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Guest Commentary: Paddling upstream Charlotte Newton. PHOTO PROVIDED Today, we are at the intersection of state power and citizen determination. Our state legislators have restricted our ability to petition the government at the very moment we are watching our waters — the lifeblood of our community — be degraded and abused to the point of making us sick. Our suggested remedies go nowhere. For all the bluster and hand-wringing on their part, these legislators have choked off citizen input b...

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Ready to snap on your running shoes? By Staff | May 26, 2021 To the editor: Women: Are you looking for a job? There will be two seats up for election on the Lee Board of County Commissioners in November 2022 Women For a Better Lee would like to hear from women who may want to consider running. Qualifications: Must NOT serve the whims of special interests (i.e., developers, attorneys, Realtors) or regurgitate partisan talking points; Must NOT limit input to only those who have a financial stake...

Ready to snap on your running shoes? By Staff | May 19, 2021 To the editor: Women: Are you looking for a job? There will be two seats up for election on the Lee Board of County Commissioners in November 2022 Women For a Better Lee would like to hear from women who may want to consider running. QUALIFICATIONS: Must NOT serve the whims of special interests (i.e., developers, attorneys, Realtors) or regurgitate partisan talking points; Must NOT limit input to only those who have a financial stak...

This is a woman who gets things done, a political leader who looks after her constituents, cares about her community, and reaches out across the aisle.

Take the challenge To the editor: Media are reporting that Lee County will be receiving “nearly $150 million” from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and that the county is conferring with Senator Rubio’s office about how it can spend the windfall. Better idea: Why doesn’t the county consult with its residents? In the spirit of encouraging civic engagement, Women For a Better Lee is sponsoring a contest to get ideas from Lee County residents for our county commissioners: How would...

To the editor: Media are reporting that Lee County will be receiving “nearly $150 million” from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan