The American Cancer Society estimates that about 106,590 new cases of colon cancer in the United States will present themselves this year, with about 46,220 new cases of rectal cancer.
If you exclude skin cancers, colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. It ...
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 ...
To the editor:
I’ve owned a daycare in North Fort Myers since 1970. I would like to express my thoughts on the recent bus stop changes and how they could have long-term effects on our community’s children and their education.
This past fall, the Lee County School District made a ...
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 ...
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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 ...
In Florida, many families face a big challenge when it comes to finding quality, affordable child care. The Florida Chamber Foundation report, Untapped Potential, shows this problem is costing the state a lot of money — about $5.4 billion annually. This happens because working parents are ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...