Viewpoint: protect animals on highways and enforce laws
Executive Editor Don Moore laments rising animal deaths on roads and urges responsible driving. He notes a Florida turtle incident where a driver killed a turtle after a passerby offered help and urges reporting to authorities, citing State Attorney Jim Gardner’s history of animal-protection prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Venice
Englewood
Sarasota County
Jim Gardner
State Attorney's Office
City Council Aims Tax Relief to Vacant Lot Owners
Venice City Council directs the City Attorney to draft a resolution exempting 110 vacant lots from water and sewer extension assessments until hook ups occur. The change shifts costs to ratepayers, prompting concerns of discrimination against 11,890 residents who funded earlier improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Chauncy Howard
Readers Urged to Keep Letters Within 200 Words
The paper invites reader letters but warns editors may shorten lengthy submissions. Signatures are required, and letters must include full street address and a phone number for verification. The policy emphasizes no poetry or copyrighted material and requires writer accountability and contact details.
Save Our Beaches and the Shoreline Debate
A Sunday editorial urges halting private coastal destruction on Florida's southwest gulf coast. The writer critiques state and federal roles, cites a frost line concept, and advocates public purchase of beach frontage, urging coordinated city county action and tighter zoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
George Gibbs
Tarpon Center Drive
Englewood
Gulf Coast
D.C
Caspersen Beach
Bob Anderson
Mabry Carlton
South County
Venice Park Board
Caspersen
Sedentary Senior Advice Sparks Family Backlash
A reader mocks geriatrics experts who urge constant activity for the aging. He notes his preference for reading and television and resists prescribed routines. The piece ends with a humorous fantasy of fleeing to sea aboard a ship commanded by Captain Bligh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy
Jody
Martha
Marmaduke
Captain Bligh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Moore
Paul Schmidt
United States
J.R. Billups
Louis Sinclair
Roosevelt
Reagan
Sinclair
FDR
Grumann
New York
Mr. Sinclair
J.A. Hogarty
P.O. Box
Sun Coast Gondolier
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
Florida Press Service
Tallahassee
Our
Sun Coast
P. O
Derek Dunn
Rankin
Executive
Rod Vetter
Sam Dillon
Robert A, Vedder
Lang Capasec
Dorothy Lippstreuer
Jim Beans
David Martin
Helen Hastings Ramon Porter
Linda Roman
David Dunn-Rankin
Memos
Murph
Mike Murphy
Simply Sinclair
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!