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Guest commentary: March marks Colon Cancer Awareness Month

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 106,590 new cases of colon cancer in the United States will present themselves this year, with about 46,220 new cases of rectal cancer. If you exclude skin cancers, colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. It ...

Our love of shells ties us together

To the editor: For years I attended the Sanibel Shell Show. Not in the traditional sense, but virtually, via the news media, internet and social media posts. I was content and resigned to attending the show looking at someone else’s photos. Those photos brought me amazing joy and excitement. ...

Additional causeway may be key

To the editor: We certainly appreciate the workers willing to sit in traffic day after day to restore our beautiful island. Appreciate law enforcement’s patience to direct traffic every day with no good options or a solution. Once the island is restored and the vacationers come back, we will ...

Guest commentary: SCCF provides Week 9 final legislative update

Debate ended a little later than expected, but the 2024 legislative session officially adjourned on March 8 at 2:25 p.m., with the traditional hanky-drop ceremony in the rotunda between the House and Senate chambers. STATE BUDGET The $117.46 billion state budget authorized by House Bill 5001, ...

Share the road signage might help

To the editor: As a frequent cyclist who prefers the use of Sanibel's and Captiva's roads rather than the island's bike paths, I am the frequent victim of menacing road rage from motorists. I personally make every effort to ride as close to the side of the road as possible so as not to ...

Guest commentary: Tell state Senate to vote ‘YES’ on HB 165

HB 165 — Sampling of Beach Waters and Public Bathing Spaces (a.k.a. Safe Waterway's Act) by Reps. Peggy Gossett-Seidman and Lindsay Cross has been passed by the full House and is on the Special Order Calendar in the Senate for March 7. Please join us in supporting this beneficial bill that ...

Guest commentary: SCCF provides Week 8 legislative update

Environmental bill highlights from the eighth week of Florida's legislative session include: - Joint agreement on Environmental Budget now within reach - Senate Energy Resources bill passes last committee - SB 738 — Environmental Resources bill passes full Senate with liability protections ...

Guest commentary: Southwest Florida Ag Expo to showcase county’s youth

Lee County is excited to host the Southwest Florida Ag Expo, and ready to showcase the youth of Lee County who are committed to their livestock projects. The Ag Expo opened on Feb. 29 and will close on March 10 at the Lee County Civic Center Complex on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers. It ...

Guest commentary: SCCF provides Week 7 legislative update

Environmental bill updates from the seventh week of Florida's legislative session include: - Senate approves bill that uses gaming revenue for conservation - Senate Energy Resources bill removes references to climate change - Safe Waterway bill passes all committees in the House, stalled in ...

Guest commentary: Must submit new request if you plan to vote by mail

The March 19 Presidential Preference Primary will be here soon. If you plan to vote by mail in this year's elections, you must submit a new request. I encourage you to act now! Voting by mail is the most convenient way to cast your vote. Visit www.lee.vote to request your mail ballot. To ...