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Guest opinion: Record deaths, mysterious mortality –

May 13, 2013 In 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced plans to stakeholders, to move forward with a manatee “reclassification” to threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). more »»

 
 
 
Who are Phineas Priests?

May 13, 2013 To the editor: Phineas Priests originated in the Bible, Book 0f Numbers 25: 6-13. They are unique in both their structure and goals. more »»

Guest opinion Alligators should not be held in captivity

May 13, 2013 Even though alligators are the quintessential symbol of Florida, nearly 63,000 alligators were killed in the state between 2000 and 2012—simply for being too close to where humans liv. more »»

Homeownership, the American Dream and our economy in Florida

May 13, 2013 To the editor: Florida has a history of land booms and busts. more »»

The truth about school counselors

May 13, 2013 To the editor: If we are lucky enough, each of us has had that moment in his or her life when someone else took time out to make us feel specia. more »»

Guest opinion: Making five choices in advance is a gift to your loved ones

April 18, 2013 During stressful times, many of us wisely choose to defer important decisions so we can gain a sense of perspective in the hope of clearer thinking. more »»

Support Florida's Water, Land and Legacy Campaign

April 18, 2013 To the editor: Florida’s water, land, beaches, shore, parks and wildlife and even Everglades restoration will be funded by this initiativ. more »»

Guest opinion: Volunteers promote destination with answers to travelers’ questions

April 10, 2013 The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and our travel industry partners work hard every day to lure travelers to The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, but getting them here is only half the go. more »»

The Second Amendment and the right of the people to keep and bear arms

April 10, 2013 To the editor: The March 29 edition of the Pine Island Eagle — which I read on line - contained an article headed “Second Amendment: support resolution approved. more »»

Problem getting health care in Lee County

April 10, 2013 To the editor: In response an opinion piece in the local media titled “Nowhere to Go.” It appears that the writer lives in North. Fort Myers and was having problems with health care. more »»

Guest opinion: Gov. Rick Scott: ‘It’s working’

April 3, 2013 In the four years before I took office, Florida lost more than 825,000 jobs, unemployment more than tripled from 3.5 percent to 11.1percent, and state debt increased by $5.2 billion. more »»

Fiscal irresponsibility

April 3, 2013 To the editor: Voters need to pay attention to what Republican politicians actually do, not what they say. more »»

Why ‘fix’ what isn’t broken?

April 3, 2013 To the editor: The Florida House advanced a bill Thursday to close the Florida Retirement System to public employees hired after next Jan. more »»

Ask for info when choosing a summer camp

March 27, 2013 To the editor: Summer is approaching soon and parents need to be doing their “homework” on whom they will trust to watch their children. Not all camps are the same and not all camps are DCF licensed. more »»

Florida should take the money

March 27, 2013 To the editor: Many Florida families these days consist of working parents, struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table. Many of them had lost their jobs during the economic depression. more »»

Public employees support the economy

March 27, 2013 To the editor: Who do you think of when you hear “public servant”? Do you support our public servants as much as they support you? Once again, the state legislature is playing with public servants’... more »»

Why do Iranians hate us?

March 27, 2013 To the editor: In 1951, A British company, AIOC, now known as B.P., had total control of Iranian oil fields. more »»

They come and go

March 20, 2013 To the editor: I would like to suggest to President Obama that he study the administration of one of his predecessors, Calvin Coolidge who, in his assent to the office of the presidency in 1923,... more »»

Educational system needs a booster shot

March 20, 2013 To the editor: Recent studies have indicated that 80 percent of graduates from high school cannot read. How is that possible? How did they ever get to high school? The answer is not very complex. more »»

A lottery could help pay off the national debt

March 13, 2013 To the editor: What with the popularity of gambling what it is throughout the world and our country in particular, I cannot for the life of me understand why we do not at least try to “lottery” away... more »»

The devil is in the details

March 13, 2013 To the editor: Well, it seems the devil has called back one of his own a bit early down South America way. According to reports his last breathless words were, “I don’t want to di. more »»

 
 

 

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