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Florida has a chance to do the right thing. We need your help convincing lawmakers to do it.Your neighbors, hard-working but low income, are struggling to get the medical care they need. A 52-year-old single man lives alone, has diabetes, neuropathy, a foot ulcer, symptoms of depression, no ...

Pre-order statistics for Forever stamps honoring four of Major League Baseball's iconic legends indicate that Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams leads in popularity.He is followed by New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio, Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell, and Cleveland Indian Larry Doby.It's still ...

The Postal Inspection Service wants to alert USPS employees and postal customers about fraudulent emails.The emails claim to be from "USPS Global," "Global Services" or "USPS customer services." They inform customers that a package is being held for them and they will be charged for each day ...

The U.S. Postal Service has added Premium Forwarding Service to the suite of online products and services available through usps.com.Previously only offered at a Post Office, the popular service now is available to any customer with an account on usps.com. For just $15.25 a week and $15 to ...

The economics of baseball

As Lee County celebrates the new JetBlue Park, it is important to reflect on how close we were to losing the Boston Red Sox and on the importance of baseball to our local economy. Since 2000, five Major League baseball teams have relocated their Spring Training from the Florida Grapefruit ...

Mobile Mammo makes getting mammogram easy

Are you due for your annual mammogram?If so, you can do it easily on Monday, Feb. 6, at Weaver's Corner Shopping Center, 1882 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers. The North Fort Myers Post Office is bringing the digital mammography bus to the shopping center between 9 a.m. and 1p.m. The mobile ...