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Editorial | Help ‘end the stigma’

Unless you are one of the very lucky ones, addiction has touched your life or that of someone you know. A neighbor. A co-worker. A family member or someone else you love. Addicts — those with what is now called substance abuse disorder — are not limited to that “druggie,” ...

Editorial | Merry Christmas

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of ...

Editorial | Have a happy Thanksgiving

For some of us, the whole “pumpkin spice” thing is as old as childhood. A can or two of Libby’s pumpkin, evaporated milk, a couple of eggs, sugar and the magic combination of cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves and oh, my, the mouthwatering scent of Thanksgiving eve! Whether we still ...

On Saturday, at the 11th hour of the 11th month, Americans will again mark the pending peace pact of “the war of all wars.” Called Armistice Day back in 1918, what is now Veterans Day began with the temporary end of the hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany. While World War I ...

We stand with Israel

Today in Florida flags fly at a half-staff in honor of the victims of the terrorist strike against Israel. Today until sunset, our state Capitol remains lit with lights of blue and white. And today, tomorrow and through the fight that has followed the heinous holiday attack by Hamas ...

One year later

Hurricane Ian, a near category 5 monster of wind, waves and catastrophic storm surge, roared ashore at Cayo Costa a year ago on Sept. 28, 2022, destroying much of Fort Myers Beach and heavily damaging Sanibel, Captiva, Matlacha and parts of Cape Coral, North Fort Myers and Fort Myers. Winds ...