To the editor: I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Matlacha Hookers, American Legion, local churches and the many individuals that purchased clothes or donated funds to the recent annual FISH School Clothes for Kids Basket Brigade. This year there were a total of 68 Pine ...
To the editor: Some of the local newspapers are featuring large displays on their sports sections of the boycotts by players of their games to support their personal political agendas. These features failed to recognize that the NBA has chosen to obviously become a political organization and ...
Marie Blanton is a senior trainer at the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Florida. It is a seaside sanctuary in the Florida Keys, established in 1984 as a nonprofit corporation, and composed of a 90,000-square-foot series of saltwater lagoons. It is home to several dolphins as well as ...
As we roll into September, the end of summer is in sight as we gradually break away from hot muggy days and transition to the cooler days of autumn. This is great news for anglers fishing around Pine Island and Southwest Florida. Days become a little less humid with a slight drop in ...
To the editor: September is Suicide Prevention Month and it’s that we be there for each other and take steps to prevent suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s theme for the month is to #KeepGoing, by taking simple actions to safeguard our mental health and save lives. ...
To the editor: In 2018 our water pollution was so bad in Florida, we had dead dolphins, manatees, fish, birds and even a whale wash up on the shores of local beaches. People were coughing and having trouble breathing -- and it was not pollution, it was toxic algae-caused by nutrient pollutant ...
To the editor: A recent contribution to this column made a lengthy attempt to argue/prove that “morality” is a “personal choice and cannot be legislated.” Included was an attempt to use America’s principles and institutions, referencing for example, America’s Constitution and Bill ...
The U.S. House passed S. 877 in November 2019. Let's make sure the Senate passes it this session! Sharks are threatened globally, and this bill will help close another door to the unsustainable international fin trade. Sharks are disappearing at an alarming rate. Every year, between 63 ...
As mentioned almost weekly over the past few months, mangrove snapper fishing is very good. Limits of tasty snappers were boxed offshore, in and around the gulf passes, and throughout the inshore waters.Snapper from 11 to 15 inches were taken throughout the inshore waters, including south ...
I want to thank Lee County's residents for your perseverance during these difficult times.I also want to thank our Lee County employees who have stepped up to the challenge of what all public servants are tasked to do in times of great need - serve the community.You know many of these ...
