The active Florida “Right to Clean and Healthy Waters” citizen ballot petition campaign is working to amend the state constitution in 2024. Please Note: This petition is yours; with your signature, you create this Right to Clean Water. This is not about asking politicians to do this for ...
To the editor: All grand political compromises have defects, some more glaring than others. Our nation’s Constitution is no exception. The drafters of the constitution ignored Abigail Adams’ earlier plea to husband John to “remember the ladies.“ It was not until 1920 when women’s ...
Social Security benefits are a crucial part of millions of Americans' retirement income. If you do not have enough Social Security credits to qualify for benefits on your own record, you may be able to receive benefits on your spouse’s record. To qualify for spouse’s benefits, you must be ...
To the editor: Democrats versus Republicans. Whites versus blacks-browns. Terrorism and murders of Asian-Americans. In 2021, 800 murders per week. More than one mass shooting daily. President Joe Biden called it a national disgrace. Kindness can play an important role in healing the divided ...
To the editor: There are a subset of Floridians who think they have “more freedom” in Florida than in other states. I have lived in four northeast states and now in Florida. Among these five states I have never felt more free in one state over the other. So I’m not sure what Floridians ...
To the editor: As far as one can see, the old establishment is not happy with Gov. DeSantis making the position of school superintendent an elected, by-the-people, not the who’s who in Lee County. If the person wanting the job is qualified, so be it. Time to put the “old boy system” to ...
To the editor: Some of the things I hear coming from President Biden, and the rest of the out-of-touch Democrat politicians make me think We're living in the twilight zone! While gas prices continue to climb the president seems to be running in circles claiming to be doing everything ...
To the editor: It makes me laugh to read the hypocrisy of the progressive liberals complaining about the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. They complain that their medical decisions and privacy will be violated by the government. They complain that government will be restricting what they ...
To the editor: I grew up in Cape Coral, my family moved here in 1978. I remember when our waters were clear, blue and full of life. I remember when we had hundreds of crabs on our dock walls and Lake O waters were a clear tea color, not the mucky brown full of pollutants we have today. I ...
As the 2021-2022 school year comes to an end, from our newest kindergarten students to our graduating seniors, we have so many things to be thankful for. When our uninvited guest (COVID) decided to come back for a second season, everyone rallied together once more to ensure that we continued to ...
