OUR POSITION: First pitch, first game set for Sunday.
OUR POSITION: The public is best served when government notices are printed in newspapers and placed online. Rep. Randy Fine’s bill to eliminate publishing public notices in newspapers is just a slap at the press.
OUR POSITION: Efficiencies, yes. But South County isn’t feeling feeling the love from the Sheriff’s Office.
OUR POSITION: Newspapers continue to do their job holding governments and leaders accountable while providing a lifeblood of information to members of a community.
A story in our Feb. 20 edition cited a study showing that visitors to Sarasota County spent more than $1.8 billion last year and had a total economic impact of more than $3 billion.
It is a frustratingly slow process, but the plan for revitalization of Warm Mineral Springs Park is continuing to move forward in a sensible direction.
OUR POSITION: It’s time for Florida to move forward into the 21st century with a realistic monetary threshold for felony theft crimes.
OUR POSITION: Ask a Canadian snowbird about drug prices north of the border.
According to the National Newspaper Association (NNA) website, the first community newspaper in what would become the United States was published in Boston in 1690.
OUR POSITION: The 2018 legislation took positive action toward greater school safety. Let the law work without the sideline controversy involving the slim possibility of teachers carrying guns.
One of the lengthiest discussions at an unusually short Venice City Council meeting Tuesday was about doing a better job explaining how land-use decisions are made.
OUR POSITION: Population surge brings stress.^p
For generations, students have been told that whatever they did in school could end up on their “permanent record.”
OUR POSITION: A proposed revision of the state’s sentencing laws could be a first step toward Florida’s prisons accomplishing their mission while lowering the burden on taxpayers.
Kudos to County Commission Chair Charles Hines for coming to Venice last week to talk directly to the policymakers — the Venice City Council.
OUR POSITION: Vaping and offshore oil drilling? A baloney bundle.
OUR POSITION: Counties make progress on hurricane preparedness, but some things have yet to be worked out.
The City Council could soon be facing the most momentous decision affecting Venice in recent memory — whether to take over emergency medical services (EMS) from Sarasota County.
OUR POSITION: Ron DeSantis signals respect for voter intent and doctor-patient decisions on medical marijuana.
OUR POSITION: Despite questions, elections supervisors uphold, respect results of amendment vote.
OUR POSITION: It’s time for Florida to move forward into the 21st century with a realistic monetary threshold for felony theft crimes.
OUR POSITION: Ask a Canadian snowbird about drug prices north of the border.
According to the National Newspaper Association (NNA) website, the first community newspaper in what would become the United States was published in Boston in 1690.
OUR POSITION: The 2018 legislation took positive action toward greater school safety. Let the law work without the sideline controversy involving the slim possibility of teachers carrying guns.
One of the lengthiest discussions at an unusually short Venice City Council meeting Tuesday was about doing a better job explaining how land-use decisions are made.
OUR POSITION: Population surge brings stress.^p
For generations, students have been told that whatever they did in school could end up on their “permanent record.”
OUR POSITION: A proposed revision of the state’s sentencing laws could be a first step toward Florida’s prisons accomplishing their mission while lowering the burden on taxpayers.
Kudos to County Commission Chair Charles Hines for coming to Venice last week to talk directly to the policymakers — the Venice City Council.
OUR POSITION: Vaping and offshore oil drilling? A baloney bundle.
OUR POSITION: Counties make progress on hurricane preparedness, but some things have yet to be worked out.
The City Council could soon be facing the most momentous decision affecting Venice in recent memory — whether to take over emergency medical services (EMS) from Sarasota County.
OUR POSITION: Ron DeSantis signals respect for voter intent and doctor-patient decisions on medical marijuana.
OUR POSITION: Despite questions, elections supervisors uphold, respect results of amendment vote.
OUR POSITION: Florida has a new g^povernor and he deserves a chance to prove himself without tying him to past administrations or stereotypes.^p
Even people who oppose development in Venice would have to admit that the way Mike Miller got his Porto Vista condo project approved is a how-to in making an idea into reality in Venice.
OUR POSITION: The intent is right, but a more realistic option may be to give local governments authority to enact bans if they choose.^p
We won’t presume to make any New Year’s resolutions for the city or the county, but there is an issue we hope will have gotten significant attention from them by the time we’re looking back at 2019: affordable housing.
OUR POSITION: Governments reach a sensible compromise in disagreement over river withdrawals.^p
OUR POSITION: Florida’s weak texting law should be strengthened.
