Opinion
Cape Haze at nexus of American sawfish revival
February 23, 2024
We reside in a sawfish aquarium, Charlotte Harbor. It’s Jurassic Park, and you don’t have to visit Universal Orlando.
Last Thursday, sawfish expert Tonya Wiley delivered a talk in Cape Haze as pa…
Like looking into the sun with the Geographic
February 22, 2024
Sixty years ago, the National Geographic came to Florida. The magazine devoted over 50 pages to this state, in a major feature called “Florida Rides a Space Age Boom.”
Some of us might admit to h…
GUEST ESSAY: Memories of my first days in 1970s Boca Grande
February 22, 2024
BY K.Y. FUTCH
When I first started my secretarial business, I had to use the typewriter at Capt. Charlie Wheeler’s home on Tarpon Street, where I and my husband, Mark, also lived. Charlie was qui…
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 f…
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 the…
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 you…
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 legal…
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 cou…
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 reclaimed…
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 wil…