The following editorial was published in The Daily Sun on Dec 8, 2023. OUR POSITION: Local governments are doing what they can to boost the number of much-needed affordable housing units, but the challenge is immense. During a not-so-long-ago Sarasota County Commission gathering, commissioners went over the key pieces of action needed to fire up the
On Monday, May 8th, the Englewood Democratic Club presented its first “Living Democracy Award” to graduating Lemon Bay High School senior, Addison Adcock at a ceremony held at the high school. Ms. Adcock was the winner of the Club’s non-partisan essay contest based on the question: “What Can I do to Preserve and Improve Our
By NANCY J. SEMON, STAFF WRITER, The Daily Sun, Jan 26, 2023. PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County commissioners were about to postpone voting on a resolution supporting DeSoto County’s denial of Mosaic’s mining efforts pending further information. The board had expressed interest in meeting in a workshop session with the phosphate giant about its intentions to
Editor’s comment: Dan Rodriquez, a Charlotte County Dem Club member, has been following Charlotte County’s progress on the Cultural Center. He invites interested persons to meet with him on Jan 12 at 4pm at the Charlotte County Library, 2280 Aaron St, Port Charlotte. Please contact Dan Rodriquez at danr33952@gmail.com. This topic will also be
Advice by Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post General Assignment Reporter, Oct 5, 2022. Even when a source of information is known to be unreliable, research shows, many people will start to believe a claim if it is repeated often enough. That’s why it’s so important to stop misinformation when we can — a task that often, unfortunately, starts
By Daniel Sutphin, Staff Writer, The Daily Sun, June 19, 2022. PUNTA GORDA — A state grant has been awarded to the Blanchard House Museum to save the historic Jean Cleveland House on Gill Street in Punta Gorda. Built in 1925, the house was home to Jean Cleveland, Punta Gorda’s first female city clerk who
The following Letter to the Editor was published in The Daily Sun on November 18, 2021 I just noticed the other day in the paper that a parcel of land on Burnt Store Road has been rezoned from a density of 32 approved building lots, to over 1,000 lots. This is not the first time
By Phyllis Wojcik, Charlotte County Environmental Caucus, June 14, 2021 Betty Staugler, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Harmful Algae Bloom liaison, Florida Sea Grant University of Florida and Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP) presented “Seagrass Trends in Charlotte Harbor: Current Findings and Ongoing Efforts” to the Charlotte County Commissioners at
Caribbean American Cultural Connections (CACC, Inc) invites local residents to join the celebration of National Caribbean American Heritage Month/Father’s Day, co-sponsored by Charlotte County Community Services. Since 2006, June has been designated as National Caribbean American Heritage Month by Presidential Proclamation. We are pleased to showcase our music, food, culture, achievements, and heritage as Caribbean
By Betsy Calvert, Charlotte Sun Staff Writer, May 11, 2021 Charlotte County on Tuesday joined a growing contingent of state and local governments declaring themselves to be a sanctuary for the right to own and carry guns. Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a resolution declaring the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary, referring to the 1791
Editor’s Note: Read an excellent OpEd on this topic by Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald columnist, here. On February 19th, Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson had issued the following joint statement on Governor DeSantis’ election integrity proposal: “We join the Governor in his efforts to continue to make Florida the national
By Teresa Jenkins, Chair, Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee December is full of family traditions. We think about those things that made the holiday season special when we were growing up including spending time with our family and friends, shopping at the local mall decorated with trees, lights and garland, holiday concerts, white elephant exchanges,
Dr. Joseph Pepe, the administrator at the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County, spoke at the Democratic Women’s Club (DWC) meeting on September 14, 2020. He introduced himself as a native Floridian, who grew up as a child of modest means, raised by his mother and grandmother. His childhood experiences led to his
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23866″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Submitted by: Kay Blue on 6/3/2020 The Democratic Women’s Club of Charlotte County is excited to announce the winners of its annual Betty Gissendanner Scholarship awards. This year’s $1000 recipient is Annamaria Belevitch of Port Charlotte High School. Annamaria was the president of her school’s Model United Nations Team and plans to attend
A march to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer is planned to take place in Punta Gorda. The highlight of the march will be marchers kneeling silently for 9 minutes in front of the Punta Gorda City Hall. Nine minutes is the same length of time that
Right now there are 320 K-12 identified homeless children in Charlotte County spread over 21 schools. Renee Rebhan, the Homeless Education and Foster Care Liaison to the Charlotte County Public Schools, shared her program’s efforts and challenges in ensuring every child’s right to an education at the February 10 meeting of the Democratic Women’s Club.
Official-looking forms mimic Census Questionnaire The Republican Party is mailing campaign literature that looks like US census forms to voters across the country including here in Charlotte County. The mailings are titled “2020 Congressional District Census” and instruct the recipients to “answer all questions to the best of your ability.” The mailing asks respondents
The Trivia and Basket Party is the most popular Club event of the year. Tickets to bid on prizes will be sold 7 for $3 and may be purchased in advance at Dem Club Headquarters and our Nov. 9 meeting. Trivia and Basket Party will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 12:00 pm. at
by Karn Cummingham, Englewood Democratic Club The Englewood Democratic Club had planned to march in the Englewood Pioneer Days Parade, originally scheduled for last Labor Day. Those plans and the parade were blown away when Hurricane Dorian threatened our area. Pioneer Day organizers vowed to continue the 63-year-old tradition and have rescheduled festivities and the
The Charlotte County Community Development Department will host visioning workshops to solicit citizen’s input on the update of Charlotte County’s Comprehensive Plan, Charlotte 2050. Dates and locations of upcoming workshops are listed below. All workshops are held from 6-8pm. October 16. East Port Environmental Campus. 25550 Harborview Road, Punta Gorda October 23. Cultural Center. 2280
School board member Cara Reynolds was the featured speaker at the October meeting of the DWC, focusing on recent Florida legislation and its impact on the Charlotte County Schools.