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Letters to the Editor


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 suppo…

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 G…

November 11, 2016
To the Editor: The month of November is designated as Manatee Awareness Month and is an opportunity to call attention to this endangered species, which is Florida’s official state marine mammal. Arou…

November 11, 2016
To the Editor:      Take a walk on the wet side! Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc. (CHEC) will be conducting free Seagrass Adventure Estuary wading trips at Cedar Point Environmental Park…

November 4, 2016
To the Editor: The deadline to request to vote by mail has now expired. You can still drop your ballot off in person, however. Voted ballots must be physically returned (not just postmarked) to the S…

October 28, 2016
To the Editor: Just a letter of thanks to local resident and Marine Dock & Seawall contractor Jim Bennett, who donated his time, truck and four of his strong young water-experienced staff to help…

October 28, 2016
  To the Editor: As the 2016 sea turtle nesting and hatching season comes to an end, we want to extend a generous “Thank you” to our community and volunteers. This season, despite the storms an…

October 21, 2016
To the Editor: Barrier Island Parks Society wishes to express sincerest thanks to our community who supported us wholeheartedly at the Light Keeper’s Open on Monday. We could not have asked for a mor…

October 14, 2016
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Chamber Fall Scramble golf tournament was again a huge success this year. It required the efforts of 18 teams of golfers and 28 sponsors to raise over $22,000 to suppor…

October 14, 2016
■  BY TOMMY DOYLE As the campaign season comes to a close, I think it is important to remind people why I decided to run for this office. I am running to fix a series of problems that have existed fo…