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Guest Commentary: Things to know, and do, to help prevent colon cancer

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 106,590 new cases of colon cancer in the United States will present themselves this year, with about 46,220 new cases of rectal cancer. If you exclude skin cancers, colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. It ...

Democracy rests on our vote

To the editor: Yes. Biden is old. Four years older than Trump. We have two old white men running for the top job in the U.S. government. One with many years of on the job experience whose economy is the strongest in the world. The other guy with gold-gilded toilets is facing 91 felony ...

Elimination of bus stops at daycares could have long-term impact on students

To the editor: I’ve owned a daycare in North Fort Myers since 1970. I would like to express my thoughts on the recent bus stop changes and how they could have long-term effects on our community’s children and their education. This past fall, the Lee County School District made a ...

Dirty money pollutes clean water promises

To the editor: The recent excessive releases of the toxic brew of chemicals and fertilizers from Lake Okeechobee smothering the Caloosahatchee, coastal estuaries and Gulf of Mexico is a stark reminder of Florida’s political system controlled by the sugar industry. Big Sugar’s strangled ...

The former president and Putiin

To the editor: The former president directly invited Putin on national TV to enter the 2020 election, and a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries found that Moscow was working to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide. It is now known ...

‘Answer’ not at all clear

To the editor: Normally I do not reply or make comment to any view expressed in the “letters to the editor” editorial section. After all, opinions vary and being able to express differences is a basic right in our society. How-ever, one recent letter was so inaccurate with disdain, as ...

Guest Commentary: New request required if you plan to vote by mail

The March 19 Presidential Preference Primary will be here soon. If you plan to vote by mail in this year's elections, you must submit a new request. I encourage you to act now! Voting by mail is the most convenient way to cast your vote. Visit www.lee.vote to request your mail ballot. To ...

Greater Pine Island Kiwanis Club now a 501(c)(3) foundation

To the editor:  Island residents are already well acquainted with Kiwanis through our many projects on the island, including the Fall Festival at Pine Island Elementary School, Kiwanis Park, summer pool parties, reading to kids at school and providing scholarships to high school ...

Reagan would be appalled at today’s ‘Reagan Republicans’

To the editor: The GOP reveres Ronald Reagan and many of them proudly refer to themselves as “Reagan Republicans.” Personally, I disagreed with Reagan on a whole host of issues, but I respected the man as someone who loved our democracy and would never have considered trashing the ...