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Guest Commentary | Summer break is here!

The joyous sounds of hundreds of our students tossing their caps in celebration filled the air as the Class of 2024 graduated this May. These graduates are now embarking on diverse paths: entering the workforce, joining the military, pursuing technical education, or attending traditional ...

Florida. Love it or stay home

To the editor: Here we go again. Reading a letter from a recent transplant who is going from an Independent to a Democrat because she does not like the way Florida is governed. What? You didn’t check why the residents of Florida are pleased before moving here? Newcomers leave their ...

Equal justice for all

To the editor: I am a Democrat and currently living in Lehigh Acres. I have been a Democrat all my life. I am very upset and disturbed that Trump is still a candidate for the Presidency. I have a 41-year-old son who happens to be a felon and cannot get a job. He recently in September went ...

Not so impressive

To the editor: Gov. DeSantis announced on June 10 that he was committed to approving a teacher salary increase of $1.25 billion for the 24-25 Fiscal Budget. This is in addition to the “impressive” job of increasing starting teacher pay by a little over $8,000 in 2019. Florida has a debit ...