GTE agrees to a single Venice Englewood North Port directory
GTE ends months of dispute by promising a single phone book for Venice Englewood and North Port after public urging and PSC direction. The move could extend to other areas where feasible, though Tampa Bay area may remain split due to bindery limits. The company notes customer input and state laws drove the change, despite initial reluctance from GentTel leadership.
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General Telephone Company
Venice
Englewood
North Port
Gondolier
Englewood Times
North Port Times
Public Service Commission
GenTel
GTE
Tallahassee
PSC
Divison
Manatee and
Sarasota Counties
Tampa-St. Pete
Letters to the Editor Policy Notices
The notice announces that letters are welcome but must stay under 200 words or be shortened by editors. It requires signatures, complete address, and phone number for all letters and provides the mailing address P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595 for submission.
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P.O. Box
Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
Sun Coast Gondolier
P. O
Readers respond on pets and Medicare amid community concerns
Valerie Cooper praises the Cullen family who foster dogs and cats in Venice and appeals for donations to cover food. Phil Walz shares medical billing frustrations, recounting heart surgery, ambulance costs, and Medicare denials, urging readers to seek reviews and raise awareness.
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Cullen
Venice
Marie Cullen
Cullen Place
Auburn Road
Cullens
Marie
Rt. 1
Fla
Social Security
Medicare
Sarasota Hospital
Tampa Hospital
Gene Myers
Sarasota
Pupello
Suncoast
City Fire Department
Social Service Department
Jacksonville
Phil Walz
Painting of Reagan on horse by local artist Hopper
South Venice editor notes a February Gondolier front page painting by Frank Hopper of President Reagan on a horse before the capitol, surrounded by a crowd. The piece highlights the artist and publication context.
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Betty McDonnell
South
Venice
Reagan
the Gondolier
Frank Hopper
Local ads spark debate on age based discounts
A shopper accuses a supermarket and local retailers of age discrimination as ads offering double cash dividend stamps to seniors clash with calls for equal treatment for hard working young families. The letter cites senior discounts at pharmacies fast food chains and bus fares as evidence of bias.
Marianne Seekircher on medical costs for the elderly
A letter from Marianne Seekircher discusses medical costs for seniors. She notes Medicare and Blue Cross coverage ease hospital bills but portrays doctor charges as problematic and uncertain.
Deadline discipline of a veteran columnist and car inspections
A veteran columnist recalls his strict deadline mindset and a trip to an auto dealer where he learned the state had discontinued inspection stickers since last October. He reflects on past inspections that caught vehicle issues and notes that most cars still display old wind shield stickers.
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Checker
Love One Another: The Wise Man’s Desert Solution?
A sermon-like memo argues selfishness as the root of society’s woes and reviews three quick fixes wealth power and skill, ruling them out. The only viable answer proposed is three words Love one another, with the author pondering its global effectiveness.
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Murph
Miss Piggy
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