Web Poll

Previous Web Poll Results

Have you applied/will you apply for a trailer while your home is repaired?

∫ Yes 14 3%

∫ No, I am able to live at my house while repairing it 19%

∫ No, I am renting or living at another location 57%

∫ No, my home was destroyed; I will not be rebuild 9 5%

Current Web Poll Question

What are you most concerned about in regards to rebuilding from Hurricane Ian?

∫ Debris removal

∫ Insurance

∫ 50% rule and whether I can afford to rebuild

∫ Permits for repairs/rebuilding

∫ Government leadership

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To the editor: F l o r i d a G o v . R o n D e S a n t i s ’ b a n o f Advanced Placement (AP) high-school class on Black History is an outrageous attack on Black Floridians, civil rights and academic freedom

Floridians are calling on DeSantis to change course

We urge DeSantis to not diminish, dismantle, and destroy the teaching of Black studies and do more research about the power of diversity, equality, and inclusion

Throughout history, dismantling public institutions (like education) and scapegoating people of color have always been hallmark tactics of authoritarian politicians and fascist movements

The DeSantis administration is already well known for banning pro-LGBTQ books,

F l o r i d a ’ s e n v i r o n m e n t , o u r e n v i r o n m e n t , a l w a y s t h e causality favoring our environment

“Under this amendment, a person, corporation, nonprofit or other entity could sue the s t a t e f o r h a r m i n g w a t e r b y i n t r o d u c i n g pathogens, contaminants, or toxins or disrupting the natural water flow, processes, or functions,” Wickstrom writes

At the present rate of habitat loss, steps currently being taken by the state of Florida further hampered by politics (spelled money interests) may be too little, too late

The plan, to amend the state constitution, the Florida Supreme Court must first review the wording To make that happen, 223,000 signatures must be presented by March 1, 2023

To qualify for the 2024 ballot, we’ll need a total of 892,000 signatures by Nov 30, 2023

We the voiceless have the power through the state petition process to actually change the state Constitution

“It’s time yet again for citizens to do the w o r k o u r leg is lato r s ch o o s e to ig n o r e, ” Wickstrom says “We need the Right To Clean and Healthy Water written into the state constitution”

This Florida petition process is not new and in the past has proved highly successful in the positive management of our environment and the creatures in it trying to survive the profit based war against them

Starting in 1994 concerned Floridians collected nearly a half million signed petitions which resulted in the great net ban legislation A few more times petition drives like this resulted in other incredibly important constitutional changes in Florida’s law

To print your form, please go to: floridarighttocleanwater.org. Please fill it out and send it before the end of the month to:

Florida Right to Clean Water 13300 S Cleveland Ave Suite 56

Fort Myers, FL 33907

s 1 y e a r, $ 6 2 C i rc u l a t i o n ( 2 3 9 ) 5 7 4 - 1 9 3 6 C l a s s i fi e d / D i s p l a y A d ve r t i s i n g ( 2 3 9 ) 5 7 4 - 1 1 1 0 Customer service hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a m to 5 p m , except major holidays Letters to the editor must be typed or hand printed Your name and phone number must be affixed to the copy In the event of an advertising error, we are responsible only for the first incorrect insertion of the ad itself We are not responsible for any credit or reimbursement after 30 days from publication Postal Information: Third class postage paid at Fort Myers Beach, FL Permit 521 Postmaster: Send address changes to the Beach Observer 19260 San Carlos Blvd Fort Myers Beach FL 33931 The Observer and Bulletin is published every Wednesday 19260 San Carlos Blvd Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931 Phone: (239) 765-0400 Fax: (239) 765-0846 Web: fortmyersbeachtalk com Report your news to FORTMYERSBEACHTALK COM

Time is short but the task has certainly shown to be doable requiring minimal time and effort on your part Please spread the word, sign and get friends to sign then mail those petitions, helping make a real and lasting change for the environment and for we the people, guaranteed to us forever by the Florida constitution

Capt George Tunison is a Cape Coral resident fishing guide whose weekly fishing column appears in The Breeze You can contact him at 239-282-9434 or via email at captgeorget3@ aol com demanding textbook publishers remove anything the religious right deems too “woke,” and encouraging school boards dominated by conservatives to purge teachers who enforce COVID-19 prevention measures

R e l i g i o u s a u t h o r i t a r i a n s h o p e t h a t b y u n d e r m i n i n g p u b l i c s c h o o l s a n d t w i s t i n g t h e v e r s i o n o f h i s t o r y w e t e a c h o u r c h i ld r e n ; t h e y c a n c o n t r o l f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s m a k i n g i t e a s i e r f o r t h e m t o f u r t h e r h a r m m a r g i n a l i z e d c o m m u n i t i e s a n d s e i z e p o w e r a t a n y c o s t C h r i s t i a n s h a v e a s a c r e d o b l i g a t i o n t o f i g h t f o r r a c i a l j u s t i c e - - w o r k t h a t i n c l u d e s l i f t i n g u p B l a c k v o i c e s a n d s t a n d i n g a g a i n s t t h e w h i t e C h r i s t i a n - n a t i o n a l i s t l e a d e r s w h o t r y t o h i d e t h e t r u t h a b o u t o u r h i s t o r y

Dennis Raube Fort Myers

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The ‘Free State of Florida’

To the editor:

Gov. Ron DeSantis is always talking about freedom and labels his bills and projects with “freedom ” I see it only as a distraction from the freedoms he is taking away from Floridians

No abortion, no race in history, Don’t Say Gay NO WOKE! Watch what you say at work, or keep on your bookshelf, especially if you’re a trained teacher as hundreds of books are banned, or GO TO JAIL!

F r e e d o m ? R e m o v e y o u r m a s k ! , I n v e s t i g a t e v a c c i n e s ! , e v e n i f 8 5 , 0 0 0 Floridians died from COVID.

The Governor’s “Shoot from the hip” leadership (No permit required) will also dissolve the Reedy Creek District from Disney, the largest employer in central Florida,

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