Nationwide, 38% of the food supply is wasted, according to Feeding America. That equates to 92 billion pounds of food each year – or roughly 145 billion meals – that ends up in trash cans, incinerators and landfills. It’s not just consumers putting too much food on their plates or ...
To the editor: On April 10, Trump’s 69th day in office, convicted felon Trump played golf at the course he owns in West Palm Beach her in Florida. Since his inauguration on Jan. 20, it is his 18th time he has played at one of his golf courses. That means he has played golf on more than a fourth of the days since he was sworn in. Based on a 2019 Government Accountability Office report which detailed the cost to taxpayers for moving his motorcade equipment and security personnel around as well as the immense cost of flying Air Force 1 for each of Trump’s first term golf trips, the ...
To the editor: We are all tarrifying. What changes are you making to live in Lee County? I see the biggest issue is the economy. We were hit with high tariffs and losses in the stock and bond markets at the same time! Make your voices heard. This is a tax on all of us . Be heard by writing letters to the editor, by videos, and we must not let up Kathleen Callard North Fort Myers
To the editor: Why is the city talking changes and options to the lease with the Boathouse at the Yacht Club? Is the city blocking the rebuild of the Boathouse Restaurant? According to the city manager the fire has caused the building to be “untenantable” to be repaired promptly to the value prior to the fire. The statement by the city manager that the property will need to be replaced per the latest building codes, and it will take three years to design and build makes the current lease problematic. The Boathouse was a complete loss after Hurricane Ian, was the rebuild then ...
To the editor: The term “environmentalist” evokes emotionally charged reactions. Let me say I’ve always felt I was not one of “them.” And yet… Environmental laws exist for good reasons (mostly). Some will argue there are too many laws (I tend to agree). Regardless, what is missing here in Florida is enforcement and action with regard to existing laws protecting water quality. Enforcement is the missing link. The word enforcement contains “force” in it for a reason. A Florida constitutional amendment would give Floridians the Right to Clean Water and help “force” ...
To the editor: Americans are rightly worried about their Social Security. On one hand, DOGE has been hacking away at the Social Security Administration with a plethora of cuts and changes to the federal agency and Trump even hints on changing the program’s future. I think that the Democrats with a little help from the Republicans that are not transfixed in the MAGA movement, will see to it that this program is preserved. If they can’t stop him, I think that 70 million American retirees and millions of Americans about to retire can change Trump and Musk’s direction if they band ...
