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Mote thanks supporters for making history at annual Oceanic Evening, announces final amount raised for campaign

November 25, 2016
To the Editor:      This year, Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated the success of its first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, Oceans of Opportunity, and the extraordinary generosity of its sup…

Thanks to all for making the book sale a big success

November 18, 2016
To the Editor: A huge “Thank you” to our community and our Library Foundation volunteers • JF Library Foundation book sale volunteers – You were helpful, hardworking, cheerful and wonderful! • Boca…

EDITORIAL: Stop … take a breath … use your common sense

October 7, 2016
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When you turn on the television these days, do you feel like your head immediately begins to spin? How about when you log into social media of any sort and you see news agencies…

The Gasparilla Inn Open House open to all on October 5

September 30, 2016
To the Editor: Now ushering in the classic resort’s 103rd Season, The Gasparilla Inn & Club invites its neighbors from Boca Grande and beyond to step through the white pillared entrance for the…

Are you ready to pull some nets at Wildflower Preserve?

September 30, 2016
To the Editor: Greetings, my Lemon Bay Conservancy Tarpon & Snook Net Pull Volunteer Team friends, I hope everyone had a great summer. It’s that time again, and I am excited to invite you all t…

GUEST EDITORIAL: Initiative to restore one million corals launched by Mote

September 16, 2016
  BY HALEY RUTGER – Mote Marine Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy are partnering on a coral conservation initiative that will enable coral restoration at unprecedented scales throughout t…

EDITORIAL: Local just back from Standing Rock explains it all

September 2, 2016
  ■  BY LEW AUSTIN HASTINGS – Water. Water is the giver of life. Mni Wiconi in Lakota. Without water life ends. So it should be no surprise that one community has chosen to defend their water…

What’s popular isn’t always what is important

August 19, 2016
■  BY MARCY SHORTUSE I watched a very interesting piece on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently regarding the fast-paced demise of print news. It’s essentially the breakdown of what we are i…

GUEST EDITORIAL: Anderson explains position in running for District 3

August 5, 2016
■  BY DICK ANDERSON I am Dick Anderson, and I am a candidate for the Lee County Commission District 3. My candidacy is motivated by the legacy we will leave to our children and grandchildren. Are w…

EDITORIAL: The parking-challenged ghosts of Boca Grande

July 22, 2016
We are now in the thick of the summer, a time when the remaining humans on the island retreat indoors, when summer storms are the norm and when iguanas are doing the happy dance. There are other t…