Dear Editor, Who out there with deep pockets is lobbying Congress for our children? How much bribery money will it take for our representatives in Congress to step up and protect the healthcare of our children? Federal funding for Children's Health Insurance Program...

By Gerald W. Johnson For the Observer Did you vote in the Aug. 15 and Sept. 24 special primary elections for our next U. S. Senator? Will you vote in the Dec.12 general election? Not many voters did. Why not? Does it matter? In the August election, Lee County ranked...

Dear Editor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information reported: “In 2017 (as of July 7), there have been 9 weather and climate disaster events [and counting] with losses exceeding $1 billion each across the United States. These events included 2 flooding...

By Dr. Joe Godfrey First, let’s end the pretense about what alcohol is. A mixed cocktail isn’t a soft drink. A beer isn’t the equivalent of a bottle of Gatorade. Sipping a glass of wine isn’t the same as sipping a glass of iced tea. We should stop talking about...