By SARAH ASHTON and JIM METZLER It is reasonable that so much attention is currently being paid to the pandemic and the associated economic crisis. We all hope that before too long those issues will be behind us. However, when they are behind us, we will still be facing significant water ...
To the editor: Commissioner Chairman Hamman’s (District 4) motion for a Land Development Code allowing backyard chickens and Commissioner Mann’s (District 5) motion to pass it is not in the best interest of Lee County. I moved to Lehigh Acres because it was a residential area, not an ...
To the editor: I take COVID and the mask situation seriously and wear a mask where it is required. I believe this virus can be more dangerous to some people with underlining conditions. But the people who are disseminating the information to us have a long track record of lying to and showing ...
Submitted by Pat Whitehall Even though our current hours of 2 to 10 p.m. haven’t increased, we’re getting together as often and safely as possible to continue our missions of aid to the veterans and our community. Because of the pandemic, in accordance with our District’s suggestion, ...
I want to thank Lee County’s residents for your perseverance during these difficult times. I also want to thank our Lee County employees who have stepped up to the challenge of what all public servants are tasked to do in times of great need — serve the community. You know many of these ...
The world has changed so much over the last five months. An essential part of our daily routine now includes putting on a face mask, and the term “social distancing” has become a household phrase. To keep each other safe and healthy, we have found creative ways to interact with our friends ...
Back in 1962, our then President, John F. Kennedy wanted America to have a position of pre-eminence insuring freedom of action in outer space. He felt there was a hostile misuse of it by our adversaries. President Reagan, during his term of office, declared the U.S. would oppose prohibitions ...
I always thought being proper meant wearing the right outfits for various activities, the right shoes with those outfits, remembering to say please and thank you, calling people sir or ma'am, and cleaning up after one's self no matter where you are. However, I soon learned when one is a ...
A referendum that addresses fairly sharing the costs of emergency fire, rescue, and other services among property owners in the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District (District) will be on the primary election voting ballot on Aug. 18, 2020. This proposed change in the way that our ...
To the editor:I cooperate with the idea of wearing face masks.However, considering how they are constructed and used, I intuitively strongly suspect that their utility is much more a wish and a hope than an actual fact!!!I have found no verifiable experimental evidence illustrating an actually ...
