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Editorial | No Sunshine

This week’s gloomy weather was apropos for Sunshine Week, an annual collaboration among various entities intended to shine a light on the importance of public records and open government. There was one glimmer — House Bill 437. HB437 proposed to “improve transparency and ...

Editorial | Working the numbers

The visual renditions of the Cape Coral Yacht Club rebuild are everything promised — and more. Prepared by Kimley-Horn and Sweet Sparkman Architects, the presentation at Wednesday’s Cape Coral City Council workshop fulfilled the city’s vision of a resort-style complex to include a ...

Editorial | Claptrap

Cape Coral City Council drove another nail into its public comment coffin Wednesday night, tweaking its meeting rules to carve out an exception for good clapping while continuing to prohibit the bad, disruptive kind like applause of criticisms made during public comment. The council action ...

Playing the market

Cape Coral City Council’s response to terms negotiated by city staff for private management of the planned bistro and food court area at Jaycee Park was similar to that of potential business partners — tepid at best. The city’s request for proposals for the operation and management of ...

Lee County will again return to its rural roots next week when the Southwest Florida Ag Expo opens Thursday afternoon at Mike Greenwell Regional Park in North Fort Myers. The traditional ribbon cutting at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 will herald in 11 days of fair-type fun — midway rides and games, ...

Editorial | Actions have consequences

By School District of Lee County estimates, 3,400 students took part in walkouts last week in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The walkouts took place at 13 of the district’s high schools — all but two — and at one middle school in south county. School ...