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Guest Commentary | Starting off the new year strong

We’ve had a great start to the school year as we now enter the second half. I’m excited to share some major accomplishments. Record Graduation Rates The School District achieved its highest graduation rate ever at 89.9%, a 4% improvement over last year. Our traditional high schools and ...

Many thanks

To the editor: I recently stopped for dinner at Mel’s Diner on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. I had my son and a friend of his with me. After completing our meal I asked the server for our check. She smile sand said “Your bill has been taken care of.” She went on to tell me that she ...

Why Florida?

To the editor: Dear people of the Great State of Florida, Hello! I am a third-grade student in Northern Virginia. Our class is learning about the United States, and I will be teaching our school about the state of Florida. In late May, I will create a display for our State Fair that I hope ...

Lots of questions, not many answers

To the editor: I sent the following to the eight members of Cape Coral City Council in advance of Wednesday’s meeting: I sent this via email to all council members yesterday and I have a few questions you all need to consider before voting on Resolution 70-26.  I only got one ...

U.S. policy: Bomb first, justify later

To the editor: Once again President Trump has rejected the assessments of his intelligence community and gone with his gut, starting a war with Iran.  Despite conclusions claiming there was no imminent threat from Iran to the U.S., Trump launched the missiles, claiming he believed Iran was ...

Don’t eliminate lifesaving humanitarian aid

To the editor: The administration is currently considering a plan to end all humanitarian aid to seven African nations: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. These programs survived the initial USAID purge precisely because they were judged to be lifesaving by ...