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Voting should never be a burden, an inconvenience or a problem
■ BY CARMEN SALOME When Lyndon Johnson was shepherding the landmark civil rights bills through Congress in 1964 … laws ba…
Clean up on 13th Street, please …
To the Editor: I often wonder if some folks here ponder … Now that I have purchased a very expensive slice of paradise, ho…
What you took was more than just a tree – for shame
To a Thief: For shame! Did you have to sneak around in the middle of the night lest you be seen by my neighbors as you stole…
Due process for all is good, but what about this slippery slope?
To the Editor: There’s been a lot of news in the past few weeks. I wo…
Demolition has begun at GICIA Preserve
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Impro…
Charlotte County increases area of no wake zone
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Charlotte County has determined that the “slow speed/no wake” zone in the area of Gasparilla Sound and t…
Gasparilla Inn & Club makes elite Travel & Leisure list
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Travel & Leisure magazine has put forth its list of the “world’s best,” and The Gasparilla Inn &…
July 4 ends with a bang
■ The Independence Day displays over Gasparilla Island were fantastic Monday night, as was the annual golf cart parade held…
Republican Club golf outing planned for July 23
■ BY SUE ERWIN The West Charlotte County Republican Club is planning its 8th annual golf outing on Saturday, July 23 at Lemo…
Fourth of July leaves mess behind on local beaches; sea turtle volunteers needed
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the latest numbers for sea turtle nests on Friday, July 1, 20…