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Again, party before country

To the editor: We are once again in a predicament regarding our government. Judge Boasberg has stayed the deportation of terrorists who illegally crossed the border and set up crime syndicates in our already crime-ridden cities. The terrorists were on their way to El Salvador where they will be put in prison for some interminable time. Since the transportation was already accomplished this action was not stopped but the stay must be resolved. Any action can be opposed by finding a sympathetic judge willing to make an interpretation to satisfy the wants of the opposition. One hundred ...

Guest Commentary | We can’t thank you enough!

For more than 40 years, Community Cooperative has been tirelessly working to end hunger and homelessness in Southwest Florida. Thanks to your incredible support, we raised over $1 million at the 22nd Annual Sam Galloway, Jr. & Friends Soup Kitchen Benefit — a record-breaking effort that will ...

Guest Commentary | Time to focus on self-harm awareness, prevention

The month of March brings many days dedicated to celebration or recognition. From Mardi Gras to St. Patrick’s Day, Employee Appreciation Day to International Women’s Day, there’s always something going on. The entire month of March is dedicated to raising awareness about self-harm. ...

Fort Myers Council should stand firm for local governance

To the editor: I have sent the following letter to members of the Fort Myers City Council: Dear Mayor Anderson, Mr. Bochette, Ms. Brown, and Mr. Brson, I could not be more disappointed in you and your convictions. I hope you will reconsider your stance to uphold Fort Myer’s rights to self-government. Don’t let yourselves be bullied into submission by Byron Donalds and Ron DeSantis. Do the right thing for your city. That is your job. Donalds and DeSantis do not have authority in this case. Currently, there is no legal justification for undermining the self-governance of Fort ...

Men in black

To the editor: Here come the men in black, City Council Galaxy Defenders. The latest use of the neutralizer of the Cape Coral City Council and the City Attorney hit the City Charter, Petition to council and the semantics of the word “pertinent.”   The Petition to Council has always been No. 8 on the Council Agenda for years. I had recently discussed my new petition to council with the City Clerk. Suddenly we have no petitions to council. The mayor has consistently refused council petitions. He refused mine two years ago and others since then. I have the documentation. The city ...

How we got here

To the editor: Taking emotion out of the corruption and fraud that got us into $36 trillion in debt, the theft was done by politicians that “we the people” elected. They are the culprits and recipients of the theft of wealth from Americans. Yet the focus of wrath is the federal employees who are just performing functions established by their “position descriptions” that limits what they can do, which is endemic in a hierarchical, bureaucratic and civil service system that stifles innovation, “stepping outside the lines” and flexibility in human resource management. The ...