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Guest commentary: Moving Cape Coral forward

I was disappointed to read Tom Shadrach’s recent letter regarding my service on the Cape Coral City Council. While I respect every citizen’s right to express their opinion, I believe the residents of Cape Coral deserve facts, context, and leadership grounded in civility rather than ...

It’s time to fight back against redistricting hacks

To the editor: Florida Republicans are trying to win elections by cheating, manipulating voters, and eliminating four Democratic congressional seats. This sneaky move, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is unethical, unconstitutional, illegal, and unfair. To steal this advantage, Republicans ...

Federal policies harming veterans by design

To the editor: Armed Forces Day, May 16, honors the men and women currently serving in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard and the Space Force. It is one of three major holidays honoring service members. Wait times have increased at 71% of the hospitals they have data for, ...

Chicken policies have come home to roost

To the editor: “Sensationalized” . . . . .  “annihilated” These are big words, and they are also the words that the Lee County Board of Commissioners are trying to hide behind in an attempt to cover up their continuing fiscal incompetence.  Because they ran into overwhelming public ...

Voter’s regret

To the editor: Michele and I supported Joe Kilraine for council two years ago.  That mistake will haunt us for another two years.   Even after his behavior over the last 18 months, I was shocked to see how he conducted himself during the May 6 council meeting.  His actions were at ...