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What’s popular isn’t always what is important
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I watched a very interesting piece on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently regarding the fast-pa…
Visitors from Germany recognize reckless behavior
To the Editor: Having read your editorial, we are wondering about the recklessness of visitors coming to the island in leavi…
There’s nothing like the smell of freshly paved roads
BY SUE ERWIN – Lee County’s resurfacing roadway improvement project will include improving some road- ways in Boca Grande s…
Inquiries regarding party change, voter registration overwhelm Lee County election offices
BY SUE ERWIN – The Aug. 1 deadline for changing parties or registeri…
School is in session this week at TIS
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Boca Grande’s Island School students were jubila…
Obituary: Annie Ewing Knapp Boomer
A lifelong collector, talented artist and feisty competitor, Annie Ewing Knapp Boomer passed away peacefully on July 24, 20…
Obituary: Roberta “Bobbie” Pringle Platt
Roberta “Bobbie” Pringle Platt, 55, passed away at Tidewell Hospice House in Port Charlotte on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, after a…
Obituary: Kevin Michael Hall
Kevin M. Hall, 38, of Boca Grande and formerly of Brooksville, passed away August 1, 2016. He was a 1997 graduate of Hernand…
PROFILE: DR. LAUREN HANA
BY SUE ERWIN – There’s a new doctor in the house at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. Lauren Hana, M.D., officially beg…
Gulf Coast Partnership sponsors ‘Bug Off’ campaign to combat Zika virus in homeless population
To the Editor: The Gulf Coast Partnership and community partners are promoting the collection of insect repellant for the p…