To the editor: If you need heart surgery, you go to a specialist, not a general practitioner. Your GP would need to watch a few YouTube videos and wing it. Thank goodness for medical specialists. We’re not so lucky when we seek justice in an ordinary court of law, where judges are general ...
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 ...
For those who truly see it, Florida likely means the lush, vibrant landscapes, blue waters, and thriving wildlife populations we are lucky to be surrounded by. In Southwest Florida, maybe it means wide expanses of pristine beaches with natural dunes and plentiful shells, mangrove islands ...
