Revitalize Lee County Schools: Vote for Change
By Tom Beebe Whether you live in Lee County, Pascoe County, Alachua County, or anywhere else in Florida, public schools are the backbones, brains, and hearts of our communities. That’s true whether we have children in school or not. In reality, therefore, no office has a greater impact on the future of our communities—and our […]
Redistricting Changed the Map; But Voters Can Change the Intended Outcome.
By Karyn Edison, Vice Chair, Lee County Democratic Party The recent redistricting maps for Congress, just months before major elections, create confusion for voters and disrupt ongoing campaigns. A coincidence? Not likely! Instead of staying with our current maps, the Florida Supreme Court opted to implement the new rigged maps and announced: any challenge to the […]
Health Misinformation: Florida’s Public Health Crisis
The consequences of health misinformation are life threatening. Despite measles being declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, we are seeing a terrifying resurgence.
Florida gained national attention as an outbreak spread this year. Florida’s state guidance departed from the CDC’s standard protocols.
What Feels Far Away Isn’t Always Far Away
By Kathleen Callard In the United States, and here in Lee County, it’s easy to lose perspective on how much we rely on things simply working. A relative of mine lives near Amman, Jordan. Every day, missiles fly overhead—two or three times. So far, they’ve been intercepted, but when fragments fall, his house shakes. Imagine […]
Election Security or Voter Barriers? Examining the SAVE Act
From a Democratic perspective, the central concern surrounding the proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22) is not the goal of protecting election integrity — which Democrats also support — but the practical barriers the legislation could create for eligible voters, particularly women whose legal names have changed after marriage. Requiring documentary proof […]