Public needs clearer plan on MacArthur Tract and roads
Our View urges Sarasota County Commissioners to disclose how a $50 million package, funded by a revenue bond, will be spent. The editorial questions the lack of road plans, notes Bee Ridge Road upgrades and Pine Street in Englewood as possible projects, and calls for taxpayer clarity.
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Letters to the Editor Policy Note for Venice Florida
The editor invites letters while limiting length to 200 words and requires signatures with complete address and phone number. Submissions must be signed and include the writer's contact details. Address all letters to Letters to the Editor at P.O. Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
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Editor protests misspellings and urges growth for Venice
A Venice editor writes that a front page headline misspells industrial development and criticizes the press for errors. He supports clean industry to create local jobs for all ages, arguing Venice should grow and remain vibrant rather than stagnate as “God's Waiting Room.”
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Venice
Price of patriotism cuts for leaders and pensioners
Letter writer urges President Reagan Congress and Senate to reduce their own pay to fund benefits for the poor and elderly. They argue lawmakers should pay for transportation and entertainment like private citizens and accept wage cuts to help those needing medicines food and essentials.
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Venice Bicycle Path Proposal Probed for Public Interest
A reader urges the Venice community to survey support for a network of bicycle paths through the city. The writer suggests publicity boosts, citizen participation, and a ballot to gauge interest before funding. He praises exercise and traffic relief, and proposes a Gondolier survey.
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Venice
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Venice-On-The-Gulf
Memo on Saint Vincent dePaul Society in Sun Coast area
Mike Murphy discusses the local Saint Vincent dePaul Society in Nokomis and its role aiding the needy. He notes donations, referrals from state and county agencies, and cases such as motel rooms paid, a rental tent at Oscar Scherer Park, and critics questions about funding and oversight.
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My Little Chickadee nostalgia review from a silver screen night
A reader recalls watching Mae West and W C Fields in the 1940 film My Little Chickadee praising its clean comedy. They note Fields is less funny than expected but consider the humor fair and free of lewd content. The letter mentions Fields’ fame and a U S stamp tribute.
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