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EDITORIAL: The power of the press, the power of the people
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you were to go back in a time machine to February 1 and be able to talk to the person you were back t…
OBITUARY: William W. Wilcox V
On April 27, 2020 William W. Wilcox V, 94, of Westwood, Mass. and formerly of Boca Grande, and devoted husband of Priscilla…
PROFILE: Gina McFadden
STAFF REPORT – Boca Grande resident Gina McFadden is the Vice President of the Boca Grande Art Center Board of Directors and…
Body of man found in waters between Little Gasparilla and Gasparilla Island
STAFF REPORT – On Wednesday, May 6 the body of a 60-year-old man was…
A message from the Clinic: Putting the pieces together
BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandem…
‘Safe, Smart, Step-by-Step’ plan phase one to be implemented May 4
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday afternoon, April 29, that Florida would take “small, deliberate…
Time they’ll never get back … Local high school seniors salvage what they can of their graduating year by looking ahead
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Prom dresses hang in closets, some with tags still attached. Hallways that were once filled with noise a…
‘Safe, Smart, Step-by-Step’ plan phase one to be implemented May 4
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday afternoon, April 29, that Florida would take “small, deliberate…
A message from the Clinic: Putting the pieces together
BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has given a new meaning to the te…
While Payroll Protection is looking up, unemployment filing problems plague furloughed island workers
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – As Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that on May 4 some retail shops and restaurants would be ope…