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Venice Council backs management in scheduling dispute
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (149+ words) AFSCME Local 1718 President Dan Tucci and AFSCME Organizer and Staff Representative Lisa Burke argue for a return to a four-day work week for about two dozen city employees. The City Council rejected the request to undo a management decision to…...
Column: A spilling of thoughts about Diaz, coffee
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (149+ words) Gravity led to these two objects aggravating my morning. Charlotte County Sheriff's Sgt. Elio Diaz Scott Lawson is the managing editor for The Daily Sun and Venice Gondolier. A makeshift memorial for Sgt. Elio Diaz was created next to the…...
EDITORIAL: Quit fooling around with Marsy's Law
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (150+ words) EDITORIAL: Quit fooling around with Marsy's Law'yoursun.com Florida's Legislature is ready to ignore the state's Supreme Court and pass a law that temporarily protects the names of law enforcement officers who kill a suspect in the line of duty....
LETTER: Epstein victims deserve a real investigation
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (157+ words) LETTER: Epstein victims deserve a real investigation'yoursun.com US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer highlights media coverage of the missing Epstein files that Democrats say are being withheld as part of a cover-up Let's be clear. The Epstein Files are…...
WATERLINE: Herding sheep(shead)
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (220+ words) WATERLINE: Herding sheep(shead)yoursun.com Nan St. Jean, a member of Englewood Fishing Club, recently caught a 18 inch sheepshead while in the waters off Placida. You're on the list! You may want to whitelist Start Your Morning Informed There…...
EDITORIAL: Legislators turning in a poor performance
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (143+ words) EDITORIAL: Legislators turning in a poor performance'yoursun.com The Florida Capitol in Tallahassee. If Florida's elected lawmakers were working for most companies, their jobs would be on the line this week. This is the final few days of the 2026 legislative…...
THE SCENE | Readers asked, we answered
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (186+ words) Burg'r Bar's slider flights offer a variety of smaller burgers to share. Charlotte County Eats is a 10-year-old, 45,000-member Facebook group dedicated to "real, honest reviews " good or bad " about local restaurants." Holdover Caf" in Bal Harbor Plaza aims for…...
LETTER: Punta Gorda Council members need to cool it
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (204+ words) LETTER: Punta Gorda Council members need to cool it'yoursun.com Punta Gorda City Utilities Director Tom Spencer speaks at a Charlotte County meeting while all Punta Gorda City Council members look on. When a City Council member attacks a fellow…...
LETTER: America must never abandon Ukraine
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (87+ words) LETTER: America must never abandon Ukraine'yoursun.com To the North Port letter writer, who I recall meeting years ago before Putin started bombing Ukraine You are right.Ukraine is not burned out." I urge all fellow Americans to write to…...
NORTH PORT: Jill Luke handed key to the city
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (210+ words) NORTH PORT: Jill Luke handed key to the city'yoursun.com Jill Luke received a key to the city and also gave small brass keys to everyone in attendance. She said this key to the city belongs to everyone. Jill Luke…...