Mind boggling

Can you believe it? Lee County is still fighting with Pam Rambo about the seashell-adorned Volkswagen. Who owns it? Who cares?

Pam claims a county employee told her she could have the car after the promotion was completed. (That person has never been mentioned by name). But, the county claims ownership and they are not going to let Pam Rambo have it. Period.

So, we now have a Volkswagen covered with glued-on seashells sitting in a county garage and no one is allowed to see it. The seashell-covered Volkswagen has a current value of $3,412, and Lee County has spent upward of $50,000 in lawyer fees maintaining their ownership. Mind boggling, isn’t it? Keeps me awake at night.

These are the same county commissioners we elected to look after our interests. Don’t know about you, but I’m glad we have such dedicated commissioners willing to sacrifice their time and our money on such a vital issue.

Lee Hawk, North Fort Myers

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Not manufactured

Nancy Pelosi calls the situation at our southern border a "manufactured crisis." Most Democrats and other Trump haters believe her.

Perhaps they should read the article printed Feb. 2 in The News-Press, "Man accused of sex assault of two kids". The article states that Ramon Cortez-Cisneros had sexually battered two children for approximately eight years. Oh, by the way, he was in the country illegally.

Perhaps Pelosi and the radical left wing of the Democrat party that wants to abolish ICE should ask the two children that were sexually abused for eight years if they think we have a manufactured crisis.

Clifford Nolan Fort Myers

Understanding wall

Finding a solution to building the wall is not the issue, understanding the five groups working on the project is.

The “literalists” want a real, biggest in history concrete structure that will let the world know how powerful and great we are and it will keep the bad hombres out. The “metaphorics” claim the wall symbolizes the failed immigration policies of the past 40 years that has changed the U.S. European-based population to an amalgam of misfits from all over the world. The “conservatives” know the wall is not practical or cost-effective but stress unlimited legal immigration has added costs to our economic system, regarding health care, tax loss, jobs and infrastructure wear and tear. The “realists” want safe, protective border policies across air, land and sea, limits on immigration with assimilation and eventual citizenship. The“fantasy-landists” espouse worldwide immigration has been and issue for hundreds of years so stress peace, and help other countries treat their citizens fairly. Immigrants want and deserve a better life so why should we be the only lucky ones?

If only it were just a wall.

William Frey, Cape Coral 

Stop stories

In regards to a recent letter on the New York State abortion law, it is my understanding that the law permits abortions when it is necessary to protect the mother's life or if the fetus is no longer viable.

Many years ago a friend had gestational diabetes.  Her baby died in utero at 8 months.  She had to carry the baby to term.  At the time I could not believe that was a real thing.  But it was.  And it was the cruelest four weeks that any hopeful, loving parent could endure.

Please stop the stories about this law. Because that’s what it says.

Carri Ludwig, North Fort Myers

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How refreshing

Sen. Angus King, Maine Independent, on Feb. 5, on MSNBC program Morning Joe, suggested consulting experts regarding our widespread desire for Southern border security.  A national commission could consider the "different sets of facts" in light of modern technology and comparative costs.  

For a lone wall he suggests the cost could be $25 billion versus current estimates of $5.7 billion.  A wall in some places might be part of a plan that looks more like 2019 than 1980 or before.

Intelligent common sense, how refreshing.

Betty Tobin, Fort Myers

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