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Guest Commentary | Government serves ‘We the People’

Well, it was an interesting February! I’ll start with a reminder that the League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization, focused primarily on voter rights and civic education. In this guest commentary, I’m going to focus squarely on civic education. Our U.S. Constitution created ...

Time to give up parkway parking lanes

To the editor: A recent proposal to remove the parking lanes on Cape Coral Parkway and use them as a third lane for through traffic is long overdue. On one hand we have a handful of business owners that want to retain their personal parking. On the other hand tens of thousands of commuters ...

Guest Commentary | Put the money in the classroom

Are those overseeing the LCSD budget missing a key line item? Let’s take a closer look. School Board members earn the same salary as a starting teacher and receive the same benefits. Starting Salary for Instructional Staff • Base Salary (estimated): $50,500.00 • Master’s Degree: ...

Cut it all

To the editor: President Trump, cut all Welfare Medicaid Food stamps Get rid of funding Harry Chapin Food Bank Make America accountable No free lunch for anyone Get rid of illegal undocumented immigrants Corruption Fraud Stop waste President Trump, do it ASAP, zero excuses, zero tolerance Eric Engelhart Lehigh Acres

A strong America means protecting Americans

To the editor: Trump's appointee Hegseth ordered a halt to U.S. operations to stop Russian cyber attacks. Last year my bank had to shut down its website after Russia hacked into mortgage accounts for thousands of Americans. Russia has been hacking into banks, the U.S. power grid and even oil pipelines. Trump’s desire to please Putin is putting us at risk. I don’t know about you, but I prefer a strong America, and Trump’s decisions and actions are not cutting it to protect us! C. Hughes Cape Coral