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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,” ...

We Stand With Israel

Today in Florida flags fly at half-staff at the state Capitol in honor of the victims of the terrorist strikes against Israel by Hamas. Those victims include more than 1,400 Israelis after an invasion by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip that also included the killings of at least 34 ...

One year later, help still needed on Fort Myers Beach

This Thursday, Sept. 28 marks the sad anniversary of the darkest day on Fort Myers Beach when the lives of 16 people were lost along with what would be more than 1,000 homes and businesses that would be demolished. We know the names of those who didn’t survive Hurricane Ian – they included ...

Supporting the rebuild of Beach Elementary School

How do you put a price tag on a community’s school? The Fort Myers Beach community shouldn’t have to make the case that its school, which dates back to the 1940’s and is one of the best performing in the district, is worth saving especially after all of the devastation from Hurricane ...

Holiday miracles

The holidays of Christmas and Hanukkah overlap this year. The eight days of Hanukkah began at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 18, and continue through Monday, Dec. 26, the day after Christmas. The holidays have different meanings and they are celebrated with different traditions but they do have ...

Getting out the vote

The impact of Hurricane Ian continues to ripple through Southwest Florida. The Caloosahatchee Bridge — a main thoroughfare as well as a primary commuter route — suffered some damage from the near Category 5 storm that all but destroyed Fort Myers Beach and Matlacha and left devastating ...

#SouthwestFloridaStrong

The Sanibel Causeway — heavily damaged, with a 50- to 60-foot section of the A-span collapsed and one of the supporting “spoil islands” awash. Matlacha Bridge — “the fishingest bridge in the world” — breached at its foot. Fort Myers Beach’s iconic Time Square and the Beach ...

Resilient community newspapers for resilient communities

The team at Breeze Newspapers has dealt with hurricanes, large and small, many times over the past five decades, but Ian was my first. When I took over the role of publisher of Breeze Newspapers in 2019, I knew hurricanes were something I’d have to deal with. To drive that point home, ...