The Sun Bay Paper Fort Myers Beach

Finally, after agonizing procedural wrangling that is only a preface to even more agonizing floor debate, the House in the next several days will take up the immigration issue. But the truth is that debates about immigration are even older than the United…

June 14, 2018

MEANWHILE, 10 MILES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE

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Now that Trump has solved Northeast Asia's problems, maybe he can get to a problem in our country -- in fact, within 10 miles of the White House. For some reason, The Washington Post recently ran an article on something important -- the MS-13 gang presence at…

June 09, 2018

Ring of Fire, A Musical Tribute To Johnny Cash

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"Ring of Fire" The Music of the Legendary Johnny Cash, now playing at the Broadway Palm is not a musical biography of Johnny Cash's life such as in the Jersey Boys. it’s not a show with a fictional story interwoven around famous songs, as in Mamma Mia, and…

June 06, 2018

Streamed LIVE! America’s Town Hall: Civil Rights Across the Centuries, Monday, June 11, 2018 at 6 p.m.

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The Center welcomes University of Maryland’s Holly Brewer, University of Virginia School of Law’s Risa Goluboff, and University of Iowa College of Law’s Lea VanderVelde to discuss the battle over race and equality across American history, from the Founding to…

June 02, 2018

1944 D-Day

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Although the term D-Day is used routinely as military lingo for the day an operation or event will take place, for many it is also synonymous with June 6, 1944, the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy,…

June 02, 2018

The Right Side: ‘SPY’ OR ‘INFORMANT,’ WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

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In the case of professor Stefan Halper, there’s none, and “spy” is a more fitting term. As to the terminological distinctions between “spy” and “informant,” here is some basic background info for you. The FBI is charged with investigations within the United…

May 31, 2018

What Are the Surviving Spouse's Rights in the Family Home?

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Normally a Florida resident is free to dispose of his or her property through a will as they see fit. But there are special rules that apply to a person's primary residence or “homestead.” The Florida Constitution actually restricts the “devise”–or transfer…

May 31, 2018

Lee County Special Olympics Benefit On Fort Myers Beach

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The Battle on the Blueway 2018 will be held June 9th, on the gulf side of Fort Myers Beach, FL. This sanctioned WPA points event will feature two distance races (7 mile, 2 mile), a kids' and Special Olympic race, a demo day, vendors displaying paddle…

May 31, 2018

Great Florida Invasion: From Peppers to Pythons

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Over the centuries, many species of animal and plant life have been introduced to our local environment, some turned out to be beneficial, some....... not so much! From the first medieval pigs abandoned in Florida in 1521 through the invasion of the lionfish,…

May 17, 2018

Listen Up, NFL Commissioner

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Two former National Football League cheerleaders who have filed discrimination complaints against the league have offered to settle their claims. They don't want a lot of money or even an admission of guilt. All they are asking for is the chance to sit down…

May 17, 2018

Armed Forces Day 2018

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While Memorial Day honors Americas's war dead, and Veteran's day honors those still alive who have served in times past, Armed Forces Day recognizes those presently serving. Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May. This year it will be…

May 17, 2018

The Right Side: Impeach? … For What? … Title and Section of USC!

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I just read of another “Law Maker” making foolish, incorrect and ignorant statements. You would expect that a Congressman would actually know what he is talking about, since he makes the freaking laws. This misleads and misinforms his constituents, like the…