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Editorial | In memory, in gratitude

As we all bemoan the price of gas adding costs to our long weekend, let us remember, if only for a moment, the real price paid this year ahead of the Monday holiday: The families of at least 13 American troops have joined the ranks of Gold Star families. These 13 men and women — sons and ...

Editorial | Something to crow about

The numbers speak for themselves: The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel treated 5,046 animals last year — everything from mammals and birds to reptiles and even a few amphibians. This year, CROW has admitted 1,597 patients to date, including a little guy whose puppy ...

Editorial | We are the village

A pair of major scholarship initiatives came to fruition this week with a third presentation of awards scheduled for Wednesday. The Chamber of Commerce of Cape Coral Education Committee held its 34th annual Excellence in Education Awards gala at Broadway Palm Monday, honoring an educator and ...

Editorial | Let them row

Congratulations to the Cape Coral Rowing Club and members Sofia Mayus and Brooke Bunch. The two teens took home a big win this past weekend — Championship gold in the Women’s Pair event at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association’s annual Sweep State Championship Regatta at Nathan ...

Editorial | Something old, something new

For those who have awaited the re-opening of Jaycee Park your time is near. The city of Cape Coral showcased the $18.7 million rebuild to members of the media Wednesday, a prelude to the soft opening for the public next Thursday and the official ribbon cutting set for May 8. If you are ...

They came.  They sat.  They listened. They waited. For naught. Without input from the Cape Coral Rowing Club, its members or supporters, Cape Coral City Council on Wednesday debated and then deadlocked on whether to allow the club to use Tropicana Park as its base of ...