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Who are they really working for? You decide.

To the editor: Think the council isn’t going to “move” Four Freedoms Park or that they put the people first?  Read this and make your own determination. On Sept. 10, 2025, the CRA held its regular meeting. During the course of the meeting that focused on the proposed Bimini East ...

Cape Coral favors developers over its residents

To the editor: About four or five years ago, I saw, on the city of Cape Coral’s website, a video of their vision for the area just north of Bimini Basin which included Four Freedoms Park. I could not believe what I saw and I was appalled by it. The video showed how they would eliminate Four ...

Guest Commentary | Celebrating American Founders Month

By MELISA W. GIOVANNELLI As we step into September, it is hard to believe that another school year has begun. As your school board member, I want to take a moment to reflect on the first month of this exciting and sometimes challenging journey. Navigating the school system isn’t always easy ...

Guest Commentary | Ensuring smooth and successful elections

By TOMMY DOYLE Although the 2026 midterm elections are a year away, my team and I are preparing at every level to ensure a smooth and successful election process. We are updating our poll worker lists and Election Day procedures manual and actively recruiting for the upcoming ...

Guest Commentary | Less is more, constitutionally speaking

By LARRY GILLIS Florida has a chance to do something rare in politics. It can put liberty back at the center of its legal order, not as an afterthought or a campaign slogan, but as a principle built into the very Florida State Constitution itself. The idea is simple enough. Whenever a ...

Open dialog — and choice — are answers to U.S. health crisis

To the editor: Prior to this administration, the authorities — federal and state officials — were largely accepting of the use of additives and colorants in our food supply, disregarding the fact that European countries have banned the sale of many American food products due to the ...