To the editor:Well it has started. Whose elbows will win? I am referring to the hopeful Democrats all vying for notoriety or the nomination to represent their Party for the opportunity to run as their candidate for President in 2020.Without question, the leader of the newbies of the Democratic ...
To the editor:Is it any wonder why elected officials have lost our respect and admiration? Neither esteem or appreciation are virtues that are afforded automatically. They both come about when an individual, no matter his title, demonstrates absolute morality. That's right - no cheating, no ...
To the editor:As someone who is not a supporter of Donald Trump, I do like some of his ideas. However, Trump is his own worst enemy when it comes to gathering broad-based support for his ideas. His volatile personality alienates even those in his party.If I were a woman, would I date Trump if ...
The Lehigh Acres Blue Devils wrapped up 2018 by coming out to show their community support via a student-athlete driven clean-up effort.It was the first month of the organization's LBD Cares program, where the basketball team members worked to clean up local parks in the Lehigh Acres ...
Last year, we opened 2018 urging those who had not yet received a flu shot to get one.This year, for much the same reason, we are repeating that advice.Lee County has again experienced a sharp increase in flu cases in December with Lee Health reporting a jump from fewer than 90 cases during the ...
To the editor:The Lee county Department Of Transportation recently revealed plans to redesign Joel Boulevard from "Country Club" to "East 17th" street, ostensibly in an effort to improve safety. The plan specifies a reduction of lanes from 4 to 2 (with a center turn lane), and to dedicate the ...
To the editor:The Wall is doing a job of dividing the country. What would Ronald Reagan think about the U.S. wanting to build a concrete wall when he went to Germany and told them to "Tear down this wall"? They did and have a united country today.Did the Berlin wall work? Does the Korean wall ...
To the editor:And so, once again we have another loser trying to tell a winner how to win. Mitt Romney is like the poster child for second-place finishers. Instead of being an asset to both the Republican Party and to this country, he seeks to find a crack in President Trump's armor so that he ...
Drew Russell knew the Suncoast Credit Union arena would be the perfect spot for Intersport and Lee County's inaugural Fort Myers Tip-Off college basketball tournament, before it was ever fully constructed.A couple of years ago Russell, the vice president of Intersport, saw it when it was "just ...
It was a tale of two halves in Lehigh Friday night as the Lightning (4-1) edged out Cape Coral (5-1) in a closely contested bout, leaving the Seahawks scoreless after surrendering 21 first half points for a 26-21 victory.Lehigh's defense flipped a switch in the final 24 minutes, holding Cape ...