To the editor: An ingrained quality of Americans is to distrust their government, any government. You might as well get a tattoo. Why? Our government leaders really don’t care about us. Tuesday, June 25, Lee County gave us a perfect civic lesson in these two American truths. Social media ...
Having now reviewed the fine print in the Lee County proposal to amend the Lee Plan and its implementing statutes in the Lee Development Code, I now conclude that the Board of County Commissioners —utilizing the rubber stamp of the Lee County Local Planning Agency at its upcoming Monday ...
(Editor’s note: Islander Joe Hernandez was an Urban Search and Rescue Medic who responded to New York City after 9-11.) To the editor: I posted this on LinkedIn recently. The poem attached was written by my daughter when I got back. She now serves as the executive director for the ...
Families across Florida have never had more possibilities open to them in education. Neighborhood public schools, charter and magnet programs, career academies, specialized private schools, virtual courses, home education, and scholarship-funded options are all genuinely on the table. Behind ...
School is back in session for an estimated 190,000 students across Southwest Florida, along with 22,000 teachers, administrators and support staff. Their return signals a familiar shift in traffic. Commutes stretch longer. Sidewalks and crosswalks fill with children walking and biking to ...
To the editor: What do you expect from your county commissioners? Leaving aside personal traits such as morality and ethicality, I do not think it is unreasonable for us to expect them to be transparent as called for by law and good stewards of YOUR money as should be expected by you. The ...
