County board split as Charter Review Board clashes with commissioners
Sarasota County Commission denied a $6,000 budget request for the Charter Review Board amid plans to abolish the body. Board members threaten legal action over charter provisions and the dual taxation dispute as both sides accuse the other of misreading voter intent.
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Verbal abuse censured at Siesta Key Republican Dinner
Terry Ewing recounts a May 15 dinner where Sarasota County Commissioner Jim Neville directed a foul language attack at him in front of others. Ewing, a candidate for Dist. 3 County Commission, condemns the conduct as unbecoming of a public official and warns Neville to stay away from him before the election.
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Plans After Graduation From VHS
Several students outlined post graduation goals. One plans to work for a year before enrolling at Manatee Junior College to study sociology. Another intends to enjoy the summer then attend Manatee Junior College followed by the University of Florida. A third aims for the University of Florida to major in pre veterinary medicine with an economics minor.
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Leslie Dean
Venice
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Community Service thanks donors for 1978 fund drive
The Englewood Area Community Service thanks residents for generous support of the 1978 fund drive. Contributions nearly met the $13,500 goal, showing Englewood's strong community vitality says Executive Director Ernest M. Richter.
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Ernest M. Richter
Englewood Area Community Service, Inc
Groundwater Drawdown Threatens Coastal Land and Homes
Jim Neville warns against groundwater extraction for coastal areas citing subsidence risks. He cites Houston losses and rising tidelines over 20 years, urges no concentrated drawdown, and proposes alternative Peace River tapping if needed. He notes long term sinking spans 1943 to 1973 and ongoing coastal land loss.
Monument misuse disturbs veteran letter to the Gondolier
Veteran Paul L. Johnson of Venice criticizes a group of kids posing on a war memorial in a Sun Coast Gondolier letter. He urges respect for the memorial and, as a veteran, appeals to the newspaper to publish his views in tribute to ex servicemen.
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Mr. Hicks
Paul L. Johnson
Venice
Grateful for Instant City and County Aid in Erosion Crisis
A Venice resident thanks city and county personnel for rapid response after a beachfront erosion threat. He and his family moved into a new home midweek and saw the road wash away by Thursday morning. Workers arrived quickly to stop the erosion and save the house.
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Venice
Sarasota County
Hubert H. Hill
Surprised by Stone Panama Treaty vote sparks civic critique
A Sarasota reader criticizes Senator Stone for switching his stance on the Panama Canal Treaty after a 1977 letter. The writer accuses him of pleasing powerful interests over constituents and urges Florida voters to oppose him in upcoming elections.
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Dinner Table Confessions On Sex And Modern Movies
A group of friends discuss sex education, modern films, and changing attitudes. The narrator recalls high school, old flames, and jokes about birds and bees lectures while noting a rise in divorces among the sexually aware generation.
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Rudolph Valentino
Mae West
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