Letters to the Editor


Go to the beach? This survey’s for you

July 10, 2015
To the Editor: If you visit Florida’s beaches, your feedback can help Mote Marine Lab scientists enhance their real-time Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS). Florida residents and visitors are…

Come say ‘Happy Birthday’ to Guinness World Records’ Oldest Manatee at South Florida Museum

July 10, 2015
To the Editor: Snooty is an extra special Florida manatee who sets records every day for how long we know manatees can live. That fact has now been documented by the Guinness World Records. He has …

Letter to the Editor: A big Ladies Day ‘thanks’

July 3, 2015
Shown at right, (left to right) Amy Prestia, Melissa Laterza, Kay Tvorach from CARE and Candy Brooks, treasurer of the Boca Grande Chamb…

CCSO: Things you need to know for July 4th

July 3, 2015
To the Editor: It is only a few days until the beginning of the July 4th weekend, so here are some things to bear in mind to help make it a safer and perhaps less stressful holiday. Fireworks In th…

Letter to the Editor: Greater amberjack size limit change approved by FWC

June 26, 2015
To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today approved changing the minimum size limit for greater amberjack caught in Gulf of Mexico state waters from 30 inches …

Letter to the Editor: Sunscreen donations sought for troops

June 26, 2015
To the Editor: Once again, I have decided to help our American Heroes! I am sending Mary Kay Sunscreen Sets to our Troops overseas, and I will personally match every donation that is given, meaning…

Letter to the Editor: Many thanks for another successful Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

June 19, 2015
To the Editor: The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. In five shor…

Letter to the Editor: 2015 Charlotte County homeless point-in-time count

June 19, 2015
To the Editor: The Homeless Coalition’s 2015 Point-in-Time Count indicates that across Charlotte County during a 24-hour time period, 548 people were considered homeless, as defined by the federal …

Letter to the Editor: Volunteers are the key to event success

June 19, 2015
[caption id="attachment_1120" align="alignleft" width="199"] Lew Hastings and volunteer extraordinaire Melissa Laterza from Englewood Bank & Trust. To the Editor: In our busy work-a-d…

Thank you for another successful World’s Richest!

June 12, 2015
To the Editor: In the course of events, both public and private, no one person or entity can possibly take sole credit for the success or failure of any undertaking. The event is the sum of so many…