Editor’s Note: Unless you have no computer access, please email your letters to: rdupont@VeniceGondolier.com. Let’s not go back to old ways of health care Editor: It’s hard to imagine that President Trump and House Speaker Ryan are now proposing a … Find out how to read more online.

T rue or false: It is illegal to text while driving in Florida. Answer: True. And kind of false, too. When state legislators finally passed a bill banning texting and driving in 2013 — after years of setbacks — the … Find out how to read more online.

One of the most conservative Republicans in America is the current Vice President Mike Pence. The American Conservative Union called him the most conservative vice-presidential candidate of either party in the past 50 years. Yet, as governor of Indiana, he … Find out how to read more online.

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“I am a patriot, a father and a Christian,” said the ambassador to China in offering his resignation when the President removed our Nation from the Paris Accord. As citing himself as a Christian, he expressed what those of all … Find out how to read more online.

Social media rewards and social media punishes. We can only hope punishment will be forthcoming for the cruel jackasses who thought it oh-so-hilarious to drag a flipping shark behind a speeding boat to shoot video of the shark-dragging hilarity and … Find out how to read more online.

We all know how hard it is for young people to find a good job. It’s not nearly as easy as when their parents and grandparents were entering the workforce. Jobs as a barista or a waiter seem to be … Find out how to read more online.

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I learned a lesson recently. It is a lesson I should have learned a long time ago. After living in this body for more years than I want to admit, I trust I know it pretty well. But a recent … Find out how to read more online.

As the date approaches for a decision on whether to impose a fire service assessment on property owners, Venice City Council members are starting to hear from their constituents. So far, they’re getting nothing but complaints, even from people who … Find out how to read more online.

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Editor’s Note: The number for the Let ’em Have It Line is 941-207-1111. Also, please keep your comments to 200-250 words. Some people are talking several minutes, and we cannot run those comments. They literally would take up half the … Find out how to read more online.

We Floridians know that rain is part of our lives. Most of the time, rain is nothing more than a minor inconvenience. The real rain events in this part of the world are the storms. During hurricane season, we get … Find out how to read more online.

Sometimes a decision by the Florida Supreme Court brings a legal dispute to a conclusion. The Court’s decision earlier this month in the Sarasota County indigent care funding case wasn’t one of those. Far from it. And the numerous issues … Find out how to read more online.

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Editor’s Note: The number for the Let ’em Have It Line is 941-207-1111. Also, please keep your comments to 200-250 words. Some people are talking several minutes, and we cannot run those comments. They literally would take up half the … Find out how to read more online.

On the Fourth of July, Charles Hines drove his daughter to Siesta Key Beach. She was meeting friends who had gotten there early in the morning. Hines was late, 10 a.m. So he had to creep along in dense traffic, … Find out how to read more online.

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli. Not many of us know why the words “the shores of Tripoli” are in the Marine Hymn. The Barbary Coast pirates terrorized the Mediterranean, particularly along the northern coast of … Find out how to read more online.

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Editor’s Note: The number for the Let ’em Have It Line is 941-207-1111. Also, please keep your comments to 200-250 words. Some people are talking several minutes, and we cannot run those comments. They literally would take up half the … Find out how to read more online.