Letters to the Editor
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Misuse of prescription drugs a big problem here
An article now on one of the inside pages is about the problem of prescription drugs in Florida. I would like to address this to the Englewood area.
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Continue reading this story…Pain medication addicts concern doctor
To the editor:
I have been practicing chiropractic and physiotherapy in Englewood now for 11 years. I normally co treat many of patients with a couple of different medical doctors so my patients can get the best from both worlds.
Failing miserably
Editor,
Our local economic depression is now nearly five years old. The construction industry remains dead in its’ tracks, with the price of resale homes substantially below the cost of construction. Local unemployment hovers at nearly 12 percent, which translates into a real unemployment rate of nearly 25 percent. Real estate values have plummeted. Property owners are losing or walking from their properties. Sales are up due to price reductions, but we have another wave of foreclosures coming. We have empty homes all over the area and the rental rates can’t generate enough revenue to cover the annual overhead of a property.
An insane idea
To the editor:
Have you ever noticed when something is operating smoothly or simply basking in the sun, someone will want to poke it with a stick?
On one end of this stick we have the county and state. On the other end we have four of our pristine, environmental parks, Oyster Creek, Cedar Point, Amberjack Slough and Charlotte Flatwoods. Guess who’s doing the poking.
Small-town N.J. school chief sets example for all
We need to see more of this — true leadership!
Click on the link to read about a school superintendent’s sacrifice to help balance the budget and prevent more layoffs.
–Dave Campo
Englewood
Kudos from Canada for Book Fair, Englewood
Just returned to southern Ontario Canada from spending a very cool month in Florida. (Some days the temperature wasn’t much warmer than that on the north shore of Lake Erie!) However, I just wanted to let the residents of Englewood know how much I enjoy the village.
Sarasota school chief: Letter writer was wrong
The recent letter to the editor caused me some concern, so I attempted to see if there was any validation for it. I wound up contacting Lori White, who was quoted in the letter and received the attached from her. She OK’d my sending it on to the Edge.
- Jean Airey
Dear Ms. Airey,
Thank you very much for your March 2 inquiry regarding the letter you saw in the Englewood Edge online newsletter. I truly appreciate your taking the time to find out whether the content of the letter has any basis in fact rather than simply accepting what it said at face value.
Humane Society responds to attack on dog
Letter to the Editor
Response to Englewood Edge article: “Man Whose Dog was Burned by Bomb Wants ‘Punks’ Brought to Justice”
We at Suncoast Humane Society were saddened to read your Englewood Edge.com article regarding the alleged attack on Daniel Thoms and his dog Charlie Brown. Violence towards people or animals should never be condoned. This violent act had to be very traumatic for Charlie Brown and his owner.