Venice backs tough drug law with mandatory jail term
Our view endorses a proposed drug control ordinance that would require a jail sentence for possessing marijuana or cocaine. The Venice area hosts a rehab center attracting hundreds of youths, and local authorities support stricter penalties to curb drug violations. The measure faced legal challenges over state consistency and awaits circuit court review. The debate centers on giving communities power to set their own drug restrictions.
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Venice
L.lf.e
Sarasota County
Jim Gardner
Robert Stahlschmidt
Gardner
Ray Waymire
Circuit Court
Evelyn Gobbie
Letters to the Editor Policy in Venice Florida
The notice requests letters to the editor be signed with full address and phone number and warns editors may shorten letters beyond 200 words. It specifies no poetry or copyrighted material and provides mailing address at P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595 for submissions.
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Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
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Miami Ave
Sun Coast Gondolier
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Vacation proposal sparks taxpayer concerns at City Hall
Reader Frank J. Fiola denounces proposal by Dale Rieth to grant city employees 42 days yearly vacation plus 12 holidays, arguing it strains budgets and hurts operations. He urges readers to contact elected officials and advocates a return to fiscal restraint and the traditional American approach to work.
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Sun Coast Gondolier
Dale Rieth
Rieth
Council
Feal's Credo on Economy and Merit for the Nation
The speaker argues that economic progress hinges on earned opportunity and personal effort. He asserts equality must be served, success earned, education earned, and security earned through production and saving, framing these as foundational to national policy.
Manatees and historical enmities in a coastal tale
The passage reflects on manatees being present long before a person named G. Smith and his sewer project. It muses that G. R. Smith’s ancestors may have contributed to the extinction of buffalo, whooping cranes, bald eagles, sperm whales, sea turtles, and Native Americans, naming a harsh lineage of ruin.
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G. Smith
G. R. Smith
Leg Puller Denies Manatee Letter Prank
Millicent H Dillon claims the author of last Saturday’s manatee letter is joking with the readers. She asserts the piece was not genuine.
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Millicent H. Dillon
Venice
Freedom of the press and the First Amendment
The text cites the First Amendment stating Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, grounding protections for press freedom and free expression in constitutional law. It highlights the role of the press as a bulwark of democratic rights and accountability.
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Congress
Willard the Gerbil and the Grand Marnier Reprieve
Betty recounts a chaotic evening centered on Willard a hospital visit and surgery to remove a tumor from a gerbil named Willard Winnie and Little Peggy watch over him as he recovers in a cotton filled cage. Willard's owners Tony Betty Richard and John share jokes and drinks.
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Bubby
Willard
Winnie
Little Peggy
Brother John
Richard
Tony
Betty
John
Peggy
Money spells relief for some
An opinion feature explores alternate spellings of relief and money reflecting professions and lifestyles. It suggests variants like gold silver diamond comfort pleaseure power and discusses how each spelling signals values such as wealth ease pleasure and control.
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Miles Standish
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