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It’s time to consider a change!

To the editor: It’s time to consider a change in the way we elect our district council members in the city of Cape Coral.  Currently, council members representing each of the seven districts in Cape Coral are elected “at large,” meaning anyone eligible to vote is entitled to vote for ...

Our mayor has a problem with statistics

To the editor: Our mayor has a problem with statistics. He said at the most recent Council workshop meeting last Wednesday: “I think that we are always looking at the city as a whole,” he said. “We represent all of the citizens of Cape Coral, the 215,000 plus. There are about 60 ...

Back to the drawing board on Jaycee Park

To the editor: After watching the council meeting of Sept. 13, I have some comments about parts of the discussion. It was mentioned that there were 60 citizens in attendance who mostly presented their reasons for opposing the changes to Jaycee Park as they are proposed. To be fair, the ...

A sheriff with a multiple skill set

To the editor: Two stories have appeared recently about Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. One, the apprehension of drug dealers, drugs, and money has appeared widely in the regional daily newspaper and on most local media outlets. The second one which covers the sheriff’s great ...

New legislation for veterans needed

To the editor: At any VFW Post in the nation, we are extremely proud and protective of our members. Since they have done so much to serve our country, we feel it is only fair we find a way to serve them now and thank them for their service. We want to be able to help Florida disabled veterans ...

Who do you trust?

To the editor: The CDC recommends the new COVID vaccine for all Americans — including Floridians! A study published July 2023 in the Journal of the American Medical Association might help you decide. “Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and ...

Thank a veteran

To the editor: With 100% of our nation’s freedoms, through the years, coming to us from the sacrifices of our veterans, I cannot believe what I read in the Cape Coral Breeze from Ellen Starbird’s letter on Sept. 15. The writer states, “Most our debt comes from funding wars overseas, ...

The Libertarian alternative

To the editor: If you are one of those fuddy-duddy Republicans who persist in believing in limited government and limited taxation, you have a place to go. If you believe in balanced budgets and non-intervention, you have a place to go. If you believe in maximum personal freedom and ...

Merging of church and state

To the editor: Congratulations to the Biden administration for rescuing six dual citizens from Iranian incarceration this week. And deepest condolences to the family of Mashsa Amini, the woman who “died in the custody of Iranian authorities” last year. The family went to her grave past a ...