Lifeguard Funding Urged for Winter at Sarasota Beaches
A reader notes a drowning at South Sido Beach spurred Sarasota County to fund 10 lifeguards at North Jetty Beach and South Side Beach for the summer. They urge year round coverage, arguing winter swimmers, often from out of town, need protection and the county should maintain adequate guards into winter.
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South Sido Beach
South County
Sarasota
Cullen pets charity fund contact inquiry
Reader asks if a fund exists for Marie and Charlie Cullen and their rescue pets. The editor notes the Cullens’ address Rt. 1 Box 1006A Venice Florida 33595 and phone number 488 6015. invites donations or contact details.
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Marie
Charlie Cullen
Cullen
Cullens
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Letter condemns dog left in car front page photo
Venice reader Stanley Hascher questions the paper's handling of a July 9 dog in a locked car photo. He urges the editors to report actions taken by authorities and cites potential cruelty while criticizing photographer Paul Schmidt.
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Paul Schmidt
Stanley R. Hascher
Venice
County officials threaten land seizure over water rights
A reader warns that government land grabs could target private properties like the MacArthur tract and nearby palmettos. The letter questions why oppose Bankers Life and asserts the county could employ its own legal means to seize land and water assets.
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MacArthur
Bankers Life
Freedom of the Press Clause Phrases Misplaced
A misquote list mixes the First Amendment text with misspellings and spacing issues. It references Congress prohibiting religious establishment and protecting free exercise, speech, press, assembly, and petition for redress of grievances.
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Congress
Care for our own first in a nation of caring values
A reader lambasts perceived non caring by leaders and institutions, contrasting lofty founding ideals and charity with neglect of elderly housing and neonatal care. He urges action from government, hospitals, and private donors, arguing for renewed public compassion and accountability.
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AARP
D.C
Florida
Jeffersons
Roosevelts
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Perilous childhood stunts and near drownings recalled
A narrator recounts a lifetime of near accidents from a car painting mishap with turpentine to a seven foot fall into flood waters in a Columbus Ohio basement. A neighbor saved the narrator from drowning as pneumonia followed, with years of risky adventures glossed as true memories.
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Columbus
Ohio
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