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October 1, 2026
BY CAPT. CATHY EAGLE On a typical day on the water in Pine Island Sound, I see a lot of splashing, thrashing, tail slapping, and dolphins tossing fish in the air. This is most often a sign of dol…

October 1, 2026
BY PATRICK WOOD This week, newspapers across the country pause to mark National Newspaper Week. The theme this year is simple but it carries weight: rooted in community, committed to truth. Those…

October 1, 2026
“ We should pay more attention. We’re just mistreating Mother Nature–that’s like being ugly to your mama.”  Dolly Parton, 1/19/46–8/25/26, American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist and…

October 1, 2026
BY BENJY HAMM When the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, newspapers throughout the colonies shared the life-changing news with their readers.  With all of the enormous chan…

October 1, 2026
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Summer weather patterns are slowly starting to break down and early fall cold fronts are starting to show. This means only one thing, fired up fish in the backcountry…

September 24, 2026
“The developing nations had given to the free market the status of a god, and were sacrificing to it these farmers, farmland and communities, their forests, wetlands, and prairies, their ecosystems…

September 18, 2026
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT Three days without salt. That’s a long stretch for a man who counts water as oxygen, and I felt every hour of it. A tropical storm had stirred the Gulf into a wild mess, and m…

September 18, 2026
I’m about to complete another circle around the sun. Our days are getting shorter and my body says I’m getting older. I’m excited about our upcoming season change and looking forward to getting o…

September 18, 2026
We will never forget the passengers of Flight 93 who courageously confronted the terrorists, defeating another planned attack on America. They are the heroes for our times. Bob Taft American pol…

September 10, 2026
BY JAMES J. BLAHA BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Pictured Above, Joe Spadaro. BGHS Archives “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”  – H…