OPINION: EMERSON WICKWIRE
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…
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Three birds: A vulture, a cardinal and a woodpecker
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…
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The Bike Path and our Rails to Trails revolution
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…
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A snowy, chilly Gulf of America
This is some week. Those of us who looked out onto the waters to our west might have thought it either funny, or annoying (depending on your party), that President Donald Trump had decided to “renam…