Author: Marcy Shortuse

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How can we say thank you enough?

To the Editor, How can we say thank you enough to those who keep the heart of our little world beating? To Hudson’s: We can give lots of smiles and thanks to let them know how much we appreciate their...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Information regarding unemployment

Letter to Editor, I have information that might be helpful to anyone trying to apply for Florida unemployment. I have unsuccessfully tried to call or go online for over a week and have logged more...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Island blessings, in the form of masks

Letter to Editor, As a follow up to last week’s letter from Sue Sligar, “What a blessing it is to live here,” I want to thank and commend Ashley Scarpa and her Super Scarpa Seamstresses. Ashley and...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Anecdotal information

To the Editor: As currently used by CDC, NIH and FDA the word is used to imply unreliability and therefore by implication invalid information. The legal profession uses this term in a similar manner...

Please, let us know how you feel about a May 1 date to re-open our economy

April 15, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

Click on the link below to vote in our poll. https://bocabeacon.com/poll/do-you-think-the-states-non-essential-businesses-and-schools-should-open-on-may-1/

In our hour of need: BGWC Emergency Relief Fund reviews first set of requests for aid, seeking matching funds

STAFF REPORT – The Task Force for the BGWC Emergency Relief Fund met on Wednesday, April 8, to review nearly 50 requests from individuals and local businesses that are suffering from immediate...

A word from the Clinic: Any light at the end of this tunnel?

April 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY TOM ERVIN, MD – It is April 8, 2020, five days after Governor DeSantis initiated a “safer at home” status for the state of Florida. COVID-19 cases continue to increase in our state and nationally. The...