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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1981
Page
2
The editorial notes three women pedestrians were struck while crossing U S 41 from a landscaped island toward Venice Hospital parking. Two are in fair condition with injuries. A nurse was released after the crash. The piece reiterates warnings about no traffic light at the crossing and urges safer routes.
Readers are urged to keep letters within a 200 word limit to avoid editor shortening. The page does not accept poetry or copyrighted material. All letters must bear the writer’s signature and provide a complete address and phone number. Address letters to Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice FL 33595.
A Sarasota letter urges calm in the Oaks controversy as an ad hoc committee weighs park potential and environmental concerns. The writer warns against premature destruction while noting the county reserves condemnation rights after a referendum and appeals for civic heroism.
In Sarasota County Florida a taxpayer reports a 20.5 percent jump in his home tax bill just before Christmas. He notes other residents saw decreases or eliminations and laments the loss of the right to a hearing on assessments. He also recalls changes since 1976 and urges readers to consider the issue seriously.
A reader criticizes Mike Murphy’s Gondolier column for praising liberal Democrats welfare and giveaway programs. The note mentions the reader’s fixed income and personal reactions to political coverage.
The writer confesses post season burnout and the lure of Louisiana cooking. He jokes about the Super Bowl and recounts collecting Time-Life Foods of the World books, noting the Creole and Acadian recipes. Weekend TV battles with a sports-loving partner lead to quirky truce plans and varied viewing.
A local column critiques the expanding role of government in private property use and zoning. It traces the evolution from crosscut to power saw concepts, questions the bystander effect in suburban planning, and ponders the Bypass's aesthetic restrictions on business development.
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