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We will not forget

Next Friday, it will be 25 years since the terrorist attacks on our county. We, as Americans, will again remember. And we, as Americans, will not forget. To mark the date known as 9/11, three commemorations will be held in Cape Coral next week. The city of Cape Coral will again hold ...

Your tax dollars at play

Kudos to CBS News Miami which just broke the story on grand jury findings concerning the “misappropriation” of $10 million in reimbursed taxpayer money, diverted into a charity founded by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wife and then funneled into a pair of PACs and the Republican Party of ...

Voice of the people

Voter turnout in Lee County saw a bump from the past two primaries on Tuesday with 29.72% of voters casting a ballot as compared to 23.6% in 2024 and 26.56% in 2022. On the local level, two incumbents — one on the county level, the other here in the Cape — lost big. Republican ...

Primaries matter

Mid-term elections often get short shrift. This year may well be an anomaly. That’s a good thing. There are a number of key races from the federal level to the Cape Coral City Council For registered Republicans, the Aug. 18 Primary offers a very candidate-heavy ballot: Sen. Ashley Moody, ...

False advertising

Florida Amendment 3 - Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes This amendment benefits Florida taxpayers by: Exempting homestead properties from taxation. Exempts the first $250,000 of a homestead’s value from taxation for all levies other than school district levies and requires, ...

Foregone conclusion?

A staff-negotiated proposal for the Bimini East development project came to the Cape Coral City Council at a workshop Wednesday. The concept plan proffered by Bimini Basin Redevelopment Co. and lead developer Crown Development — the developer of nearby Bimini Square — touches all of the ...