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Garden Club of Cape Coral | Perfect holiday plants

Do you find yourself faced with the perennial dilemma of finding a perfect holiday gift? One of the best suggestions I can provide is the gift of a decorative plant! A colorful blooming plant or a festive evergreen will bring a bit of the outdoors inside during the holidays, and most can be ...

Editorial | Tax protection is what’s needed

If you are hoping that the ’26 Legislative Session will bring actual tax relief to property owners, you are probably still waiting for the feds to send us all that promised $5,000 check to reflect the saving wrought by DOGE. It’s not that various state reps have not been busy drafting ...

Stop stifling public input

To the editor: At the Nov. 4, 2025, Lee County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Board Chair Kevin Ruane started the meeting by saying “anyone addressing the Board will follow the rules of civility and address the whole Board, after all the Commissioners are here to listen to comments” ...

Who and what deserves government bailouts?

To the editor: Why does anyone believe that the government’s bailout of big business is not socialism, but bailing out citizens who fall on hard times is?  Industry bailouts are necessary to keep the economy afloat; likewise, creating policy and protection to keep citizens from ...

Democrat demands caused the shutdown

To the editor: The shutdown may be over although the agreement is very unsatisfactory to the Democratic Party.  The Democrats are feeling strong and enthusiastic thanks to a confessed “democratic socialist,” winning the mayor’s race in the bluest of blue NYC, the governor’s race in ...

Don’t Blue Florida

To the editor: New York City, once a beacon of economic strength and urban creativity, is facing a downturn under new Mayor Mamdani’s administration. This anticipated decline has prompted both businesses and residents to seek opportunities in other states like Florida. Some argue that ...