To the editor: In the life of a teacher, as we live our day-to-day lives, it is easy to focus on the negative things. Lately I have been trying to step into the positive. The solutions that I have come up with are simple, yet they work. 1. Keep your expectations realistic 2. Plan ...
Regardless of where Hurricane Milton makes landfall on Florida’s west coast, the storm will bring dangerous winds, torrential downpours and storm surge to Southwest Florida, along with the threat of tornadoes. Residents and property owners are all wondering if their roofs will withstand ...
Bad memories of the past marked the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Ian here in Southwest Florida. Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, Pine Island and Matlacha all saw inundating storm surge again with Fort Myers and the Cape seeing flooding as well as Hurricane Helene raced off Florida’s ...
To the editor: I want freedom for my granddaughter to receive reproductive care. If she needs to receive care and surgery for a miscarriage and severe bleeding because products of conception were not fully expelled, I want this surgery done without retaliation. This surgery is called a ...
To the editor: Vote for Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. A 53-years-young legal immigrant. She came to this country the right way: legally. She’s an experienced Florida legislator, clear in her message that she is pro-middle class workers and families, pro-choice, pro-gun safety laws, ...
To the editor: “Hurricane Ian was a teachable moment for Floridians. But we don't seem to have learned all we should have...” So said Joseph Bonasia in his recent Letter to the Editor. At the time of writing that letter, Hurricane Helene had not arrived, but those words need to be heard ...
To the editor: It’s not enough to vote for Amendment 4; we also must vote against the politicians who made Amendment 4 necessary. Rick Scott and Byron Donalds both support Florida’s six-week abortion ban and, if given the chance, would no doubt support a federal ban. Donald Trump was ...
To the editor: For the Lee County Commission seat for District 5 vote for Kizzie Fowler. She will bring a fresh new way at looking at the same legislation the good old boys on the commission voted for time and time again, year after year and the voters be darned. She will not pave over Lee ...
To the editor: The city of Cape Coral Stormwater Model Draft Final Report 2015 is the template for stormwater management and the actions needed to control flooding in the Cape. I have requested data from the city about what the city has accomplished year by year since 2015 but only received ...
To the editor: If you ask area residents what they love about Cape Coral, many will say it’s the wildlife and beautiful outdoors. Conservation of open space for recreation and wildlife are extremely important to the Cape Coral community, as expanding development is pushing out what little ...