Venice Veteran Receives Philippine Liberation Medal
Louis King of Venice is awarded a Philippine medal for his role in the Liberation of the Philippines. After decades of waiting he finally gets recognition for his service with the U S Army Corps of Engineers Combat Division, declaring I earned it. The medal arrives about 36 years after his discharge following a tip from American Legion materials.
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Louis King of
Venice
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
American Legion
Entrapment charges swirl over Englewood hospital campaign
About 500 residents received coupons urging signatures to back a hospital in Englewood. The campaign group, claiming eight to ten members, denied ties to Fawcett Memorial Hospital. Officials met with Gary Clark to review claims, with a final decision set for April 30 and potential court appeals delaying action.
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Paul McKelvey
McKelvey
Faucett Memorial Hospital
Fawcett Memorial Hospital
Lani Frame
Fawcett
T‘he
Gary Clark
Tallahassee
Clark
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Venice Hospital
Fawcett Memorial
Sheldon Simmons
Venice
Spol area behind Venice High in play field plans stir dispute
A newly formed school facilities advisory committee faces shaping a ten acre spoil site behind Venice High on the intracostal waterway. Park residents accuse grading and erosion of harming drainage and blowing sand while mobile home owners want to buy the land to expand their park.
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Venice High School
Country Club Estates
Mobile Home Park
Dick Doudna
Bill Allen
Green Circle
Allen
Paul Dorn
752 Waterway
Dorn
Venice
Paul Schmidt
Richardson seeks District 4 school board seat in Sarasota
Susan Richardson, a Republican businesswoman and longtime education advocate, filed for the District 4 seat held by Tom McElheny. She appeals to voters with a platform of leadership, fiscal responsibility, and improved classroom policies across all 30 campuses.
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David Martin
Susan Richardson
Sarasota County
Richardson
Tom McElheny
McElhany
County Commission
Dick Doudna
Margaret McAdoo
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