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Letters to the Editor


November 3, 2022
To the Editor: Let’s talk mosquitoes. I’d tell you my phone is ringing off the hook, but our office phones are still out more than they are working. With that said, I am getting a lot of emails a…

November 3, 2022
To the Editor: September 28, 2022 will go down in infamy and will be remembered for some years to come. Ian was almost a 100-year storm, or close to it. The landfall over the island was slow and…

November 3, 2022
To the Editor: Someone asked me last week, “How are you doing?” The pat answer is “I’m fine.” I’m not really.  I’m better than most. But there’s just something that’s not right, not me…

October 28, 2022
To the Editor, The Grande Rounds health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation will kick off the season on November 1.  “We…

October 28, 2022
To the Editor: Island recovery is happening! Businesses are repairing, reopening, and the community is beginning to put itself back together. The Friends office re-opened this week and our team h…

October 28, 2022
To the Editor: Lee County reached an important milestone during the weekend by collecting 1 million cubic yards of debris from Hurricane Ian. As of Monday morning, 734,136 cubic yards of vegetati…

October 20, 2022
To the Editor: My sincere apologies to anyone who might have tried to reach out to me for a licensed experienced caregiver in the Boca Grande area due to an incorrect phone number in the classifi…

October 20, 2022
To the Editor, I am a Tampa resident with a home on Boca Grande. I was there this past weekend and couldn’t believe the destruction and somber vibe. There is no fatigue like trauma fatigue…

October 20, 2022
To the Editor: Hurricanes are never welcome, a reality to contend with, nonetheless. A price we pay to live in paradise. Last Thursday I made the journey from central Florida to check on extended…

October 20, 2022
To the Editor: I have struggled with writing this letter to everyone for lots of reasons. Many of you have become my friends over the 16 years that I have been an owner of the Loose Caboose. You…