In southwest Florida, where the Caloosahatchee River empties into Pine Island Sound and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico, three citizen advocates for clean water are facing crippling retaliatory financial penalties from their local government. For Dan Carney, Jim Collier and Kevin Sparks being ...

To the editor: Is peeing in the pool ever a good idea? Apparently, the city of Cape Coral thinks so. Three fishermen do NOT. In the realm of public health and environmental management, few analogies are as striking as the act of relieving oneself in a pool. Imagine a public swimming pool, ...

To the editor: Regarding “Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Cape Coral,” a commentary published by the Florida Phoenix concerning the city’s efforts to remove the Chiquita Lock and the challenge filed by a trio of anglers. This Cape Coral litigation exemplifies traditional environmental ...

To the editor: The city of Cape Coral may ask for legal fees in the Chiquita Lock case. They want the citizen-plaintiffs to pay. These fishermen were exercising their constitutional right “to petition for the redress of grievances.” They must not be punished for that. Also, these millions ...

To the editor: I have sent the following to the Lee County Board of County Commissioners Good afternoon Commissioners – I read the article in which Commissioner Hamman proposed a Municipal Services Taxing Unit specifically to handle the County Sheriff’s budget. First, let me ...

To the editor: Mr. Hannon probably submitted his commentary to The Breeze before the Cape Coral City Council meeting of Dec. 11. Mr. Hannon states “The five new members of the Cape Coral City Council... are on a fast track to find out who really runs Cape Coral: the Voters or the ...

To the editor: Some fine gifts for Christmas for everyone may be obtained from Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife. Get a Burrowing Owl Adoption Certificate for $100, which gives you the adoption certificate, T-shirt, children’s book, owl pin and magnet. There are lower and higher priced ...

The five new members of the Cape Coral City Council – elected on their opposition to the prior Council doubling its own pay – are on a fast track to find out who really runs Cape Coral: the Voters or the Administrative State. The five fresh faces started out at their first meeting on Nov. ...

To the editor: Increased death threats for healthcare insurers has resulted in a new industry of enhanced security for the administrators. With their multi-million dollar salaries and stock options, they must be protected from angry patients with guns. They now must live in a bubble of fear ...

To the editor: I was disturbed to spend another City Council meeting haggling over the repayment of the fisherman who sued the city about the removal of the Chiquita Lock (Loch ness monster). It was based on the ecological damage to our city which will be born out in the future. The new ...