I Wonder in Venice and County Politics and Gas Prices
Mike Murphy questions local election competition and governance in Venice area. He muses on council races, hospital funding, zoning referendums, nationalization talk, and public apathy, closing with a humorous welfare about ambulance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oval Office
County Commission
Jimmy
Englewood
Venice
Myakka
Sarasota Hospital
Marge Gentle
South County
Impeccable critique of oil barons and rising prices
Louis Sinclair laments 19th century robber barons and links them to today’s oil giants. He blames decontrol for higher gasoline prices, questions windfall taxes, and notes Exxon profits while urging concern for American citizens and national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Millionaire Daydreams and a Humid October Door Knock
A humorous monologue imagines receiving a million tax free and the awkward moment of a mysterious gray suited man delivering a large white envelope. The narrator jokes about IRS and a comical misunderstanding of a repairman, ending with discarding the junk mail and returning to a sweltering kitchen.
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Denison
Jack
Has solution to teen problem
A letter to the editor urges community and church leaders to address teen unrest by seeking spiritual guidance. It argues that youth programs fail without addressing the spiritual void and calls for parental input via churches to direct activities and foster accountability through faith-based guidance.
Let Vater Beware Connally Roars On Campaign Funds
Washington report outlines John Connally as a dangerous political figure with a large 4.3 million fund funded to attack rivals. The piece recalls Kennedy’s Dallas appearance and labels Connally as opportunistic, ruthless, and aligned with oil interests. It urges voters to reject his conduct.
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John Connally
Clay F. Richards
Washington
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Ira R. Allen
UPI
Washington Bureau
Connally
Washington Press Club
Chappaquiddick
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Cannot spend ourselves rich in inflation debate
Letter argues against government spending as inflationary. Claims Carter's aid to Nicaragua the Middle East and Chicago worsens deficits and money supply. Warns that continued spending risks greater trouble and urges fiscal restraint.
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Carter
Nicaragua
Middle East
Chicago
Washington
U.S
Proverbial Maxims On Truth And Virtue
A collection of short proverbs including lines on bowing humbly, anger clouding truth, the danger of half truths, and the tension between virtue and sexual pleasure attributed to various traditional sources.
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Emos
Urph
Mike Murphy
James
Reggie Jackson
Billy Martin
Reginald
Buckley
Rotary Club
Chairperson
Imply Inclair
Louis Sinclair
Taylor Caldwell
Capitol Hill
U.S. Senate
Exxon Corporation
Exxon
United States
OPEC
Sam Dillon
SUN Coast Gondolier
Sun Coast Gondolier Inc
South Sarasota County
Derek Dunn
Rankin
Robert A. Vedder
Jim Beans
Dorothy Lippstretter
M.B. Macfarlane
Helen Hastings
Ned Burke
Virginia Small
Paul Schmidt
David Bitner
John C. Hewens
North Port News
Miami Ave
P.O
Venice Florida
Florida
Postal Service
Florida Press Service
Tallahassee
Enison
Yours Truly
IRS
Charlie
Lourdes
God
Kennedy
Confucius
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