QUA VIEW POINT YMCA fund drive urged sustaining gifts
A local YMCA appeals for ongoing financial support to cover salaries utilities and program costs after raising over 450000. The piece urges sustaining memberships to help underwrite expenses for families and youths who cannot afford yearly fees.
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YMCA
Readers letters policy note from Venice.FL
Message invites letters to the editor with a 200 word limit and editor discretion. It prohibits poetry or copyrighted material and requires signatures with complete address and phone number. Mailing address provided is Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
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20 20 hostage coverage praised as pivotal TV documentary
The piece lauds a WABC 20/20 documentary from January 22 at 10 pm and 11:30 pm onwards profiling the Iran hostage crisis. It credits Pierre Salinger and Jimmy Carter and calls for UN reevaluation, including possible US withdrawal, and proposes a $1 million grant to hostages funded from Iranian assets.
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Iran
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Jimmy Carter
Algiers
Tax Tips critique raises questions on IRS role
Reader claims the IRS acts as a government collection agency and argues tax laws favor non workers over middle class workers. He questions tax form instructions and audits, calling for a rebuttal and noting public interest in audit odds.
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U. S
P.S
Readers praise Cafe Continental and Gondolier columnist
A Venice reader applauds Margaret Curwood the Gondolier, and Denison’s Cafe Continental column. He recalls dining there with a noon lunch special around 3.25 dollars featuring pork tenderloin, sauerkraut, potatoes, peas, bread and mustard. A two year old’s fruit salad costs 1.50.
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Cafe Continental
Attack on Reagan’s Children Sparks Reader Critique
Betty Corgan of Nokomis blasts Norah Denison for a tasteless commentary about the Reagan children. The letter denounces the column’s flippancy and cites undermining remarks about Jane Wyman.
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Jacky
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Betty Corgan
Nokomis
Police Image Reimagined by Venice Chief Waymire
In Venice the writer visits the police station to meet Chief Waymire and updates the department portrait. He highlights professionalism and a 34 person force with high education levels. The piece mixes trivia about backgrounds including a Boston Conservatory alumnus and a Marine who studied at Seton Hall.
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Waymire
Ray
Bailiwick
East Venice Avenue
Boston Conservatory of Music
Whales and the ethics of hunting in a TV movie
A reader critiques a TV film titled A Whale For The Killing, condemning the slaughter of whales and other hunted animals. The piece argues against whale hunting, seal clubs, and deer slaughter while acknowledging personal dietary choices and the duty to protect sentient beings.
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