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City needs to enforce water restrictions

To the editor: Unfortunately, even after writing a letter to the editor pointing out the failures by the city of Cape Coral and their Code enforcement agency to address the prohibitive irrigation use in the northeast and northwest, the same violations continue to repeat by many of the same ...

Elimination of fluoride in water harmful to kids’ dental health

To the editor: The ongoing debate regarding fluoridation of public water has significant implications for community health. Evidence suggests the discontinuation of Florida can lead to adverse outcomes. Evidence from Calgary: The city of Calgary decision to discontinue ...

Food safety notices are not a place to cut back

To the editor: The E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details did not surface. Trump, Kennedy, and Musk have scaled back food safety inspections and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination. Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana ...

Support for DOGE should cross party lines

To the editor: I’m sure we all have many friends on both sides of the political aisle. Over the years, I have intentionally refrained from revealing my own personal positions on either side because I value each of their political opinions and their friendships. That being said, I will again ...

Public invited to Flag Day boat parade

To the editor: This Flag Day, Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m., the Lee GOP America First Club will be celebrating patriotism in motion at Freedom Fleet — Sailing the Sovereign Seas, a red, white, and blue boat parade on the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers. This sounds like this may be one ...