Mothers Unite to Fight Drunk Driving in Florida
Eleanor Howe of Osprey leads a push by Mothers Against Drunk Driving to change drunk driving laws and support victims’ families. A Nokomis MADD chapter is planned with a meeting at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. The article cites a fatal crash and a lenient sentence as motivation for reform.
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Florida
Mothers Against
MADD
Howe
Our Savior Lutheran Church
U.S. 41
Nokomis
Venice Mayor Opposes Annexation Policy Shift
A debate over annexation policy reveals city leaders at odds. Mayor Frank Proctor backs a different stance than most councilmen while Councilman Ed Taylor openly opposes the mayor's views.
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Ed Taylor
Venice
Frank Proctor
Deputy and man die in head on Sarasota wreck
A Sarasota County sheriff's deputy Robert L. Plummer, 33, and Sarasota resident Steven K. Urgo, 34, died after a head on collision near Denison Road and State Road 775 between Venice and Englewood. Urgo crossed center line and struck Plummer's southbound car. Emergency crews blocked the highway for two hours as investigators and responders worked at the scene.
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Don Moore
Sarasota County
Sarasota
Denison Road
Venice
Englewood
Robert L. Plummer
Steven K. Urgo
Elmer
Florida Highway Patrol
Urgo
Plummer
Argo
South County
Gulf View Estates
Manasota Beach Road
Venice Hotel renovation hopes hinge on rate drop
Ramar head Robert Morris weighs 1.5 to 2 million in renovations as rates stay soft. Developer Frank Rosenblum-Ramar pursues retirement housing or a semi nursing home plan while IRBs potential financing is explored amid cautious economic conditions in downtown Venice.
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Venice
Robert Morris
Raymar Group Companies
Sarasota
Morris
Ramar
Frank Rosenblum-Ramar
Rosenblum
Dale
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Country Kettle Rest
EasyClean
Foremost Liquor
Grand Union
Golden Corral
Memorial Society
New Helena Cafe
Television of Venice
Scotty
Theriault
T.j.’S
Venice Hearing
Walgreens
Sears Woolco
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