Sarasota County School Board stalls on intermediate schools
Our Viewpoint critiques the Sarasota County School Board for indecision on intermediate schools. With August 1982 target date slipping to at least a year, the board risks harming local education as it wavers between six and seven grade plans and a three grade middle school model.
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Beaches shrinking as condos crowd shore in Venice letter
A Venice reader laments shrinking beach access due to adjacent condominiums and asks why steps over rocks aren’t required to reconnect public sands. The writer urges zoning and building law scrutiny, opposes motor camps, and notes March 13 headlines about a resort zone. letters must include full contact details.
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Disservice Gondolier over fireproof hurricane claims
Letter from Peter Prindiville of Venice challenges The Gondolier column for misrepresenting a Raymond James Company building as fireproof and hurricane proof. He warns no building is entirely resistant to fires or hurricanes and notes past storms on the Keys and Manasota Key.
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Sanity Prevails Letter Targets Alligator Clip Controversy
A reader scolds Sarasota County officials and a school principal over the alligator clip controversy at the fair. She argues feathers are harmless fashion, defends ordinary hair clips and paper clips, and criticizes broad moral policing by authorities.
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Venice
City Council Playbill Exposes a Farce of Public Hearings
A columnist ridicules the March 9 city council agenda for a theatrical miscue. He notes unadvertised hearings, a costly Venice golf lease presentation, and overstaged administrative reports with dramatic overreach and misused taxpayer funds.
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Love stamps lift spirits amid postal service optimism
A reader praises 20 cent Love stamps with bright floral art, calling the issue a rare positive from a federal operation. He urges more expressive messages on future stamps to boost national morale during unemployment and Washington tensions.
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Postal Service
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P.O
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