Last week’s column introduced a few critical safety and American with Disabilities Act (ADA) proposed 1% sales tax projects for consideration …
If you thought there were a lot more “illegal” fireworks being shot into their air on the Fourth of July weekend, you were correct.
Advocates for mandatory mail-in ballot elections often claim they are expanding democracy. What they overlook, however, is that the mail votin…
It’s an all too familiar scene. After weeks of heavy rainfall and increasing temperatures, an algae bloom has formed once again in Lake Okeechobee.
If any of you Sun subscribers have not been to the Punta Gorda Military Heritage Museum at its new location, you should set some time aside to…
Among the many challenging jobs in the Donald Trump re-election campaign is picking out music for his rallies — or what’s left of his rallies.
The virus is spreading again, and this time at an accelerated rate.
On June 3, the Canadian Broadcasting System reported little to no progress had been made on recommendations in a report released exactly one y…
As folks across Florida don bikinis or swim trunks and head to the pool or the beach, they probably don’t realize that they have President Rea…
Can you imagine showing up at your place of work and seeing an "Out of Business" sign? With no warning?
Suddenly confronted with the enduring realities of racism in our time, white Americans are looking back at the history we have too often forgo…
Our state and our community continue to adjust to the “new normal” in this time of the coronavirus. Even during this unprecedented event, the …
“Romancing the drunk.”
Set aside the emotions. Defunding the police — reducing the money spent on policing and reallocating it to other local priorities — is common …
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George Floyd’s murder was a horrific crime, and it has literally changed the world. But we need to take a moment to calm ourselves. We must re…
Not so fast! Charlotte County owns one of the most precious, and arguably most valuable, small undeveloped piece of property on the west coast…
Unbowed and unmasked, Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to shrug in the face of Florida’s record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases.
From our wetlands to our springs to our incredible River of Grass, access to pristine waterways is an integral part of the Florida way of life…
Ugh. The daily COVID-19 update article has returned to #1. I was hoping we'd never see it in the top spot again.
I am a 20-year veteran of the Florida Army National Guard, serving in a Field Artillery unit during various state and combat deployments. I am…
(An absolutely true news item: President Donald Trump doesn't want supporters to wear protective masks or maintain social distancing at his up…
“America is burning. But that’s how forests grow.” So spoke Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.
I was astonished. My first thought was, "What was he doing swimming there? You just don't do that in Florida."
Small coastal communities are particularly vulnerable to powerful storms. They often have a small tax base that doesn’t generate enough revenu…
As editor of an educational journal, I had the good fortune of featuring a cover story on instructional decision-making by Mario Fantini. At t…
WASHINGTON — All who rightly insist that remedying embedded racism and economic injustice will require winning elections must contemplate this…
The Minneapolis City Council has passed a measure to dismantle the city’s police department and replace it with what Council President Lisa Be…
