Choices in South County second primary outlined
The editorial endorses Beverly Clay-Stackler in District 2 against James Greenwald and Bryant Meeks against Jeanne McElmurray in District 4. In the U S Senate race it backs David Bludworth in the runoff, and for Congress backs Ted Ewing over Connie Mack. Dem voters have no primary race in Sarasota County.
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South County
Sarasota County
Beverly Clay-Stackler
James Greenwald
Stackler
Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority
Bryant Meeks
Sarasota
Meeks
Ted Ewing
Englewood
Florida House of Representatives
Connie Mack
Fort Myers
Philadelphia Athletics
Ewing
Mack
Ft. Myers
Cape Coral
Lee County
Venice
U.S
U.S. Senate
David Bludworth
Palm Beach
van Poole
Lawton Chiles
Bludworth
Editorial page aims and duties in a newspaper
Editorial pages provide space for opinion and editorial writers may provoke thought persuade readers or exhorts action while maintaining fairness in news columns. The piece notes four purposes and credits a letter from Venice city councilman John Kalajian as a provocation.
Irate letter criticizes editorial tone on Venice election
JOHN L. KALAJIAN, a Venice City Councilman, denounces a morning editorial for sensationalism about the council race. He defends Yeatts and Taylor as honorable candidates and urges readers to ignore fiery phrases and fracas imagery used to inflame voters.
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Yeatts
Taylor
Venice
Arafat
Begin
John L. Kalajian
City of Venice
Milliseconds and millimeters shape sports and life
The piece compares split second timing in baseball and racing to daily choices. It notes how inches and milliseconds decide plays by Lou Brock Maury Wills Rickey Henderson and drivers in the Indy 500. It links athletic precision to moral decisions and personal restraint.
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Lou Brock
Maury Wills
Rickey Henderson
Henderson
Ralph the Rank Rodent: My Bionic Mouse Nemesis
A personal essay recounts a relentless intruder named Ralph a three inch tall Bionic Mouse. After weeks of elusive prowling he is finally repelled by poison only to return with audacious confidence in the living room. The narrator and Mr S. fear Ralph's audacious stare and question his humanity.
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