Venice voters to choose four for twin city council seats
Veince voters will select four candidates on Tuesday December 7 for two Venice City Council seats. Incumbents Ed Taylor and Lucie Hall face challengers Ted Yeatts and John Castellanete. The Gondolier conducted uniform six question interviews to inform the electorate.
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Venice
Twin City
Ed Taylor
Lucie Hall
Ted Yeatts
John Castellanete
Gondolier
Lucie Grey Hall
John Castellaneta
Remembering Pearl Harbor Seaman Norwood’s USS Honolulu duty
The piece recalls Seaman 1st Class Kenny Norwood aboard the USS Honolulu docked at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. The Honolulu, a light cruiser, served in a task force based there as history marks the surprise attack.
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Norwood
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Survivor Recounts 7:55 A.M. Attack
Norwood describes waking in his bunk as Japanese torpedo planes and dive bombers attacked the Honolulu. General quarters sounded, confusion over a hit, survival knife deployed, ship tied at a cement dock took a near bomb strike with crew unharmed but hull ruptured.
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Pearl
Norwood
Honolulu
Barrier Island federal bill reaches local front lines
The Barrier Island Bill affects Knight Island Don Pedro Island and Little Gasparilla along with Cayo Costa in Charlotte and Lee Counties. Maps show four miles of Knight Don Pedro and Little Gasparilla shoreline under the bill with portions of Cayo Costa also included. Siesta Key Casey Key and Manasota Key see limited impact. The Oct 18 signing bans federal flood insurance and mortgage aid for properties in the affected areas.
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Barrier Island
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Knight Island
Little Gasparilla Island
Cayo Costa
Charlotte and
Lee Counties
Siesta Key
Casey Key
Manasota Key
Sarasota County
Don Pedro
Little Gasparilla
Bocilla
Boca Grande
Gulf To
Bay
Don Pedro Island
Cayo
Boca Grande Pass
Englewood
Deborah Lanzone
Barrier Island Taskforce
Barrier Islands
Lanzone
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Ray Porter
Kenny Norwood
West Virginia
Tennessee
United States of America
Empire of Japan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Japan
Nokomis
Business Church
Lolier
Gulf Water
Placida
U.S. Department of the Interior
Paul Schmidt
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