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Letters to the Editor

Millions of Americans celebrate Memorial Day, honoring the memory of those service members who have been lost. It is also vital to recognize the millions of veterans who made it home and struggle with substance use, mental health disorders, or suicidal ideation. Substance use disorders in ...

To the editor: It certainly appears that the cognitively challenged president of the United States is simply rubber stamping all of the ideas of his socialist appointees.  How else can you explain the latest move by the Biden Administration? On May 8, Biden’s Federal Housing Finance ...

The world’s policeman

To the editor: As we prepare to commemorate Memorial Day once again, some of us will remember that old saw: “War never decides who is right, but only who is left.” I personally that is a rather frivolous sentiment, but it is out there and is a constant part of the conversation. I think ...

As the 2022-2023 school year in Lee County comes to an end, great things have been accomplished by our newest kindergarten students to our graduating seniors. When COVID hit in 2020-2021 and then returned in 2021-2022, everyone rallied together to ensure that we addressed the educational needs ...

To the editor: Mr. Costello recently wrote that the City of Cape Coral and hundreds of residents would like the Chiquita Lock removed to save the manatees and are willing to make accommodations to “ensure” minimal environmental impact and maybe even benefit. I would like to respond, ...

To the editor: I, like hundreds of other Cape Coral residents, would like to see the Chiquita Lock removed/permanently opened. With the current problematic environmental condition of the Caloosahatchee River, the lock serves no purpose. My wife and I live full-time on an interior gulf canal ...