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Guest Commentary | World-class cancer care should be accessible, convenient

Cancer can strike anyone, anywhere. Your wealth, your job title, your genealogy, your geography… it doesn’t matter. No one is immune to being diagnosed with cancer. The recent revelation of former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer proves that even someone receiving the best ...

Guest Commentary | There is hope for adults living with mental illness

Mental illness runs in his family. Matthew’s own personal nightmare began with a diagnosis of bipolar schizoaffective disorder in 2014 at age 29. Up until then, Matthew was rapidly climbing the ladder of success at an extremely popular social media company. Loss of his cognitive ability made ...

Guest Commentary | SCCF provides 2025 legislative summary

On June 30, with one day to spare before the beginning of the July 1 fiscal year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the $117.4 billion state budget for 2025-26. This budget was the result of an unusually long 105-day state legislative session. In Florida, the legislative session is statutorily scheduled ...

Guest Commentary | Swipe fee sting: How credit card costs hurt businesses

Every time you swipe a credit card at a local business, a portion of that sale vanishes — not into the pockets of the hardworking shop owner, but into the hands of credit card companies and banks. These hidden “swipe fees” may seem small on an individual transaction, but they add up fast, ...

School Choice. Who chooses and what is chosen?

To the editor: Advocates of school choice often say that competition is the solution to improving standards.  Do proponents of “choice” understand that schools do more of the choosing than parents?  Do American parents and employers understand that the USA is already in competition with ...

Removal of Temporary Protection Status sure to hit home

To the editor: The 2020 Census in Florida published a melting pot of immigrants in Lee County.  Cubans, South Americans, Mexicans, Dominicans and Haitians reside in Lee County. There are 6,540 Haitians who live in Lee County.  Soon the Haitians will be the next target for changes in ...

Enough is enough

To the editor:  My family is from Italy. They survived the Nazis invading the village, going into people’s homes, violating their rights, taking people away. They came to the U.S. as hard-working immigrants to give their children a better life, to be safe. What is going on today makes me ...

Hate is the primary driver of criticisms of President Trump

To the editor: I continually read columns and letters to the editor, not necessarily The Breeze.  I can only shake my head and say tsk, tsk to the constant Trump criticisms and accusations. Those comments all seem to express their concerns about Trump that are extreme assumptions with no ...

Guest Commentary | Kudos & thanks: Great year behind, much more ahead

As we embrace the summer months, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible achievements and exciting progress within our school district. Celebrating Our Graduates: First and foremost, congratulations to our graduating seniors! This past May, we watched as you walked across the ...