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Category: Opinions
Opinion — Political climate in Florida
By Dr. Paul P. Waldmiller PhD As election season has once again arrived, I wish to…
OP-ED: Support Single Member for the Lee Board of County Commissioner
The push to change the Lee Board of County Commissioners from At-large to Single Member Districts…
Op-ED … Lee Health Board of Directors votes to move forward
By DR. LARRY ANTONUCCI – President and chief executive officer of Lee Health Lee Health has been…
Better sex education in schools can help young people affected by abortion bans
OP-ED by Keli Goff Recently, Kansas voters soundly rejected a referendum that would have ensured more…
Does Experience Matter??? The Interim Lee County Sheriff Wants you to believe he has over 15 years of experience?
Editorial by the Editorial board of the Lehigh Acres Gazette This picture above needs to be…
Satire —- Potty Time BOGO $19.95 at Lehigh Senior High School
According to the Lee County Florida School District – Transparency Project Facebook page — A committee…
Lee County School Media Relations & Public Information staff full of CRAP!!!
OPINION ………. With The Facts ……….. On Oct 1, 2019, we posted the Article – Opinion…
Facts / Opinions about the Lehigh Acres Fire Dept gets 5% pay raise but the taxpayers got a 5.79% increase in taxes
Commissioner Cathy Kruse and Commissioner Lucia Sherman just voted and approved the budget that gives the…
Opinion: Did you receive the F Y Letter from the Chairman of the Lehigh Acres Fire Department YET?
It’s time to stop the overspending of the Lehigh Acres Fire Department …. Now they are…
Letter From the New Editor to the Readers of the Lehigh Acres Gazette
Lehigh Acres Gazette Readers, I am very humbled for this opportunity that I have been given.…
Congressman Tom Rooney and Green Algae
I’m curious. How will the Republican leadership of coastal Counties (Charlotte, Lee, Sarasota) promote Tom Rooney…
A Reply to Fire Commissioner Matt Smith Attempt at Censorship
Dear Fire Commissioner Matt Smith, It has come to my attention that you and members of…
Waterways Are Suffering Because Our ‘Leaders’ Prioritize Sugar
Written by Kevin Henderson Wondering where the U.S. Sugar ads have gone? All those full-page color…
Support the 1/2 cent sales tax
Support the 1/2 cent sales tax ! It works as an overall tax DECREASE. How? By paying…
Letter To The Editor: Please Listen To Me
Written by Jemzee Barrett Wow…what a sad world we live in when all anyone can focus…
ISO and The Fire District
Letter to the Editor, I have noticed that there is some possibly incorrect information that is…
Special Interest Hunting For Politicians
To the editor: Following the 2013 Florida Legislative Session, I wrote a commentary concerning the passage…
Lack of Passage of Minimum Wage Bill Hurts Lehigh Residents
To the Editor: On Friday May 2, some 41 Republican senators voted against increasing the minimum…
Fire Chief Wants Correction
from Lehigh Acres Gazette
Written by John Wayne Fire Chief Lehigh Acres Fire Department I am requesting that you make…
Tax Assessment
Letter to the Editor, In response to your inquiry, attached is the resolution the Board voted…
U.S. District 19 race is filled with disgust, slander and negativity
Letter to the Editor, Will our 2014 vote be marginalized by the obscene amounts of money…
Reject the dirty politics
vote for the best candidate
The negative politics in the current GOP special primary for the U.S. House of Representatives District…
It Is Time For Congress To Acknowledge Healthcare Reform
To the editor: Some 7.1 million people just enrolled is only the tip of the Affordable…
Dear Voter – From Curt Clawson
Dear Voter – Please take a moment to read this email, and watch the sort of funny…
Thank You From
Lehigh Community Services
The holiday season was one of our best ever. The generous donations for clients were above…
How Can Someone Take The
Merchant’s Marketer Of SW Fl Seriously
Opinion – Editorial by Anthonie P. Barrett Special to The Lehigh Acres Gazette How can someone take the…
Clean Water-Our
Most Valuable Resource!
Letter to the Editor Residents south of us, in Collier County, are concerned about a company…
Raising Taxes on the
Backs of Citizens
By Debbie Jordan Candidate for Lee County Commissioner, District 4 Earlier this year Lee County Commissioners…
Could Welch Raise
Your ECWCD Tax Rate?
Opinion – Editorial by Anthonie P. Barrett Special to The Lehigh Acres Gazette Is Mike Welch trying to…
Sheriff Scott Proclaims Editorial
Cartoon “Is Beyond Stupid”
Dear Editor, As Southwest Florida and elsewhere across our gorgeous state continues to strive for economic…
City Hood For Lehigh Acres,
Is A Good Idea
Dear Editor, Ab humilibus orsa……From Humble Beginnings City hood for Lehigh Acres, is a good idea.…
Economic Impact,
Where Did It Go?
Recently the Hertz Corporation signed a deal to move its headquarters to Lee County, Florida. At…
Code Enforcement
Letter to the Editor, A recent article in the “Citizen” quoted a Council member saying in…
Caldwell’s Amendment To
Everglades Forever Act
By RAY JUDAH The most deceptive and egregious action against the public taxpayers during the 2013…
Education Is A Dynamic Process
By MARY FISCHER As chair of the Lee County School Board, and as an experienced educator,…
The Struggle of Lehigh Acres
It has come to my attention that Lehigh Regional is requesting that their Certificate…
The Great Hospital War
I am asking all who care about our lives in Lehigh Acres to step up and…
Less County Income = Less Services
Dear Editor, Less County Income = Less Services (Fire, Schools, Roads and more). If you don’t have…
A Letter to the Board of Lee County Commissioners
I am writing to you as President of the Community Council of Lehigh Acres to personally…
Lehigh Spring Meeting
November 5
Dear Editor, At the last Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting, to which many of…
I Am Still Not Ready to Let the GOP Take Over Washington
To the editor, In spite of the ongoing recession, I am still not ready to let…