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Protecting our public schools

To the editor: The current legislative session in Florida is pivotal, and now more than ever, our voices must be heard. As a parent with a child in the public school system, I am deeply concerned about the future of our schools and the dedicated teachers who support our children’s education. Right now, our county alone is facing a shortage of 200 teachers — a crisis that threatens the quality of education for our students. Rather than addressing these challenges, legislation like HB 123 /SB 140 undermines public schools by stripping local control and forcing school conversions ...

Learn about our water

To the editor: Many of you may have heard of the Florida Right to Clean Water petition movement and wondered if it is necessary. Our waters don’t look too bad, there’s no red tide or blue-green algae right now, lots of money is being allotted to our waters, so why all the fuss? One way to understand the condition of our local waters and how this affects our health, economy, and future would be to attend the Calusa Waterkeeper “Save Our Water” luncheon/panel discussion on March 27 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A variety of unparalleled experts will be ...

Clean water key to Cape Coral’s future

To the editor: Here are some of the descriptions for Cape Coral: Florida’s Waterfront Wonderland; Full of Canals and Wildlife; Is known as the “Venice Of America.” For those interested in fishing, the 400 miles of canals are teeming with a variety of fish. All this sounds exciting, but unfortunately, one must be cautious in eating the fish because of pollution, toxic red tide and algae overgrowth. Swimming in this water wonderland is hazardous. I’ve been warned of not even touching the canal water, especially if one should have an open scratch on their hand. I have seen ...

Republican leaders historically follow Democratic failure

To the editor: Sometimes a loss can turn into a big gain. It certainly was for Donald Trump. The Democrats and the media had been beating up on Donald for four years and would have continued for another four if elected in 2020. The FBI, DOJ, and even lesser justice systems had done ...

Infrastructure not sufficient for the city’s growth boom

To the editor: I get a little confused by the reports that the city appears to be running out of irrigation water for lawns during the dry season and that the Mid-Hawthorne Aquifer levels are continuing to drop and may force changes in the availability of lawn irrigation water. These ...

Funds for owl habitat is not tax dollars

To the editor: In The Breeze a couple of issues ago someone wrote in that he was protesting the $900,000 to buy burrowing owl lots, insinuating that the city was paying taxes dollars to buy the lots. This is far from the truth. The $900,000 is a tax-fee grant that comes from money that ...