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Letters to the Editor

Councilmember denies recall allegations

To the residents of Fort Myers Beach, The allegations made in the recall petitions are false. A couple of these allegations were fully discussed at 2023 Council meetings, when Mr. Veach was a Council Member, in the presence of the Town Attorney, and went nowhere. As two of these allegations ...

Our Town and Town Council operate under a set of rules and laws that are intended to ensure that the public is informed and has a fair voice in the operation of the Town and in the land use decisions that affect us. This public trust has been eroded when Councilors operate out of the public eye ...

The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation would like to thank the entire community for their support of our recent King’s Casino Fundraiser at DiamondHead Resort. Alex King’s generous sponsorship, as well as sponsorship by Gavin’s Ace Hardware and Lorna Lotrell Photograph, made it ...

When it comes to choosing the right educational path for students, families often weigh the benefits of public versus private schools. The School District of Lee County stands out as an exceptional choice, offering a broad range of academic and career-focused programs designed to prepare all ...

To the editor: In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill, which raised American tariffs (taxes) on imports by the second-highest amount in U.S. history. This bill had disastrous consequences, when retaliatory tariffs strongly contributed to the Great Depression of ...

The ground-glass sandwich

To the editor: As a committed and practicing Libertarian of some years, I see the incumbent President as being attractive and repellent at the same time, a veritable ground-glass sandwich. (Specifically, if you take a bite, you will get fed and shredded at the same time). I mean, I enthuse ...