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Letters To The Editor

To the editor: Back in my old neighborhood, we used to call them “banker’s hours.” You remember: the hours when working stiffs couldn’t be there because they had to work instead. Well, your Cape Coral City Council now has these “banker’s hours” for its public meetings. As a ...

I traveled to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland to meet with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Martin O’Malley, and his top deputies to discuss the impact the delays in Social Security Disability cases are having on clients and other area residents. Commissioner ...

Every day, you do something to protect yourself. You lock your door at night. You look both ways before crossing the street or pulling out into traffic. But when you think of safety and security, do you think about ways to protect your personal or financial information? Keeping this kind of ...

Prioritize education, not politics

To the editor: When everything is political, society is in big trouble. We ought to be able to agree that some of our foundational institutions should not be governed by partisan politics, and public education should find itself at the top of that list. Look what happened when partisan ...

Get your permits; find good contractors

To the editor: Recent news stories have alleged permits were not pulled for work which has resulted in the possible rescinding of our FEMA deduction costing homeowners collectively millions of dollars. The homeowner must know what work needs to be permitted in the Cape and must obtain a ...