Viewpoint argues asphalt plant fits land use east of Venice
Sarasota County faces a decision on allowing Wendel Kent and Company to build a 10 acre asphalt plant in the Venice area industrial park east of Venice. The editorial notes Kent’s operation appears clean and emissions within state limits while highlighting local benefits of cheaper materials and reduced transport.
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Sarasota County
Wendel Kent and Company
Sarasota
Venice
Venice Avenue
Kent
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
County Commission
Oneco
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Charlotte County
Manatee County
Center Road
Venice Area
Palmetto
Public letters urged to include full contact details
Readers are invited to send letters to the editor but must be within 200 words. The policy requires signatures and complete address plus a phone number. Submissions should be mailed to Letters to the Editor, P O Box 1028, Venice, Florida 33595.
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P.O. Box
Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
Sun Coast Gondolier
Miami
Venetian Residents Maintain Focus on City Business
Editor notes pride in Venice while other towns push for national nuclear control, but local officials focus on municipal issues including dog poop control and basic governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Amarillo
Tex
Higel
Venice
Clyde Higel
Paul Schmidt
Thanks to Readers for Help to Stray Animal Shelter
Marie Cullen of Venice Florida thanks readers for donations that funded medicine and food for a one week old puppy sheltered at her home after being dumped over the fence. With funds and care the puppy is becoming a German shepherd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cullen
Rt. 1
Venice
Fla
ERA amendment advocates equal rights for women in all states
The proposed ERA would create uniform equal rights for women across all 50 states. Critics claim the basic document has not been read, stressing it centers on equality without addressing issues like abortion or military drafting.
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U.S
ERA
Residents oppose proposed asphalt plant near park
In a local park near the planned asphalt plant residents are filing petitions against the project citing pollution concerns. The letter also notes disappointment over the paper’s stance on vehicle inspection station eliminations and praises past coverage of faulty phone books.
Chronic egomania musings on diagnosis and public praise
A humorous column contemplates whether egomania is a disease with chronic or terminal forms. The writer catalogs imaginary lab reports from Letters to the Editor responses, reader feedback, public praise, and encounters with officials as evidence of ego growth.
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Reggie Jackson
Dawkins
Watson
Mike Murphy
Postal service exposed as flawed in reader letter
A reader laments mail failures from rain to derailments and cites a Prevention magazine loss of 120000 copies on March 25. The writer recalls late or lost letters and parcels, noting exchanges with neighbors and a failed replacement, urging accountability for mail delivery.
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Postal Service
Prevention
Venice
John Greist
Postal Department
Michigan
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