To the editor:From 19 April 2005 to this day, it was a pleasure to communicate stories of our troop returning from combat and foreign duty stations from around the world. Over 200 Navy SEALS and Special Operation forces visited Fort Myers Beach, and they were very rigid per the "Meet the Press" ...
To the editor:We, in the State of Florida, sit on a thin patch of earth covering massive accumulations of porous limestone. Through this flows billion of gallons of water daily on its way both to the sea and to the faucets of 20 million Floridians and the millions of tourists who visit our ...
To the editor:Each year as the tourist season starts, I see people throwing live shells into water, and collecting live sand dollars or shells with sea animals in them on my daily beach walks! When I advise them that what they have is alive and that there is a fine, sometimes they are shocked, ...
To the editor:I am a full time resident of Fort Myers Beach. When I read that the "powers that be" are considering closing Bay Oaks Recreation Center, I was appalled.Bay Oaks is the life center of this community. It is a place full of activity, not only for children, but adults, both seasonal ...
To the editor:The town of Fort Myers Beach is losing a tremendous asset as reporter Bob Petcher of the Observer moves on to the next chapter in his life.It is not often that you meet someone with his integrity and someone with such genuine kindness and consideration as Bob.?The last year and a ...
To the editor:People have been standing on top of the FMB bridge everyday for 50 days straight now as a stand for clean water as a basic human right and to raise awareness about the harmful Lake Okeechobee releases. Demonstrators have been asking of our own town leadership to provide ...
