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Ask a Doc: Thyroid Awareness
January 18, 2024
By EMILY HALY, M.D.
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, a time when the medical profession focuses attention onthat tiny gland located in the lower front part of your neck. While small in compari…
Placida Bunkhouse still needs attention, entrance to Boca Grande
January 12, 2024
By JOHN VALICKAS, Guest Columnist
Part of the uniqueness and the cultural identity that Boca Grande enjoys comes from its rich historical roots. Although many of the island’s historical structure…
EcoWatch: Let’s get it done for the environment
December 15, 2023
Recently a reader wrote to Eco-Watch and asked what she could do to help the environment. She was concerned about the ecosys- tem and its decline in protective measures to save our planet.
It was…
Dr. Thomas J. Ervin: Mentor, friend, confidant and healer
December 15, 2023
By Dr. Raymond A. James
What does it mean to be a good physician? What makes a physician great? These are difficult questions, and they can mean different things to different people. Some p…
EcoWatch: Don’t forget our fellow creatures this Christmas
December 8, 2023
Hopefully this year’s spending spree will include all the animal welfare organizations, among them those that shelter and care for thomeless, abused and dis- carded dogs and cats. Other agencies in…
Editorial: How do I say goodbye
November 18, 2023
“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” J.M. Barrie
When I first came to Boca Grande in 1978, I was in third grade. It immediately became one of my f…
Recipes: Traditional family Thanksgiving favorites from Chef Spain
November 17, 2023
With Thanksgiving right around the corner I started looking at some recipes that have been given to me. I stumbled across a recipe that I made for Thanksgiving back in 2020. The recipe is from a…