To the editor: I was shocked by the arrogance of the Cape Coral City Council to eliminate volunteer committees and boards. For Councilmember Sheppard to say that he was voted in by 200,000 citizens of Cape Coral along with the other seven elected officials to intake all the information from ...
To the editor: Councilmember Dan Sheppard’s comments about city volunteer committees and boards being a waste of city time and resources shows a total lack of respect for citizen input. Mr. Sheppard believes that the eight elected officials should receive all city management input versus the ...
The prevalence of stroke occurrence in the United States continues to raise concerns. In addition, ignoring stroke signs and symptoms is an area of growing concern. According to a scientific statement released earlier this year by the American Stroke Association/American Heart Association ...
As the 2022-2023 school year in Lee County comes to an end, great things have been accomplished by our newest kindergarten students to our graduating seniors. When COVID hit in 2020-2021 and then returned in 2021-2022, everyone rallied together to ensure that we addressed the educational needs ...
To the editor: It must be hard for an undocumented child to keep up with school work and learn to write in a foreign language after having worked 8 hours the night before cleaning up blood in a slaughterhouse. Unaccompanied children are at risk. Roughly half our “asylum”-claiming ...
To the editor: The national debt increased by almost $8 trillion under Trump and the Republican Congress. Now the Republicans threaten to default on our country’s obligations that they incurred. Please — explain to me, again, how anyone can believe that the Republicans are the party of ...
To the editor: Benjamin Netanyahu, the former prime minister of Israel, and Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, are two of the most polarizing figures in contemporary politics. Both have been accused of being dangerous to democracy. In this essay, we will examine some of ...
To the editor: Have you ever wondered what children learn while playing with water? There may be a day when you were at the park and saw children playing in the splash pad, looking like they were having fun! Playing in the water is an endless opportunity for children to learn and ...
Although the month of May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, for those living with serious mental illness, every day is a Mental Health Day. Mental illness is not something people choose. It is not a character flaw. It is a disease like any other disease. It does not ...
To the editor: Rain, rain go away! These are familiar words to parents and children alike when dealing with the rainy season in Florida. The anticipated hours that may have to be spent indoors along with the disappointment when outdoor events are canceled can definitely put a damper on ...
