The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the School District of Lee County take threats to school campus safety seriously. According to the district’s website, last year the Youth Services Division of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigated around 150 such threats, nearly three times ...
Lots of governmental financial reports cross the desks in our newsroom. We’ll let you in on a secret. We often greet them with a wince. Many reporters and editors — our own included — are not numbers people. Muddling through the bureaucratic jargon and the CPA-ese to find the ...
The Florida House and Senate passed legislation this session that would have flipped the switch on home solar power incentives from “on” to “dim.” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto of the controversial net-metering adjustment bill means Florida will remain solar friendly, at least for ...
Ah, spring — and all it brings. Weather that’s not too hot, not too rainy and not too buggy. That slide into the “off season” where roads, restaurants and beaches become less crowded — at least in theory. And, here in Southwest Florida, the start of a season that’s always a ...
Those who predicted that children would be among those least affected by COVID-19 were both right and very, very wrong. The virus that spurred the worldwide pandemic did, thankfully, medically affect children the least but it has, nonetheless, made kids COVID longhaulers, possibly for ...
In November, Gov. Ron DeSantis made stops in Naples and Miami to announce a billion dollar-plus proposal to continue efforts for the restoration of the Everglades and water quality improvements. His proposal called for more than “$960 million for Everglades restoration and the protection of ...
Junkie. Druggie. Tweaker. Freak. Say “addict” and the labels often follow. Let us add a few more. Brother. Sister. Son. Daughter. Someone you love. If you don’t know that, God bless, you’re one of the lucky ones. Call it a choice, call it an illness, debate all the ...
If you want a free COVID rapid test that you can take at home to see if that slight cough and scratchy throat might be the new Omicron variant, you can get one. In theory. As part of a program announced by the Biden Administration, free rapid tests may be ordered at covidtests.gov with the ...
Most races for elective office draw lots of attention — as well they should. The candidates we elect to everything from federal and state office down to the smallest panel or board on the local level set policies, enact laws and decide how our money — and how much of it — will be ...
When Lee Health sends out a release telling the community it is in critical need of blood donations, we take the plea seriously. We run the release. We sometimes do a story. And we often issue a call to action here on the opinion page. Oftentimes the pleas come as seasonal residents, many of ...
