To the editor: Twenty-three years ago, as a 10-year-old little girl growing up just a quick drive from NYC, I saw what no child should ever see. The sky on the horizon was a vast deluge of black smoke. I could smell the burning in the air. I can recall everything that happened to me the first ...
Lee County is experiencing a baby boom that would make a stork blush. Picture this: every single day, 22 to 24 little bundles of joy are born at Lee Health hospitals. That's not just an adorable statistic—it’s a full kindergarten class being born every. Single. Day. And while the parents ...
To the editor: I wish to share this letter which I sent to the director of Cape Coral Parks and Recreation: Joe, Director of Cape Coral Parks and Recreation I am writing to strongly oppose any proposed changes to the name of Jaycee Park in Cape Coral. For decades, the Jaycee Club has been ...
To the editor: The undersigned have individually sent the following letter to Cape Coral Parks and Recreation District Parks and Recreation Director Joe Petrella. Dear Joe, I am writing to express my strong opposition to any proposed changes to the name of Jaycee Park in Cape Coral. The ...
To the editor: Last week’s Breeze had an article about a proposed name change to Jaycee Park. I didn’t realize that anyone can request a name change to any park in Cape Coral. Apparently, anyone can do that. From the internet, I found out that “the Jaycees is a leadership training ...
To the editor: The debate was terrible. I would not call it a debate. Presidential debates should be about policy and not using the moderators to debunk talking points and to attack your opponent all night. The moderators did all the heavy lifting for Harris. There was little fact checking on ...
To the editor: I have submitted to following letter to Parks & Recreation Director Joe Petrella: With all due respect to Patricia B. Dean and the Dean Family, I am personally opposed to the proposal to specifically rename JAYCEE PARK. WHY am I opposed? (1) It was JAYCEES Member ...
To the editor: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell will be a senator for All Floridians. The cost of living is skyrocketing in Florida. As an immigrant who worked her way through school at minimum wage jobs, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell understands daily financial struggle. In contrast, Senator Scott is a ...
The city of Cape Coral’s 9/11 remembrance is always poignant and dignified. This year’s ceremony again focused appropriately on the victims — all those who died in New York at the World Trade Center, in Washington, D.C., at the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania in the terrorist ...
“Dine with purpose.” It’s the motto of Southwest Florida’s premier culinary event of the year, and a call to action for folks near and far to try something new for the benefit of local children. Sizzle Dining, now a three-week-long dining extravaganza in September that features a ...