To the editor: Beginning in 1943, our War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S. Army personnel in the European theater titled Army Talks. The series was designed to help soldiers understand why we were at war with Hitler’s Germany and how being better-informed would help them ...
To the editor: You can’t kill us all you know. You can’t kill all of us mothers. All of us nurses. All the protesters who appear out of nowhere by the thousands — whose people came from everywhere around the world for generations back — who step up and take the places of those ...
In today’s world, technology is everywhere. It is in our pockets, on our wrists and on our desks. For many students, screens have always been part of how they learn, communicate and interact with the world. Technology certainly has its place in education — but as an educator, I have come to ...
Today, our community faces a moment of deep uncertainty and grief. Families who have built their lives here now confront the possibility of sudden displacement, separation, and loss as immigration protections are stripped away. What is happening right now to immigrant families across this ...
United has been my way of supporting the Southwest Florida community for nearly 30 years. With the recent kickoff of United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades’ annual campaign, I know that ‘United is the Way,’ once again. Here’s why. Nearly 30 years ago, I was introduced to United Way and ...
On Nov. 19, 2024, I had the honor of being sworn in as Lee County’s first elected Superintendent of Schools in 50 years. That day was more than a personal milestone. It marked a turning point for our community. For the first time in decades, the people of Lee County had a direct voice in ...
We all want to do good in our community. The hardest part is knowing how to get started. Going back to our childhoods, everyone participated in a food collection at some point through their school, church, scouts or another organization. To this day, food drives remain one of the least ...
Nearly 24 years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, the world as we knew it, changed forever. As two jets crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, one plane slammed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a fourth plane plummeted into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, emergency responders ...
If you’ve been outside lately and felt like you were sitting in a sauna, you’re not alone. The sun is working overtime, and Southwest Florida’s summer heat is giving new meaning to the phrase “hot enough to fry an egg on the asphalt.” While the temps are reaching record highs, ...
The health of Southwest Florida’s water quality is essential for the region’s environment, economy and overall way of life. While there are many factors that contribute to the health of our waterways, some of the greatest concerns are related to nutrient pollution and runoff from fertilizer ...
