Bush on the campaign stage a long tryout for the White House
The author likens the 1980 presidential race to Broadway tryouts noting George H. W. Bush spent long on the road, cost millions, drew mixed applause, and ultimately failed to win the lead role as Reagan's opponent.
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Ronnie
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Bush
Reagan
Oval
Writing Confessions for Fun and Profit
Two friends pursue confession fiction as a get rich quick scheme. They buy confession magazines, mock the genre, draft a story about a flawed heroine, and face repeated rejections before giving up. The narrator muses on gothic romance possibilities.
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Scott
Sin
Toilets Through Time and a Dog Named Sinny
Louis Sinclair recalls changing toilet fashions from outdoor pits to modern bathrooms and a chaotic single-bathroom home with three kids. A dramatic dog episode with Sinny ends with a warden locking him in and a comic twist.
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Sinny
Quotations About Endurance and Life Satisfaction
A collection of notable lines from Faulkner Wilkie Hemingway Sophocles Horace and Ovid. The quotes touch on resilience citizenship wisdom happiness and social fate.
Study wind first says veteran on wind power
A reader with Antarctic service warns Florida readers to study local wind patterns before buying wind generators. He recalls testing a Raywin wind turbine at Little America, noting winds rarely exceed 15 mph for long, making the project largely impractical. He urges a year of wind study and government-backed research before costly purchases.
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Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Raywin Company
Little
America
Ross Ice Shelf
Florida
Day of Gratitude for Venice Premiere Touches Many
Author thanks staff and readers for full coverage of The Black Stallion film and praises Count Cornwell, Joan Ewing, City Council, Venice Public Library, Friends of the Library, the Book Shop, and schoolteachers for their help with premiere tickets and a memorable day in Venice.
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Cornwell
Joan Ewing
Venice Public Library
Friends of the Library
Venice
Venice zoning sparks housing subsidy debate in Venice
Finn W. Caspersen argues that 1975 county zoning and 1978 city restrictions push Venice toward subsidized housing. He notes hospital employee subsidies failed before and warns retirement demographics, inflation, and fairness concerns make welfare-state housing risky for the city.
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Venice Hospital
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Hanson
Venice
Anire Taxpayers League
Finn W. Caspersen
Norah Denison Criticized by Letter Writer
A reader from South Venice blasts Norah Denison for slang in a letter to the editor. Dorothy Thompson, calling herself a Christian, ends with a harsh jab about Norah’s looks and vows never to read her column again.
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Jack Paar
Norah Denison
Goody Two Shoes
Dorothy Thompson
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Norah
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Anne Chambers
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Venice
New colonel wins congrats
A reader congratulates Day Farley on becoming a Kentucky Colonel, noting the honor’s prestige and recalling her husband’s similar award on July 14, 1959 by Governor Albert Benjamin Chandler.
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Day Farley
Kentucky
Sun Coast Gondolier
Albert Benjamin Chandler
Nora Osburn South
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