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Profile: Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
■ BY SUE ERWIN Kathryn (Kathy) Sullivan, retired NASA astronaut and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosp…
Red tide report …
In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Pinellas County, background…
No one wants to wake up in the morgue
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As many of you know, we had a rather unusual situation at the north end of the island at the end of Octo…
A Thanksgiving ‘thanks’ for the grub
To the Editor: Many thanks to the iguana trapper, George Cera, and hi…
We’re Christmas Walking, we’re Boca Bargaining, we’re iguana meetin’ …
■ STAFF REPORT The Christmas Walk is right around the corner on Satur…
Road update from GIWA
■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Water Association has been removing and replacing the sanitary sewer, laying new pipeli…
Homeless, Part I: It could happen to the best of us … any of us
■ BY JILL-ANNE BEARY The following story is Part One of a series regarding the Charlotte and Lee County homeless population…
BIPS announces new speaker series, Lighthouse lighting
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society announced today their plans for a new speaker series called, “BIPS 4 BIPS.”…
A ‘Space Odyssey’ with Dr. Kathryn Sullivan is a once-in-a- lifetime experience, and the BGHS wants you to attend
■ STAFF REPORT The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the universe, transformed our knowledge of…
Literary series to feature mother and daughter authors: The island welcomes Sena Jeter Naslund, Flora Naslund Schildknecht Thursday, Dec. 5
■ BY SUE ERWIN Sena Jeter Naslund and Flora Naslund Schildknecht are a mother and daughter with a shared passion for writing…