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Upcoming fundraisers for Right to Clean Water

To the editor: For the past several months many of you may have read our letters to the editor regarding the Florida Right to Clean water amendment. We hope that you are one of the wonderful folks that has signed our petition to make the right to clean and healthy waters a fundamental right ...

On the wrong track?

To the editor: The Socialists vaulted to power in Venezuela in 1998 and now they won’t leave.  After Hugo Chavez rode a socialist wave into the leadership of Venezuela, the first thing he did was take away all the guns from private citizens. Since then, Maduro has changed the rules of ...

‘Project 2025’ will destroy democracy

To the editor: Having just finished the booklet “Project 2025.” people need to realize that the election of ANY Republican is an avenue to turn Democracy upside down. The plan is to provide tax and legislative changes to create more wealth to the richest of the rich, to create a Christian ...

Vote climate

To the editor: For the record, last year, 2023, is now officially the hottest year on planet earth since record keeping began in 1850. The warmest day on earth was July 22, 2024. Hurricane Ian, which hit Southwest Florida with the largest storm surge since 1873, resulted in $112 billion ...

Guest Commentary: Teens’ first jobs must be safe jobs

Whether you are a parent, a teacher, or a member of the community, we all want to ensure that the children in our neighborhoods are safe, healthy, and have access to the education they deserve. The child labor protections established in 1938 by the Fair Labor Standards Act were designed to ...

Guest Commentary: Florida Labor Department has your back

Labor Day began as a federal holiday to honor our nation’s workers and to remember those in the labor movement who came to their defense over a century ago. They demanded that workers’ economic contributions be recognized, and that people had safe workplaces, received fair wages and had ...

Clean water roulette

To the editor: In my opinion our government is spinning the wheel and hoping for the best when it comes to providing clean water to the people of Florida. Recently there have been articles about high fecal, (poop), bacteria counts in many of our waters. This is nothing new. It has been going ...

Debunking rhetoric criminalizing immigration

To the editor: “Nursing Student Killed by Illegal Immigrant in Georgia” The media headlines screamed all around the country! There are about 800 homicides committed in Georgia each year and none has received as much media attention as this one. It may surprise you but there is abundant ...

Lee Health Conversion: Benefit or detriment to Lee County residents?

To the editor: Based on my review and research of the Lee Health Conversion Proposal, I believe it to be detrimental to Lee County citizens. I filed this Notice of Objections to our duly elected Board of Lee County Commissioners regarding the Lee Health Conversion Plan from a Public ...

Guest Commentary: Public safety is top priority in Lee County

We are keeping you safe in Lee County, and here’s how. The public’s health, safety and welfare is of the upmost importance to the Board of Lee County Commissioners, and we are funding significant investments in both the Sheriff’s Office and Lee Emergency Medical Services. Next ...