To the editor: I’m an independent voter who supported President Trump three times. The lack of response to the recent Iranian attacks on Israel and other Middle Eastern nations appears to have encouraged Iran to escalate and intensity their acts of aggression. The leaders in Iran have no ...
To the editor: Dr. John Lapado and Gov. Ron DeSantis have issued a no vaccine mandate for entry-level school children in Florida. As a Registered Nurse I disagree with this decision. Vaccines as a topic can evoke strong feelings and different opinions or perspectives, especially as ...
To the editor: These generally include three deceptive operations that masquerade as the GOP or Democratic Party: 1. Scam PACs: Fraudulent Political Action Committees use patriotic-sounding names to solicit donations. They often manipulate donors with urgent messages, pocketing most funds ...
To the editor: The recent redistricting maps for Congress in Florida, implemented just months before major elections, confuse voters and disrupt campaigns. The Florida Supreme Court’s decision to adopt these maps means any legal challenges to their legitimacy will have to wait until after ...
To the editor: Your Lee County School Board is in the process of hanging a large albatross around your necks. They want to build an unnecessarily expensive school at Joel Boulevard and Tuckahoe Road. While I am not here to argue whether or not the school is needed, what I am here for is ...
In an abbreviated two-day special session on June 1-2 to discuss property tax reform, the Legislature passed the governor’s proposed state constitutional amendment to increase the existing property tax homestead exemption from the current $50,000 to an eventual $250,000. The amendment, which ...
