To the editor: Your readers may remember that, a few months ago, an elected state prosecutor was suspended by Gov. DeSantis, for refusing to enforce certain laws. The federal lawsuit that followed was recently dismissed by the judge. If a federal judge has no jurisdiction, he/she should ...
To the editor: Those in the Republican party have proposed no federal legislation to trim any fat off the biggest taxpayer boondoggle. Pentagon spending is by far the most bloated budget item responsible for the national debt. Neither Scott nor Rubio has insisted, for example, that Ukraine ...
To the editor: Give a gift on Valentines Day to help save our Cape’s wildlife. Noela Chocolate & Confections at 1307 S.E. 47th Terrace just east of the Merrick Seafood Shop and Restaurant will give Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife $5 for every 16- or 25-count box of chocolates sold. To ...
The last several months have been very discouraging for me as a gardener. Ian ravaged my landscape, and I spent two and a half months removing debris, propping up fallen trees and shrubs, carefully pruning and shaping my plants, applying a layer of mulch and sustaining them with food and water. ...
Dear Mr. Feichthaler: I am sure I am one of many that have this issue: I sustained significant damage to my home during Hurricane Ian, and my insurance appears to be reimbursing very little of the expense of repair. April 15 will be here before we know it. Is the IRS offering any tax relief ...
Locally, we are seeing real estate activity tick a bit higher into mid-January, as the number of showing appointments with potential buyers has increased along with the Internet inquiries we are receiving from new out-of-town buyers interested in Cape Coral. In addition, we are getting calls ...
Come hell and high water, the wheels of government still do to go round and round. That’s both good and not so good. Case in point: The city of Cape Coral will circle back next Wednesday with a proposal to eliminate “food-truck based outdoor restaurants.” The proposed ordinance would ...
On Jan. 10, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the sweeping Executive Order 23-06 in support of improving water quality within Florida. The order directs the state to spend $3.5 billion over the next four years on Everglades restoration and water quality improvements. The order is an ambitious ask from ...
To the editor: Kudos to the cast and crew of The Sound of Music presented at Cultural Park Theater. This was probably the best production we have ever seen on this theater’s stage. The lead character of “Maria,” played by Christina Thurmond, was especially outstanding. We were also ...
To the editor: We continue to hear the Democratic marketing of the Jan. 6 event. We taxpayers have once again paid many millions of dollars for the Democrats to use the Jan. 6 event totally out of proportion for almost two years. It is time to rationalize this event and put it in ...
