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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 ...

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 ...

Bridge Beat

Every Wednesday bridge is played at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church at 12:30 p.m. Anyone who plays a decent game of bridge is welcome and does not need a partner. It costs $3 to play, some of which goes back to three winners.  Last week’s winners were Kathy Downs, first place; Karen ...

Cribbage Corner

Results from Thursday’s cribbage games at the St. James City Civic Association” 1st Place — John Hennesse  2nd Place — Pam Placek  3rd Place — Mike Mulder  4th Place — Dennis Gettys  "Lamb of the Week" — Judy Schuitema  Cribbage is played on Thursday evenings at ...

On the Water: Warmer days bring some good fishing

Warm days brought and held water temperature into the mid-70s for the week. This was good for fishing as many anglers found a hot bite on a variety of fish.  When water temps hit mid to upper 70s snook get active and hungry. Snook from little dinks to fish over 30 inches were hooked while ...

Mahjongg Scores

We had 12 players for mahjongg on March 7. Top scorers were Carolyn Crosby with 160 points, Judith Engle with 120 points and Adrienne Tanner with 115. If you are an experienced mahjongg player or have never played before, we are happy to welcome you! We meet every Thursday from 1-4 p.m. ...