Manatee Junior College South County campus to boost area
The South County campus of Manatee Junior College near Venice between Englewood and North Port is funded at 6.1 million dollars and should be ready for the 1984 school year. The program offers affordable education for local residents including many 25 to 30 year olds balancing work and night classes.
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Manatee Junior College
South County
Venice
Manatee
MJC
Jack Dale
Englewood
North Port
Dale
Sarasota County
New College
Sarasota
University of South Florida
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Venice Paper
Instructions require letters be signed with full name, complete address, and phone number. Limit of 200 words for readers letters. Include mailing address P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595. No poetry or copyrighted material accepted.
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P.O. Box
Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
P.O
Sun Coast Gondolier
Miami
Venice City Council OKs $1 Cable TV Rate Hike
Last Tuesday the Venice City Council approved a one dollar per month increase for Storer Cable TV for one year with another dollar rise thereafter. Bulk billing users such as condominiums and mobile home parks receive a 90 cent reduction from the $6 monthly charge for individuals. One year from now individuals pay $8 while bulk users pay $6, prompting questions about the subsidy and fairness.
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Venice
Storer
Venice Enacts Dog Litter Pickup Ordinance
Reader urges strict enforcement of Venice dog litter laws and broader adoption countywide. Comments contrast council responses to a citizen quiz and defend media aid while promising future correspondence.
Letter to Jimmy on politics and past leadership
A correspondent in Georgia writes to Jimmy, ex-President, urging him to speak out against current policy. The letter recalls his past stance on SALT and Detente, criticizes the current office holder, and questions cost of a surfside talk while framing impacts on farmers, the elderly, and the middle class. It asks Jimmy to reengage with supporters and convey clear views.
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Buddy
Jimmy
Georgia
Alabama
Silent
Jerry
Michigan
Palm Springs
San Clemente
Soviet Union
F.D.R
Surfside
Roslynn
Funnies and cartoons through the newspaper years
A columnist recalls the rise and staying power of comic strips from 1914 to the 1980s, noting Doonesbury as a political outlier. He recalls early famous strips, reader polls, and the tension between news quality and comic appeal. He observes readers remain drawn to comics despite many finding them not truly funny.
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Columbus
San Francisco Chronicle
Mr. Mutt
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Friends of Animals
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Mike Murphy
Mike
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Jasoline
Middle East
Barry McCarthy
Florida Press Service
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Derek Dunn
Rankin
Executive
Don Moore
Rod Vetter
Sam Dillon
Robert A. Vedder
Lang Capasso
Edward Faile Jr
Dorothy Lippstreuer
Jim Beans
David Martin
Helen Hastings
Ramon Porter
Jim Gouvellis
Paul Schmidt
Linda Roman
David Dunn-Rankin
Murph
By Mike Murphy
Washington
Death Valley
Simply Sinclair
Louis Sinclair
Doonesbury
Bud Fisher
Mutt
Jeff
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