The high cost of prescription drugs isn't just a financial burden. It’s a threat to public health. For under-served and under-resourced families, many of whom are people of color, this threat is magnified. Healthcare policy experts at the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 61% percent of ...
Open enrollment is the yearly period during which people can enroll in, renew or change their health insurance coverage for the upcoming year. There are several ways to enroll for health insurance in the coming months: Open Enrollment for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act ...
The United States celebrated Veterans Day on Nov. 11. It is a day dedicated to American veterans of wars. It became a federal holiday in our country on Nov. 11th, 1938, called Armistice Day. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War it became known as Veterans Day. As we honor our ...
As we near the end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, it is important to acknowledge how invaluable natural systems, including mangrove forests, are along our coasts. Mangroves are a type of “nature-based solution” for abating severe weather events and longer-term impacts associated ...
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 ...
To the editor: Twenty-three years ago, as a 10-year-old little girl growing up just a quick drive from NYC, I saw what no child should ever see. The sky on the horizon was a vast deluge of black smoke. I could smell the burning in the air. I can recall everything that happened to me the first ...
Lee County is experiencing a baby boom that would make a stork blush. Picture this: every single day, 22 to 24 little bundles of joy are born at Lee Health hospitals. That's not just an adorable statistic—it’s a full kindergarten class being born every. Single. Day. And while the parents ...
To the editor: The debate was terrible. I would not call it a debate. Presidential debates should be about policy and not using the moderators to debunk talking points and to attack your opponent all night. The moderators did all the heavy lifting for Harris. There was little fact checking on ...
To the editor: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell will be a senator for All Floridians. The cost of living is skyrocketing in Florida. As an immigrant who worked her way through school at minimum wage jobs, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell understands daily financial struggle. In contrast, Senator Scott is a ...
As a longtime resident and business owner here in Lee County, I know that the nearly ideal year-round weather is not the only thing that brings people to our piece of paradise to live, work and play. The efforts put forth over the years by the stewards of our ever-growing community have ...
