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Faces of war

Today we mourn the deaths of four young soldiers, killed in service to their county as Operation Inherent Resolve continues in and around Iran. The names of the fallen are: Pfc. Isabella Gonzales, 19, who enlisted in the Army last year; 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25; Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, ...

We can all be ‘one in a million’

United Way has a question for Southwest Floridians: Will you become One in a Million? Our local agency, representing Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties, set a goal of raising $11.5 million, money it will use to help support more than 260 programs by assisting 92 partner agencies. The annual ...

Something to crow about

The numbers speak for themselves: The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) on Sanibel treated 5,046 animals last year — everything from mammals and birds to reptiles and even a few amphibians. This year, CROW has admitted 1,597 patients to date, including a little guy whose ...

U.S. Constitution: The law of the land

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation last week that his office says strengthens protections against two things — any implementation of religious laws and terrorism, foreign or home-grown. “To uphold the rule of law, our state must operate under one legal system, the Constitution must ...

Actions have consequences

By School District of Lee County estimates, 3,400 students recently took part in walkouts in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The walkouts took place at 13 of the district's high schools — all but two — and at one middle school in south county. School officials ...

We cannot look away

Just 17 days after a 37-year-old mom was shot to death in an encounter with federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis, a registered nurse who treated veterans in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System met a similar fate. Renee Good was shot three times by a U.S. ...