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Letters to the Editor


May 18, 2023
Editor’s note: This poem was sent in by an island resident, who was sitting with a young family member at the restaurant when she wrote it. It is beautiful. These yellow walls are still the sam…

May 18, 2023
To the Editor: You could call it, “The Miracle of the Lemonade Stand.” Two little girls wanted to help put the old Baptist Church back together again. You see, they knew that Hurricane Ian had …

May 18, 2023
To the Editor: Governor DeSantis has only days left to VETO the “Sprawl Bill”, SB 540. SB 540 would threaten ordinary Floridians with financial ruin for exercising their right to legally challe…

May 11, 2023
To the Editor: Billions of acres of submerged land off the nation’s coast are thought to contain large reserves of cobalt, manganese and other minerals considered critical to our national inter…

May 11, 2023
To the Editor: Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast is delighted to announce two upcoming events at their forever-protected Myakka Headwaters Preserve – an Artists’ Day on Friday, May 19, …

May 4, 2023
To the Editor: I am writing to ask for your support in OPPOSING the plans the Boca Grande Clinic has submitted to Lee County to build a 13,299 square foot medical building at the cost of $35 mi…

May 4, 2023
To the Editor: I was stunned by the article published in the Boca Beacon on April 14 regarding the Historic Board Meeting on April 12.  One paragraph is full of inaccuracies and starts wit…

May 4, 2023
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Historical Society (BGHS) understands the frustration of watching the landmarks we identify as home being lost to time. While history benchmarks itself on safegua…

April 27, 2023
Editor’s note:    This letter was written prior to the author knowing the bench was gone. She was contacted, and did still wish to have it run.  To the Editor: I would like…

April 27, 2023
To the Editor: There are some things money cannot buy: decency, manners, integrity, values and a smile! Neighbors, friends and a family’s respect, community respect and the Almighty’s respec…