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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1980
Page
2
An editorial urges the City Council to pay the church for flood damages from the city water plant, contending the obligation rests on the city's responsibility regardless of whether repairs were completed or invoices exist. It calls for reliable damage estimates as sufficient proof for reimbursement.
A humor memo shows comical office role boosts. Publisher scales heights beyond locomotives while editor and sales manager chase grand feats. The piece riffs on overblown titles, power fantasies, and office mythologies in a playful, out of character style.
A 60 Minutes segment profiles Bonnie a housewife with two young sons who has no arms. She folds laundry drives a car and uses her feet for daily tasks while facing prejudice. Bonnie speaks on positive thinking and inspires as a public speaker while still wishing to ride bikes with her kids.
A reader recalls lighthearted banter with Gondolier staff including Macfarlane and Sam, praising humor in the newsroom. She jokes about age and retirement, shares playful rifts, and notes how laughter boosted productivity and morale among editors and reporters.
The piece argues for American free speech in broadcasting a British documentary on Saudi Arabia. It notes diplomatic strains from Britain’s airing and Saudi objections while urging understanding of other cultures. It praises open access to information and responsibility in a free society.
Louis Sinclair recounts early journalism training at Notre Dame and a policing beat where he witnesses police brutality against a Black suspect. He confronts racism in the newsroom when editors dismiss a protest or story about the incident, forcing personal growth amid the era’s lawlessness and Prohibition era violence.
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