Sarasota Middle School Concept Backed by School Leaders
Our view urges support for the Sarasota County middle school plan dubbed Jim Foxs initiative. It argues the proposal will save taxpayers money, better utilize schools, and provide flexible education, while noting some opposition and a deadline to implement by September 1982.
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Sarasota County
Jim Fox
True Fox
Fox
Englewood
Lemon Bay
Letters to the Editor Policy Prompt
Readers are invited to submit letters up to 200 words and must be signed with full address and phone number. The policy specifies no poetry or copyrighted material and provides a mailing address for the Letters to the Editor section at P.O. Box 1028, Venice, FL 33595.
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Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
Sun Coast Gondolier
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Thanksgiving Dinner Gratitude to Hart Family and Volunteers
Mary M. Kekac extends sincere thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hart their family and volunteers for hosting a Thanksgiving Day dinner at Epiphany Church Hall. Attendees felt welcomed like family praising the turkey and trimmings and wishing blessing upon the hosts.
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Epiphany Church Hall
Elmer Hart
Mary M. Kekac
Reader criticizes FP&L billing and conservation stance
A Nokomis reader argues high electricity costs persist despite conservation and cites FP&L official claims. The letter notes a fuel adjustment move into the KWH charge and urges readers to contact the Public Service Commission and Public Counsel in Tallahassee.
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Fp&l
C.E. Phillips
Phillips
Public Service Commission
Public Counsel
Tallahassee
E. Gaines St
Jack Shreve
Holland Building
R. G. Steiner Nokomis
Promised Land Bound for Nebraska With Parade Crew
A traveling parade float company relocates from Colorado to Wyoming then Nebraska after failing to find demand for strawberries in Wyoming. The group includes Mary Farris Craig a Pulitzer winning journalist the narrator the kids Russell and Mike Josie the former domestic and two German shepherd dogs. Craig struggles with alcohol during the expedition.
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Wyoming
Nebraska
Mary Farris
Craig
Russell
Mike
Josie
Let’s Get It Right Mobile Home Park Not Trailer
Open letter to Don Moore and Sam Dillon clarifies that Bay Indies residents in a mobile home park reject the term trailer park. The writer argues mobile homes differ from trailers, notes pride in the community, and recalls personal anecdotes about perceptions and terminology. The piece defends proper word use and dictionary guidance.
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Don Moore
Sam Dillon
Sun Coast Gondolier
Don
Sam
Bay Indies
Lou
Venice
California
Michigan
Sinclair
Economic gloom mirrors Hoover era in Sarasota memo
A Sarasota County memo contrasts current economic pessimism with the Great Depression era. The writer cites unemployment rising toward nine percent, warns of harder times ahead, and recalls the 1930s era poverty, soup lines, and factory closures as context for today’s fears.
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White House
Murray Weidenbaum
Murray
Sarasota County
Herbert Reagan
Herbert Hoover
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