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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1981
Page
4
A reader urges police presence at intersections when signals run on flasher mode. The letter cites U.S. 41 Bypass and Venice Avenue crossing in rain as unsafe and argues budget concerns are secondary to preventing possible deaths. Human life carries no price tag.
Community readers are invited to send letters but must keep them under 200 words or editors may shorten them. We do not accept poetry or copyrighted material. Each letter must be signed and include a complete address and phone number for verification. Address letters to Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
A reader criticizes a newspaper for using a sensational 75 percent figure about Venice children on drugs. The letter argues such unprovable percentages fuel addiction fears and urge careful reporting to avoid sensationalism and moralizing.
The letter assails congressional perks and presidential travel costs, calling for rewards to veterans and a halt to wage escalation. It rails against pensions and media ties, urges a bicycle tax, and mocks two young entrepreneurs seeking beach space and insurance.
Norah recounts disastrous attempts to care for various houseplants and a successful poinsettia saved from death after months of neglect. She jokes about being cursed with a green thumb while contrasting a friend's gardening skill with her own misadventures, ending with a playful threat to strike back with a lily.
The columnist notes a 180 degree shift from sharp criticism to cooperation with the county commission after a joint Venice meeting on consolidating road systems. The focus was on county bonds to fund a list of road improvements, with stronger joint effort between Venice city council and the county.
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