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Beautiful FMB…

To the editor:Welcome to Fort Myers Beach, known for it's beautiful beaches and soft sugar-sand, but..... make sure you bring a shovel and a rake if you want to see the sand or if you want to walk to the water!!!!"They" tell me this is environmentally correct, it provides food for the birds and ...

TV show looks for children during shooting

To the editor:The "Kids Can Cook" television show is on location on Fort Myers Beach at the The Beacon Beachfront Bed & Breakfast with a celebration of our Labor Day segment that highlights a real down-home barbecue and an ice cream and cookie segment with local children.Children ...

Vote Stout

To the editor:As a former Lee County School Board Member, I have been disturbed and, at times, outraged by the rapid decline in student achievement and poor decision making over the last four years under the leadership of the current School Board majority (Fisher, Armstrong and Scott). Not only ...

Manatee review should consider all the facts

In response to a lawsuit by the Pacific Legal Foundation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided down-listing manatees from endangered to threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act may be warranted, and the agency is embarking on a five-year status review as part of the ...

Budget process began with policy decisions

As the county finalizes its budget for next year, I want to update Lee County taxpayers on things we did differently from years past that should improve public dialogue about services and spending, and will ultimately benefit taxpayers and our community.First, we focused on key public policy ...

Lee County Sheriff’s Office lauded for safety record

To the editor:Traffic safety remains a hot topic issue in every community as evidenced by constant updates from television, radio and print media outlets. I speak frequently in public forums and traffic questions from the audience are always abundant. In addition to safety among the ...