Opinion
Lake Okeechobee’s waters will run beginning Saturday
February 15, 2024
This weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will let the waters run out of Lake Okeechobee. Saturday was to be the day. In their press release, they described it as a measure that would prevent…
Letters: Memories of a Chicago street rekindled
February 15, 2024
Response to last week’s letter from Ron Raedeke on their memories of sharing the same street in Chicago.
To the Editor:
The randomness of a conversation with a stranger at th…
Letters: Cabaret, Chicago and the Crowninshield
February 9, 2024
To the Editor:
Last Friday my wife and I went to the Cabaret at the Crowninshield. Another couple sat down at our table. The usual conversation began for most people.
Where do yo…
Free ‘Range Light’ children across the island
February 9, 2024
In two generations, many places have gone from children being “seen and not heard” to no children at all. Florida (or let’s blame Arizona) is inventor of the world of “55 plus,” where dogs are leg…
Open Letter: Nitrogen no fix for Charlotte County reclaimed water
February 2, 2024
BY ROBERT J. ROBBINS PhD. and PERCY ANGELO
In large measure Charlotte County’s nitrogen problem results from its disposal of untreated reclaimed water on properties throughout the county. The c…
Letters: Nitrogen in Charlotte Harbor, Women’s Club
February 2, 2024
Nitrogen no fix for Charlotte’s reclaimed water
BY ROBERT J. ROBBINS PhD. and PERCY ANGELO
In large measure Charlotte County’s nitrogen problem results from its disposal of untreated reclaim…
EcoWatch: Environmental damage is economic damage
January 26, 2024
This year, there are many issues that have been raised concerning the environment that will affect you and the world around you. Read them carefully before rules and regulations take effect that w…
Letters: Pickleball, Whidden’s and Chowder Fest
January 26, 2024
Island School PTO thanks community
To the Editor: The Island School PTO would like to thank everyone for their hard work in making the Chowder Dinner SO successful!
We would have never been…
Moon after Yule, Wolf Moon or Labradoodle Moon
January 26, 2024
For anyone up early Wednesday morning, there was a particularly effective full moon coming through the clouds, different from a clear-sky full moon. With the clouds intermittently covering and unc…
EcoWatch: Still time to add a New Years resolution for 2024
January 19, 2024
“A Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Forest are the lungs of our lands, purifying the air of our land and giving strength to our people”.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Two weeks have pa…