To the editor: Lee county is facing a significant challenge with an $18 million deficit in its operating budget for the upcoming year, compounded by declining property values due to hurricane impacts. The current decrease in revenue sources, alongside the potential for increase tolls and ...
July is Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and support for those fighting cancer diagnoses as well as to recognize the bravery and strength of those who fought the disease and won. In 2025, roughly 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the United ...
On June 30, with one day to spare before the beginning of the July 1 fiscal year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the $117.4 billion state budget for 2025-26. This budget was the result of an unusually long 105-day state legislative session. In Florida, the legislative session is statutorily ...
Every time you swipe a credit card at a local business, a portion of that sale vanishes — not into the pockets of the hardworking shop owner, but into the hands of credit card companies and banks. These hidden “swipe fees” may seem small on an individual transaction, but they add up ...
To the editor: The Texas floods are utterly devastating. They are a tragic example of magical thinking. Here’s why. On March 24, 2020, President Donald Trump announced to the world that COVID-19 would magically disappear by Easter of that year. It did not disappear. Since his unfounded ...
To the editor: The only sad part of Alligator Alcatraz are the alligator tears of the liberals who want open borders and criminals released before deportation. Democrat-elected “officials” are like bad actors in an overly melodramatic “B” movie wailing lamentations at the facility ...
