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Strategic planning process makes sense
October 17, 2009 With the challenges of a particularly ugly budget year behind them, many government officials are probably taking a deep breath right now and kicking back a bit. Not Lee County. more »»
Critical comments don’t warrant censure
October 10, 2009 Oh, my. more »»
Time for flu shots
October 3, 2009 Stock up on tissues and chicken soup, it’s that time of the year again. And this flu season promises to be an unpleasant one. more »»
Eye to the future
September 26, 2009 The Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency ended its experiment with mass transportation this week with a decision not to continue its free weekend trolley service. more »»
Don’t blame the voters
September 19, 2009 Lee County Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington has bemoaned Tuesday’s voter turnout for the primary election as “pathetically low. more »»
Prioritize taxpayers
September 12, 2009 Cape Coral City Council is contemplating shaving the municipal work week as a way of saving some $3 million in payroll costs next year. It’s an interesting concep. more »»
All city voters can cast a ballot in Cape primary
September 12, 2009 The primary election for Cape Coral City Council is Tuesday and registered voters have two more opportunities to cast a ballot in the two races to be honed to the top two vote-getters Sept. 15. more »»
Primary endorsements for mayor, District 6
September 5, 2009 Cape Coral voters will narrow the candidate slates in two city council races down to two apiece Sept. 15 as the city holds its primary election for the mayoral and District 6 seats. more »»
Council should consider FAC recommendations
August 28, 2009 Each year a group of council-appointed volunteers scrutinize the proposed budget for the city of Cape Coral. more »»
Stewart good choice for county manager
August 22, 2009 Cape Coral City Manager Terry Stewart is among a dozen “semi-final” candidates culled from a field of 80-plus vying to serve as the next manager of Lee County. We’re not surprised. more »»
History lesson
August 15, 2009 The fifth anniversary of Hurricane Charley passed this week with little fanfare save media milestone stories. more »»
Open Southwest 28th
August 8, 2009 When people take government into their own hands, government has a problem. And more often than not, it’s a problem of the government’s own creatio. more »»
Be informed this election season redux
August 1, 2009 Council hopefuls who may have thought re-warmed rhetoric and single-issue podium thumping were viable campaign tactics got a rude awakening this week as the political season got under way with the... more »»
Nix pay-to-play tax
July 25, 2009 As predicted, Cape Coral’s budget-cutting knife is being honed on the services side of the ledger book. more »»
Cloud over Fort Myers Beach
July 25, 2009 Fair or not, a parting of the ways between the Town of Fort Myers Beach and its manager, Scott Janke, was probably inevitable. Both Mr. more »»
Too many children are left behind
July 18, 2009 Lee County school officials and their acolytes are again toasting district accomplishments with half-full glasses held high and checkbooks at the ready for another round of congratulatory spending... more »»
Thank you to a fallen hero
July 11, 2009 MEDIA ADVISORY: MARSOC IDENTIFIES MARINE CASUALTY MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE N.C. (July 9, 2009) Sergeant Michael C. more »»
Time for voters to start our homework
July 11, 2009 The slate for Cape Coral’s city council elections became official Friday. more »»
Time to untie the Gordian knot
July 3, 2009 Cape Coral property owners in the proposed utility expansion areas are again decrying costs. We understand their position. more »»
Time for the community to embrace Operation Open Arms
June 27, 2009 For more than four years, Operation Open Arms and its various sponsors and volunteers have put their money where their mouth is when it came to thanking our troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. more »» |
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