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City action needed to quell illegal contracting

To the editor: Illegal contracting is no stranger to our area. It has become more and more prevalent since hurricane Ian. Currently the state of Florida is responsible for enforcing state licensing, but cities and counties should also be helping out. After several months of talks with the city of Cape Coral I have finally been able to get the illegal contracting subject matter inserted into next Wednesday’s COW meeting at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held at council chambers and public input is 3 minutes per person. In the past, the city of Cape Coral held sting operations to bust ...

Authoritarianism then and now

To the editor: In the wake of the 1929 world economic crisis, the German Nazi party encouraged its citizens to use hate and blame for their lack of jobs and the ongoing financial crisis. The leaders of that party turned citizens’ anger toward their neighbors, particularly those of Jewish ...

Don’t mention Biden

To the editor: The protests continue and the news provides a warped picture as always.   I don’t see anything about the protesters being paid by organizations seeking to destroy the country that we have.  I saw a pickup in a video. The pickup was delivering protest signs by the ...

Let’s get past the ‘Red Scare’ once and for all

To the editor: America is a capitalist, democratic, and socialist country. Yes, all three, blended together, keeping each in check!  Private industry co-exists with public services. No American success story can truly claim achievement without the use of socialist roadways, a shared monetary ...

Vote like your life depends on it

To the editor: I think I was wrong. I complained that The Breeze allowed letters filled with false information, especially those parroting Trump’s absurd grandiose lies, to be published without fact-checking, ie, as if they were accurate. I guess the price of a free press is equal public ...

Make them ‘at large’ seats

To the editor: There is talk of adding two seats to Florida’s Congressional delegation, in light of our additional (and currently unrepresented) population. Remember: a lot of people have come to Florida since the 2020 Census and there have been suggestions of a serious undercount ...