To Jimmy: A birthday letter to my son
Editor’s Note: At the age of two, Jimmy Blaha had a craniopharyngioma the size of a lime on the pituitary gland, which was removed. At age four, located in t…
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, someone dies of heart disease every 34 seconds. That’s nearly 2,500 people every d…
To the Editor:
Rick Stager’s tale (essay) in the January 10 Beacon was very rewarding to read and I wanted to thank him. (Meeting Roger in Paradise, Friday, Jan. 10)
Your involvement in someon…
Better communication needed among island entities
BY EMERSON WICKWIRE Editor’s Note: Boca Grande resident Emerson Wickwire presented this letter to the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board th…
How quickly the pace of the world moves. If you turn on the news, be prepared. Critics used to speak of the 24-hour news cycle, where politicians frame a message to rile up cable news viewers.
Bu…
“People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beast, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.”
Fyo…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The weather has not disappointed this week and neither has the fishing. The speckled sea trout fishing in the back country has been very consistent this winter. If you ar…
JAMES BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
As the Boca Grande Health Clinic continues the expansion of its medical facilities, now is the time to remember at least one of the many physician…
Water quality problems bigger than Lake Okeechobee
BY BRANDON SHULER
Much recent hay has been made about the current Lake Okeechobee discharges fueling a low-intensity red tide (Karenia brevis…
This upcoming Feb. 21 is the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Boca Grande Bike Path. Pictured here is a drawing by the late Patti Middleton to promote that opening celebration back in 1985…
