In an abbreviated two-day special session on June 1-2 to discuss property tax reform, the Legislature passed the governor's proposed state constitutional amendment to increase the existing property tax homestead exemption from the current $50,000 to an eventual $250,000. The amendment, which ...
Thank you to all our speakers and everyone who attended our annual Hurricane Seminar on May 29. Attendance helps families prepare for a storm and better protect themselves before, during, and after it. There was an excellent exchange of information between our emergency management ...
To the editor: I was recently on the city of Sanibel's website when I came across the post, “Protecting Sanibel's Shorebirds and Sea Turtles!” The article reminds us to, among other things, “respect posted areas,” “keep pets away from established nesting areas,” and lists a slew of ...
To the editor: No one likes to see a coyote, bobcat, great horned owl or other local predator kill a ground bird, sea turtle hatchling or house cat that has been left out of doors — but it happens and its part of the natural process. It's true coyotes have not been present on Sanibel for as ...
Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum) is a semi-tropical perennial plant that makes a great houseplant. The plant was originally from Southeast Asia, but has become a favorite small container plant for speciality plant growers. This type of begonia is grown for its foliage, with striking leaf ...
I welcome summer's slower pace as an opportunity to slow down and spend more time in contemplative prayer. Fr. Richard Rohr suggests that this enables us to “look at ourselves with the eyes of God” and with a “mutually loving gaze” when he says: “Much of the early work of ...
