you help? Her business was called "Your friend with a Boat". thanks, Cindy
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