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A time for learning some hard lessons
April 3, 2020
BY LAUREN HANA, MD – It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the incredible onslaught of information and misinformation that we all see daily in the headlines. Anxiety, panic and fear are now our new no…
Counting the community … 2020 census provides new way to respond
April 3, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – The 2020 Census is said to determine the outcome of our future here in the U.S. The Census Bureau strives to provide society with an accurate measurement of the population and d…
School is back in session! Local teachers and students get ‘trial by fire’ lessons in distance learning
April 3, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The first week of virtual schooling for The Island School and the Charlotte County School System is in the books. While it was a little more like herding cats than teaching kids…
A message of hope, just when we need it most
April 3, 2020
As children, many of us had “fairy god mothers, secret santas or maybe the tooth fairy. They were special envoys sent to cheer us up or bestow a small gift. When I think about those times in my chi…
PROFILE: Skip Branin
April 3, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Francis ‘Skip’ Branin has dedicated his work to preserving financial stability within the community of Boca Grande. His skillset has allowed him to monitor the funding for islan…
EDITORIAL: Helen Thrash Fraser
April 3, 2020
Helen Thrash Fraser passed away at home on March 20, 2020. She was born in 1930 to Dorothy Louise King and Charles Wilson Thrash. Helen had one brother, Charles Wilson Thrash, Jr. – deceased. She s…
GUEST EDITORIAL: A different kind of Holy Week
April 3, 2020
BY I am writing this on April Fools’ Day. Yet, none of us are fools during this time. The rise of COVID-19 has given all of us time to think and process. For my spouse Joy and I, we have taken a li…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What a blessing it is to live here
April 3, 2020
To the Editor, Gotta love this town. My golf cart was stolen and wrecked – Angelo (one of the sheriff’s deputies) met me last night and helped me get the steering wheel put together, enough to get …
Community Planning Panel survey results continue to be received, but more responses are requested
March 27, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The survey being taken by the Boca Grande Community Planning Association continues on, and so far responses have been numerous. As of Tuesday morning they had received 172 respo…
Updated Clinic policies spurred by COVID-19 concerns for those at risk
March 27, 2020
BY HILJA BILODEAU – The coronavirus has been reported in all 50 states, even those considered off the beaten path like West Virginia, North Dakota and Vermont. Boca Grande also is considered off th…