Fed up with the continued waste of money and manpower, lost classroom time and the emotional impact on students, teachers and school personnel, Lee County law enforcement agencies and the school district issued a warning a few weeks ago: School threats are serious and will not be treated as a ...
Those who predicted post-election politics-as-usual on the water quality front have been largely silent since Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn into office last month.The newly elected Republican whose election victory had drawn gasps from the ...
Taxpayers who support Lee County's 20/20 Conservation program - and that, literally, is most of us- may see another 660 acres or so of environmentally fragile land added to the nearly 30,000 purchased thus far for preservation.The Lee County Board of County Commissioners agreed last Tuesday to ...
Last year, we opened 2018 urging those who had not yet received a flu shot to get one.This year, for much the same reason, we are repeating that advice.Lee County has again experienced a sharp increase in flu cases in December with Lee Health reporting a jump from fewer than 90 cases during the ...
Saying they are tired of the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers being treated as Florida's latrine, three environmental groups on Wednesday announced they will sue multiple federal agencies for their failure to recognize the effects pollutant-laden water discharges from Lake Okeechobee have on ...
We are strong free market proponents. Competition between and among private businesses is the bedrock of a sound demand-and-supply economy.We endorse that predicate.Note our emphasis, however, on the reference to "private businesses." That is key.Because when one's business model brings the ...
For some of us, the whole "pumpkin spice" thing is as old as childhood.A can or two of Libby's pumpkin, evaporated milk, a couple of eggs, sugar and the magic combination of cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves and oh, my, the mouthwatering scent of Thanksgiving eve!Whether we still make those ...
Southwest Floridians horrified by this summer's unprecedented environmental disaster received some good news on the water quality front recently.Gulf waters off the beaches of Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach saw an abatement of the red tide blooms that resulted in not only massive fish kills, but ...
One of life's hardest lessons to accept is that where most of us see tragedy, there are others who see opportunity.That is seldom more true than in the wake of a natural disaster.According to numerous news accounts, looters are among those picking up the pieces in the wake of Hurricane Michael ...
Lee Countians planning to vote in the Nov. 6 General Election are facing a lengthy ballot.Two pages front and back, it is not only rift with federal, state and local races but 12 - yes, 12 - proposed amendments to the state's constitution and a local tax initiative.That's a lot to take in - and ...