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Letters to the Editor

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 ...

America needs to stop arming cartels

To the editor: Here’s a startling fact that every American should be aware of: The vast majority of firearms used by cartels don’t come from secret smuggling operations — they are sourced directly from U.S. gun dealers. Each year, approximately 500,000 American guns are trafficked into ...

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 ...

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 end of Florida Citizens initiatives?

To the editor: Did you know that Citizen initiated Constitutional Amendments may become a thing of the past in the State of Florida? Here’s what is brewing in Tallahassee: HB (House Bill) 1205 and SB (Senate Bill) 7016 add new challenges to the citizens initiatives process. (There are 15 ...