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‘Not that bad’ is bad enough

To the editor: My husband and I spoke with a local who argued that the USA is not a dictatorship.  He described what his family escaped and said the USA is “not that bad.” My husband explained that no dictatorship is that bad in the beginning and asked if he would have liked it if ...

Guest Commentary | Mayor’s message

To the residents of Cape Coral, As we begin Fiscal Year 2026, I want to thank everyone who participated in the many public discussions and provided input as the City shaped its budget and policy decisions for the year ahead. Your engagement has been invaluable in helping us balance the needs ...

Guest Commentary | A few perspectives to consider

As a Councilman, I do my best to serve the greater good of all Cape Coral citizens (and those to come) and that is the only promise I made when I ran for the office. We are an “at large” governed city and while one must live in the district they run for, council members are elected by, and ...

A clear and present definition

To the editor: In his Sept.18 letter to the editor, the author of “Hateful names lead to hate-filled acts” provided his weak, wholly inadequate definition of fascism as: “Fascism is defined as government that combines public and private sectors to achieve a strong executive control of ...

You can’t have it both ways

To the editor: The irony is almost beyond belief. We have a president fixated on two contradictory goals. He is obsessed with the notion that he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for bringing about the end of wars we never knew about in countries he could never identify on a map and striving to ...

It’s up to We, the People, if democracy will be preserved

To the editor: Let’s be clear minded about this. We, The People of the United States, currently have in power an elected POTUS with alleged dementia who is exhibiting delusions of grandeur and malicious intent against those who disagree in America and the world. He is supported by a weak ...