State Rep Johnson fights for Venice grant funds
The Venice area gains a Bulldog style advocate as State Rep Bob Johnson pushes to restore a 1.8 million DER grant cut from Venice sewer expansion. Johnson sent aide Nick Robertson to a public hearing and contacted EPA officials to review Florida allocations for possible violations, aiming to reinstate funding and prove responsive representation.
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Bob Johnson
Sarasota
Venice
Tallahassee
Sclon
DER
Johnson
Sarasota County
Nick Robertson
Herald Tribune
Robertson
Capitol
Washington
EPA
Venice Letters to Editor Policy Summary
The paper invites letters but caps length at 200 words and warns editors may trim. It bans poetry and copyrighted material. Each letter must be signed with the writer’s full address and phone number and sent to Address Letters to the Editor P.O. Box 1028 Venice FL 33595.
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P.O. Box
Venice
Viewer Complaint and City Council Apology Letters
A Venice reader complains about Storer Cable outages during Nicholas Nickelby and urges refunds and service upgrades. Other letters include an apology to the Venice City Council from John Eagan and commentary on reimbursement rules and Christmas charity by Sun Coast Home Care and Publix stores in Sarasota and Venice.
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Storer Cable
Nicholas Nickelby
Florida
Storer
Wtog-Tv
Helen Perkins
Venice
Lucie Hall
Sarasota
Hall
Proctor
Sun Coast Home Care, Inc
Publix
Westgate
Bradenton
Jacaranda Plaza
Sun Coast
Warren Henderson Bill on Right of First Refusal for Mobile Homes
A reader applauds mobile home owners and the D.R.I.V.E. committee for securing passage of a bill protecting owners from park sellouts. The letter notes Henderson’s shift after nonendorsement and urges voters to emulate the grassroots effort for responsive officials and peace of mind.
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Warren Henderson
D.R.I.V.E. Committee
D.R.I.V.E Committee
Retirism and rourism: Venice’s evolving industry
A Venice reader critiques the local use of tourism as the town’s core industry, arguing that long and short term residents alike drive the economy. He coins terms like rourism and retirism to describe non homegrown spending and retirement-driven activity, urging a civic shift toward community ties.
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Sunshine State
Disney World
Circus World
Sea World
Venice
George Steinbrenner
Billy Martin
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Comforting coping items in daily life
The piece lists personal comforts like food, casual clothes, and silent friends as stress relief. It notes food as a frequent comfort despite calories and pimples, favors comfy home attire over glamorous outfits, and describes a “silent friend” system using stuffed animals as non destructive outlets for frustration.
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Herschel
Murray
Sol
Garfield
Yenta
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