Most hilarious Longboat Observer letter to the editor, ever?
July 9th, 2009 by Cooper Levey-Baker in Arts, Editor's Desk, News, Sarasota-Manatee
From this week’s Longboat Observer, in response to the newspaper’s publication of a photo of a dog on a beach (you can see the ghastly image for yourself at right) in its “Spirit of America” photo contest:
Dear Editor:
Please let me know where on Longboat Key I can bring my dog on the beach. We have seen (and read in your paper) over the years many people running afoul of the law by doing this same thing. Seems odd that you promote and publish a photo winner of what appears to be illegal activity (see editor’s note).
I would like to enter pictures of bonfires on the beach, people drinking alcohol and using fireworks, however not one of those activities is legal in this town.
Please go to any beach access and you will see a long list of do not’s. One of the top ones is no dogs on the beach. And seeing that the dog appears to be well past the dunes, it seems that it is well past any private property line. Maybe next week we can see a picture of a bunch of teenagers drinking alcohol from bottles at a bonfire and blasting off fireworks at the beach as the next photo winner.
Kevin Fitzgerald
Sarasota
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