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To the editor: House Bill 433 falsely pits the health of Florida families and free speech against our agricultural legacy. It is an assault on the right of every citizen to speak up against harmful corporate practices that put their safety on the line. This bill creates an artificially ...

Guest Commentary | Planning today to protect Cape Coral tomorrow

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the City of Cape Coral’s first budget workshop for the development of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. My role was to present the long-term needs of the Cape Coral Police Department and explain how we plan responsibly for a city that continues to ...

Guest Commentary | Blood donors helped save my life

As part of my job with The Breeze, I post to our website the stories which appear in our Weekend edition such as the one written by my colleague and friend, Breeze reporter CJ Haddad. In the story, CJ quoted Jeremy Puckett, director of Lee Health Blood Center, as saying, “Our Blood Center ...

Cape Coral taxpayers deserve answers — and property tax relief

To the editor: Cape Coral taxpayers pay for one of the most expensive pension bonus schemes in Florida. Cape Coral spends about $2 million every year to operate its own standalone pension system so employees can receive nearly 50% higher pensions than school, county and state workers in the ...

Editorial failed to acknowledge that times have changed

To the editor: Since no one took credit for the “Eagle Editorial” in the Opinions section titled “When will they ever learn,” I don’t know who to address this “concerned subscriber” letter to. When we, the public, submit a letter for the opinion section, we are required to ...

You can’t compare the protests of the ‘60s to the protests of today

To the editor: The author of “When Will They Ever Learn” I am sure is a very well-meaning and extremely nice person.  But here are the problems as I see it involving what is going on with many sanctuary cities.  Historically speaking, none of this would probably be happening if Obama ...