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Back to the future

We don’t have a flux capacitor, heck, we’ve never even seen a DeLorean, but we do have the gigawatts to know that the past always looks better in the rearview mirror. For some, anyway. For the women of recent generations past, the struggle to get into med school, or law school, or simply ...

Testament to bravery

Jan. 6, 2021: … “Valor is defined as showing great courage in the face of danger, and there has been no better illustration of this than what the world witnessed from our law enforcement members that day. A mob of thousands launched a violent assault on the United States Capitol in an ...

Help make it a happy new year

Among the many hopes — and promises — for 2025 is a better tomorrow. The big things. Shelter. Food on the table. Services, programs, medical care for those who need them. The little things that we would not call luxuries: Low-cost/no cost places to go. Support for the arts, for the ...

Vote ‘no’ on Amendment 1

In terms of the Nov. 5 General Election ballot, the Florida Legislature has been busy. Four of the six constitutional amendments to be decided by voters were placed there by those we send to Tallahassee. Their ballot initiatives represent a diverse range of proposed changes to our state’s ...

Another hit

Hurricane Milton may not have been as bad as feared, but the storm, hard on the heels of Helene, while our communities continue to recover from Ian, was bad enough. Making landfall at Siesta Key in Sarasota County as a Category 3 hurricane, Milton brought record-breaking rain — what ...

Art is essential

Twenty Lee County organizations are among entities statewide that have been affected by a surprise veto by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who axed the entire $32 million legislative appropriation for the arts a few weeks ago. The local arts community took a collective hit of more than $1.8 ...