Commissioners approve Placida condo surge drawing criticism
Our view argues the Charlotte County Commission erred in greenlighting 602 condominiums in Placida area. The piece says development, not improvement, will raise taxes for services and degrade a nearly unspoiled coastline, warning of urban sprawl spreading to Sarasota and Manatee.
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Charlotte County Commission
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Sarasota
Manatee
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Poodle Caption Mixup Sparks Reader Letter
A reader from Country Club Estates complains that the Sun Coast Times front page photo of a 75 pound poodle named Sheba was captioned with he instead of she. She notes praise for the photo by staff photographer Paul Schmidt and says she has received calls from readers who recognized the dog.
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Sun Coast Times
Paul Schmidt
Paul
Brooke
Ethel
Country Club Estates
Green Circle
Venice
Public thanks for Venice ambulance service staff
A Venice family thanks South County Ambulance crew for promptness proficiency and care after a recent car accident. They name responders Fred Stuckey Phil Levin Rob Martin and Jeff Paret for their help and professionalism.
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Venice
South County Ambulance
Fred Stuckey
Phil Levin
Rob Martin
Jeff Paret
Freedom of the Press and Civil Liberties Pledge
A fragment echoes the First Amendment text outlining Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It also protects the freedom of speech press and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
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Congress
Letters to the Editor Policy Advised for Venice Paper
The paper invites readers to submit letters but limits length to 200 words and requires signatures with full address and phone number. Submissions should be mailed to Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
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Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
Sun Coast Gondolier
P. O
Western Film Company Crew Faces Deadly Tombstone Slim
In Old Tucson during a Western film shoot, a rogue figure named Tombstone Slim disrupts stunt work. The crew discovers he tampered with improvised firearms, using a soap sealed with black powder as deadly projectiles, prompting a climactic rooftop chase and capture.
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Mexico
Paris
Tombstone Slim
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Tucson
Smith and Wesson
Growth Committee Sparks County Politics and Protests
A columnist lambasts Beverly Clay for creating a county growth advisory panel dominated by developers and bankers. He notes potential conflicts, questions timing around the Laurel Road rezoning, and compares plans to existing tools like the APOXSEE plan and impact fee studies while predicting growth won’t be curbed in his lifetime.
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Sarasota County
County Commission
Beverly Clay
Clay
Save Our Bays Association
Commission
Laurel Road
Fifth District
Bob Anderson
North Port
Harper Valley P.T.A
Stella
Jimmy
Shared memories of Reagan and me across trains and poems
The author reflects on common experiences with Ronald Reagan from youth to adulthood including trains near Marshall Michigan Central depot, Amtrak concerns, and a fond memory of reciting Robert Service poems. He notes Reagan's Notre Dame ties and the Knute Rockne film, ending with a continuation tease.
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Tom Swift
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Reagan
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Sam Magee
Dan McGrew
Service
White House
Dan
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George Gipp
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