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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1980
Page
2
A Venice column recounts repeated get rich quick schemes via mail received by a longtime reader. He notes chain letters promising up to a half million dollars, a tax report and an “incredible money making kit,” while praising a stubborn stance against offers and recalling a 50th wedding anniversary.
The writer notes 2500 fewer votes counted for county commission races than other contests and blames the at large voting system. He argues many voters only mark a single district candidate, implying wasted ballots, and urges a district based referendum to end at large elections.
A reader blasts Social Security as a lemon and criticizes government spending while proposing a birth to 35 work plan. The piece ends with a wish to quit and migrate to Tahiti, noting aging workers and the system’s ailing rate.
Gregg D. Feagans disputes claims by Coblentz regarding the Sarasota County Sheriff's under water recovery team SURF and federal grants. He states he helped start SURF with Sgt Cole and others, that grants were obtained with Sheriff Hardcastle, and that he has not been paid since January 1980 while supporting Hardcastle's re election.
A reader criticizes Deputy Cpl. Terry Lewis for an alleged polling tactic used by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. The letter claims the poll was conducted in a county courtroom with taxpayer funding and alleges smear campaigning by Sheriff Hardcastle and Cpl. Lewis. The writer supports Norm Coblentz in the upcoming run-off and urges voters to reject unethical campaigning on October 7.
Traffic records analyst Robert H. Wagoner defends the STEP program funded by the Bureau of Highway Safety, noting fatalities in high accident locations fell from 19 in 1977 to six in 1979 and to one in 1980. rural area deaths dropped 35 to 24, and countywide from 44 to 40, arguing the program saved over 30 lives in three years and challenging Norman Coblentz’s credibility in the debate with incumbent sheriff Jim Hardcastle.
The speaker questions how to inform voters about officials by tracking votes and attendance over five years and payroll details. He notes a 19 percent pay increase for government workers and raises concerns about youth entry into the workforce earning $3.10 to $5 an hour and their living prospects.
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