Anderson shifts stance on MacArthur Tract financing
Our Viewpoint argues Sarasota County must let voters decide and drop a $20 million road plan. Commissioner Anderson endorses referendum on land purchase with general obligation bonds and proposes using Florida Power & Light fees for roads instead. The piece urges more commissioners to align with Saba and Anderson.
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Bob Anderson
MacArthur
Anderson
Florida Power & Light
MacArthur Tract
John Saba
Saba
Beverly Stackler
Venice area residents oppose local asphalt plant
Letters from New Jersey transplants and Venice residents urge dropping the proposed asphalt facility near the landfill. They warn of smoke smells seven miles away, oily soot, fire risk, and air water pollution, citing stricter New Jersey rules and oil byproducts.
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Dorothy
Harry Case
Sheila Dinero Leaves City Hall After Five Years
Venice columnist notes Sheila Dinero, city manager’s longtime senior secretary, departs June 4 for Georgia. She values serving citizens, urges more public involvement, and praises staff efficiency while recalling her five years as a buffer for seven bosses.
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Venice
Shelia
Dale Rieth
Flaming Feathers a B Western with Laughable Drama
A column jeers at the 1940s B movie Flaming Feathers praising its stock Western clichés. Victor Jory as the town villain Lucky is outed by Sterling Hayden as Tex while a devoted Indian maiden and cavalry enter the plot in a spoof of frontier drama.
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Lucky
Nora
Sterling Hayden
Hayden
Tex
Forrest Tucker
Jory
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