Education is community business Manatee Junior College needs help
The Manatee Junior College seeks local support as federal education funding declines. A foundation is planned to mobilize community resources for student aid and school projects, reflecting Reagan era New Federalism. President Stephen Korcheck urges alternate funding to keep local students.
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Manatee Junior College
Reagan
MJC
Stephen Korcheck
Suncoast
South County
Letters From Venice Readers Raise Charter, Morality Concerns
A series of letters criticize city council actions on the charter and discuss ethics in local governance. Charles Montgomery and Eugene Caffrey defend incumbents and public service while warning of perceived moral decline. The text also features Pastor Construble condemning sex education in public schools and promoting Christian alternatives.
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Eugene S. Caffrey
Venice
Gulf Coast Tabernacle
NACCCA Seeks CCC Alumni Nationwide for Reactivation
The National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni NACCCA aims to locate about two million former CCC members and affiliates, with many living in Florida and Sun Coast Gondolier areas. The group plans chapters nationwide and seeks to reactivate the CCC, inviting inquiries to NACCCA headquarters in Falls Church Virginia.
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National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni
Naccca
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Florida
Sun Coast
Redstone
Loehmann’s
Sarasota County Faces Test Against Special Interest Money
Residents prepare to confront national funded groups as elected officials must defend home rule. Critics warn legal counsel of national stature critique methods to protect clients' rights to free enterprise while developers back transportation housing and growth plans in Sarasota.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota
Candidate Declines Venice City Council Bid
A public statement from a Venice candidate notes no bid for the City Council vacancy at year end. The author, after being encouraged to run and contacting a current council member, confirms that interest has waned as the second term bid was announced.
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Venice
Iacocca Urges Bipartisan Plan to Save America
The piece argues a bipartisan economic policy is needed to avert a 1984 political clash. It cites Lee Iacocca's call to discard scapegoats, fix interest rate policy, and cut deficits by reallocating defense and social spending, oil taxes, and fuel taxes.
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White House
Lee Iacocca
P&l
Capitol Hill
Iacocca
America
D.C
Lee
Oval Office
Napping as an art form in a busy world
The piece champions daylight naps as a personal choice and cultural practice. It outlines several napper archetypes the Classic Napper, the Sofa Sleeper and the La Z Boy, detailing settings, durations and mood, while challenging social judgment on midday rest.
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