Opinion
OPINION: VAN HUBBARD
April 17, 2025
Easter. Plus, we do not have a rewind if you want that photo
Easter is our most significant religious holiday. It’s also a time many of our winter visitors head home. Spring’s fishing blossoms wi…
Let’s meet more often. Ham or lamb?
April 17, 2025
On a beautiful Easter weekend, there are family visits, decisions about seating and the ultimate choice, ham or lamb?
To be honest, this editor is in both camps on that one. The key is to ensure…
EcoWatch: Hallelujahs and OMGs
April 17, 2025
“Christianity, we must treat nature with the same awe and wonder that we reserve for human beings. And we do not need this insight in order to believe in God or to prove his existence. We need to br…
SW Florida Fishing: The spring bite is on…
April 17, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
We have had another great week of fishing here in Boca Grande and are catching all sorts of different species. From the usual snook, redfish and trout along with lots of…
Letters: Praise for youth’s op-ed on carts
April 10, 2025
To the Editor:
I would like to commend Gray Indelicato’s Opinion: “Golf Carts: Don’t blame the operator, etc.”, was brilliant.
His observation of irresponsibility is not age relate…
Letters: Obligation only for churchgoers to walk 50 feet
April 10, 2025
To the Editor:
I quote a very abbreviated part of your editorial for April 4 –
“What passed on Tuesday … was a horrible, horrible … ordinance… that the churches could not have Christmas servic…
OPINION: VAN HUBBARD
April 10, 2025
If a local captain is repeating a suggestion, you aren’t hearing it
Spring fishing is not to be missed.
We currently have an opportunity you don’t want to miss out on. Local fishing is on fire…
Easter is late this year, but it will come
April 10, 2025
The long, long April is heightened by the day of Easter in A.D. 2025. Often, we hear the expression, “Easter is late this year, isn’t it?” Already, it was a bit quieter this week in terms of visitor…
Ask A Doc: Managing stress in a stressful world
April 10, 2025
BY DR. ALEXANDER P. MIANO, M.D.
Lately, it feels like stress is simmering just below the surface for many of us. Whether it’s navigating the long road of post-hurricane recovery or simply t…
EcoWatch: Extinction is forever: Something to think about
April 10, 2025
Rather than eliminating every weed and insect from your garden with chemicals or poison, try working with nature instead of fighting it. Learn to love a few pests in your garden. They feed the benef…