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Florida Amendment 3 - Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes This amendment benefits Florida taxpayers by: Exempting homestead properties from taxation. Exempts the first $250,000 of a homestead’s value from taxation for all levies other than school district levies and requires, ...

Column: North Fort Myers Art League (August)

Greetings of great joy to all readers in and around our North Fort Myers & Lee County neighborhoods. Our current show, is “Tidal Treasures.” Member Ron Powell of North Fort Myers is our featured artist. He has about 20 of his paintings in oil on display and are for sale…as are the ...

Column: North Fort Myers Civic Association (August)

Hello summer. I would be safe to say that the dog days of summer are on our door step. It is certainly been a hot enough summer so far. If you missed our July meeting, Amanda Cochran spoke to the North Fort Myers residents and gave her ideas and qualifications for the upcoming Lee County ...

Johnny still can’t read

To the editor: Regarding the story headlined “State escalates grade standard, school district gears up.” The superintendent says “we love when the state raises bar.”  Unfortunately, Supt. Dr. Carlin and board have ignored the literacy test scores from State of Florida FAST Test ...

Good stewardship lacking

To the editor: What do you expect from your county commissioners? Leaving aside personal traits such as morality and ethically, I do not think it is unreasonable for us to expect them to be transparent as called for by law and good stewards of YOUR money as should be expected by you. The ...

Americans have many concerns

To the editor: Critics often complain that Democrats don’t have one clear message. In a way, they are right — and that is something to celebrate, not apologize for. Americans don’t live single-issue lives. Parents worry about their children’s education, healthcare costs, retirement ...