For many high school students, community service and volunteering are a school requirement. But for others, volunteering is a deeper passion, rather than just a tick on the graduation checklist. In 2025, I founded Athletes Activating Champions & Empowerment, a nonprofit that provides ...
To the editor: The April 15 council meeting contained a performance by our police chief that would win an Academy Award. I was so impressed that I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen during his “Razzle Dazzle.” He spoke about alterations to qualify for the state appropriation and ...
To the editor: I do understand the need to publish a range of viewpoints but I think you know the letter from John Cataldi (April 17) would set my hair on fire, and I could not resist reacting. Fortunately the letter was brief. The writer accused the Democratic Party of being sufficiently ...
To the editor: Rowing clubs all over the country practice in busy waterways. Meanwhile, here in Cape Coral, it’s a classic case of Not in My Backyard. The so-called safety issue – which became the concern of convenience when the aesthetics argument was rendered obsolete – has been ...
To the editor: Lee County Commissioners are currently discussing the implementation of a 1 cent sales tax to address their road infrastructure funding shortfall. This problem has arisen because, instead of raising impact fees for developers, the county opted to keep those fees low. As a ...
To the editor: I’m writing as a parent and community member who left the recent vote on the rowing club not just disappointed—but stunned. Let’s be honest: Our city council got this one wrong. At Tropicana Park, the city has already invested significant taxpayer dollars into ...
