To the editor: Florida’s corrupt political system is a microcosm of the demise of our democracy since the 2010 United States Supreme Court ruling on Citizen United that reversed century-old campaign restrictions and enabled corporations to make unlimited campaign contributions. A ...
To the editor: Last Saturday at the Word of Life Church in Fort Myers the Lee County Republican Party with Michael Thompson, and friends, sponsored a bonanza of great political pundits and commentators who spoke about a wide variety of political issues. Chairman, Michael Thompson, and friends, ...
To the editor: It’s alarming to hear about the number of “hit and run” accidents on the news in our area. Some quick research told me that there were 102,568 reported cases in 2021 and 90,000 in 2022 in Florida. Of these, 20,000 resulted in bodily harm, of which only 8-10% were ...
To the editor: Do you know the Southwest Florida man who spent the past two years fighting as a soldier with Ukraine’s Armed Forces against Russia? His name is Jeremy, military code name “Tennessee” with foreign battalion “Chosen Company,” and back home he’s both a U.S. ...
To the editor: As I write this, the Cape Coral City Council will hold a Committee of the Whole meeting on April 10. One of the items to be discussed is a re-write of how the Mayor and Council get paid. Subject to some political pantomime, the proposal would basically allow them to set their ...
Since the beginning of this year, measles cases have been reported in 11 states spanning both coasts and heartland. The situation warrants enough concern that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to doctors about renewed measles risk. Unfortunately, vaccine ...
Cape Coral City Council discussed a pair of possible charter amendments during its workshop this week. The first would amend the section of the city’s governing document that sets base salaries for Council members with increases tied to inflation. The proposal would, instead, allow Council ...
In 2022, the Sports and Fitness Industry Association said pickleball was the fastest growing sport in America with 4.8 million people playing at the time. Last year, the Association of Pickleball Players said the number of players in the United States climbed to 36.5 million. It’s ...
A wax myrtle tree. PROVIDED Wax myrtle is an outstanding shrub for a Cape Coral yard, especially if you are close to the Caloosahatchee River. It thrives in sandy, well drained soil and can stand salty conditions along the coast. You may grow it as a small multi-trunked tree, up to 25 feet ...
Before we dive head first into this week's topic about the upcoming changes to the real estate industry’s commission structure and the manner in which business will be conducted between Realtors, buyers and sellers, here is an overview of our local market conditions. Based on the ...
