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Letters to the Editor


March 13, 2021
To the Editor, “… some rich men came and raped the land, nobody caught’em. Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus, people bought’em. They called it paradise the place to be. They watched the haz…

March 7, 2021
Hello friends and neighbors, Sorry for the intrusion, but something very interesting happened to me recently, and I learned facts that will benefit all of us here on the island. I am writing to rel…

February 20, 2021
To the Editor: The recent “Ditch the Cart, Live Longer” polemic advising golf on foot rather than by cart has it wrong. My senior friends and I often have age related orthopedic, cardiovascular or …

February 12, 2021
Dear readers: At the end of January Lee County sent out mailers regarding iguana eradication (see letter below). Please follow the instructions supplied in the letter and turn your form in, either …

February 12, 2021
To the Editor: Thank you to the good people of Boca Grande. Your support and attendance at our recent THE GUYS SHOW was great. We especially want to thank the  community for their response to our t…

January 29, 2021
Dear Boca Grande Dogs, Has COVID got you down? Are your paws sore from walking your master too many times a day, too many weeks and months in a row? Are you tired of being the only source of entert…

January 22, 2021
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation would like to thank Helen Fraser who directed a generous charitable donation to the Foundation upon her death last year. Helen gave back to t…

January 22, 2021
To the Editor: Last Friday my daughter and I were strolling along the beach with our two Labs when Cleo, my daughter’s Lab, went into the Gulf, started swimming straight out and did not stop. Befor…

January 22, 2021
To the Editor: The 22nd annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival this March will be a month-long, fully virtual celebration of the power of reading brought to the community by the Lee County Libra…

January 16, 2021
To the Editor: The Charlotte County Property Appraiser wants to remind business and property owners that the deadline for filing 2021 tangible personal property tax returns is April 1, 2021. A retu…