Smith holds beachfront parcels hostage in coast preservation row
Our View condemns Attorney General Jim Smith for moving Casey Key beachfront parcels to the bottom of the Save Our Coast land acquisition list as Sarasota County delays a maximum security prison site. The two parcels totaling 12.5 acres, valued at 1.4 million, faced possible preservation with county pledges but are now unlikely to be saved.
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Casey Key
Florida Cabinet
Save Our Coast
Jim Smith
Sarasota County
Smith
Suncoast
Barrier Islands
Save
Little Sarasota Bay
Nokomis Public Beach
Englewood
the Humane Society
Animal Control
Readers react with letters to the editor in Venice
A collection of letters criticizing local coverage and neighbors in Englewood and Venice. Writers petition for apologies for insult and threaten legal action over dog quarantines and threat letters. They also attack a Smurf theft note and lampoon municipal naming of a sewer plant.
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Woolco
Venice
Orwell
Gulf of Mexico
City of
Walter and
Rosemary Farley
Pensive road map on liberal arts and college curriculums
The author reflects on aging views of education voiced over coffee with a retired minister and an engineer. He argues for extending college stay by two years to strengthen liberal arts training, claiming broader exposure produces better graduates and mature citizenship.
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Iacocca
Montalban
Liberal Arts
Denison's Guide to Raising the Perfect Child
A satirical guide listing eight parenting themes from genetics to shelter. It mocks self help hype and offers blunt, humorous tips on prepurchase, family history, diet, clothes, and frugal nursery options. The author highlights absurdities of expert advice and common parenting hacks.
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Tom
Harriet
Denison
Bertie
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Jeff Lincer
George
Martha
U.S. Postal Service
Mr. Hopkins
Mrs. Dudgey
Peter and
Beth Helewski
P.O. Box
Albee
Nokomis
State Department of Transportation
Paul Schmidt
Sun Coast Gondolier
South County
Sun Coast Media Group, Inc
Miami Ave
Florida Press Service
Tallahassee
Derek Dunn-Rankin
Don Moore
Rod Vetter
Sam Dillon
Robert A. Vedder
Lang Capasso
Edward Faile Jr
Dorothy Lippstreuer
Jim Beans
David Martin
Ray Porter
Jim Gouvellis
Chris Kauffmann
Beth Gourlay
Helen Hastings
Barry McCarthy
Linda Roman
Memos
Murph
Mike Murphy
Decidedly Denison
Norah Denison Scanlan
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