To the editor: Southwest Florida veterans cannot afford to wait any longer. Nearly 100,000 veterans live in Southwest Florida today. Many are aging. Many are managing service-connected injuries, chronic illness, or mental health conditions. All of them were promised timely, high-quality ...
Every teacher remembers the moment they knew they were called to the classroom. More recently for me, I remember the moment I was called back to the classroom. I began my career in education in 1987 at an elementary school in Collier County. Over the next three decades, I taught elementary ...
As our country marks its 250th year, I’ve been thinking about what truly brings communities together. For me, it always comes down to people — neighbors caring for neighbors. In my role as executive director for the Southwest Gulf Coast to the Glades Chapter, I get to see that kindness ...
To the editor: Want to stay poor? Vote Republican. They create: • No policy for small businesses • No policy for rising costs • No policy for homeowner’s insurance • No policy for healthcare Instead, their policies: • Offer corporate subsidies, protections, and ...
To the editor: For nearly 10 years I have been writing letters to the editor of the Cape Coral Breeze. When I think about The Breeze it is with appreciation and gratitude that there is a real newspaper not controlled and influenced by a giant conglomerate. Most of my letters were written in ...
To the editor: Since the 1980s, in the United States, there have been many initiatives for children to learn more at an early age. The focus has been on academics, learning numbers and letters through worksheets and structured routines. There is research highlighting the potential ...
