Opposing SB 2508 remained a top priority last week. The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation also closely monitored the full House and Senate budgets which stand at $3.3 billion apart — with the Senate coming in at $108.6 billion and the House budget totaling $105.3 billion. Most spending ...
I’m beginning to hear folks say that they’ve had enough, that it’s time to put discussion of voter suppression to bed — it’s mostly partisan-inspired hype anyway. There’s a simple solution, these skeptics claim: if you want to vote, all you need to do is get off your duff, get an ...
To the editor: Recently, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife treated a young bobcat that was admitted after showing little or no energy in a local yard. It was diagnosed as having consumed a rat that had been poisoned with a second-generation anticoagulant, which causes a slow death ...
To the editor: After reading the solar power guest commentary in the Feb. 2, 2022, issue of the Island Reporter, I felt the need to respond with a real life example of why, unfortunately, a roof top solar power system was not a good value for retired homeowners like my wife and I. In 2020 ...
To the editor: I support rooftop solar. Placing solar panels on existing rooftops allows electric generation without destroying large green fields currently absorbing CO2. Solar panels on the roof of your home can be a benefit if they can provide you with power when the grid is down. After ...
(Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles by members of the city of Sanibel's Vegetation Committee dealing with vegetative matters of concern to island residents. For the other articles in the series, visit www.mysanibel.com/Departments/Natural-Resources.) Sanibel, as a barrier ...
