Some economists have been suggesting the recession is largely over, and the U.S. economy appears to be breathing new life. A major factor in this resuscitation is the ongoing stabilization and steps toward recovery in the real estate market. Sales ...

Over the last several months our community has struggled through the process known as the annual budget. This year has been somewhat more tedious than others due to the downturn in the economic conditions around the world. Failing financial institutions, ...

While reading the front page article in last Sunday’s Eagle, “City Budget Cuts Don’t Please All,” I became concerned about numerous misleading comments, including comparing our financial process to “renovating a house while it’s on fire,” and council’s direction to ...

This letter is addressed to those in the city who don’t seem to know what the financial status is of our city. It is fine for Ed Issler and Steve Stefanides and their kind to be critical of MITA because ...

I am not a political activist and I don’t want to be, but I am a long time condo owner and a full time resident and several of my neighbors have asked me to put out a point of view ...

What’s wrong with asking the city manager to propose additional budget cuts? Your headline in the Sunday edition, “City budget cuts don’t please all.” As one of the individuals mentioned in the article suggesting the City Council take a closer ...

The front page article in the Nov. 1 issue of this newspaper contained two reported statements, attributed to the city manager that merit particular attention. The first entry stated that Mr. Thompson compared the city financial process with that “of ...

There continues to be some concern primarily between Marco Island home and condo owners over meter rates. Homes which are individually metered, pay $23.69 base rate per month while condo owners pay $4.39 when tied to a master meter. On ...

Condo owners continue to pay less for a gallon of water than the single family home residents pay. Those who follow island politics know this happened in order to get the votes needed to win the last election.

Along with so many other Marco Island residents, I am concerned about the city’s spending. I have sent letters expressing my concern to Rob Popoff, the chairman of the City Council, and Steve Thompson, the city manager, but received no ...

I have been following with much interest the recent articles on the “A” Rated Marco Island Charter Middle School, regarding individuals requesting public records. Comments have been made with respect to “transparency,” however it is interesting to note that there ...

On behalf of the American Cancer Society I would like to publicly thank the following people for volunteering their time at Pet O Ween, a costume contest for owners and pets to benefit children of cancer.

As a former MICMS school board member and creator of the TBE PTO student directory (the first one was done in 2000), I am disheartened by the motivation behind creating a MICMS student directory.

Would someone please explain what swamp buggies and “tea parties” have in common?

‘Tis the season for public elections, Marco Island-style. Now’s the time for all voters to lift their collective heads from the sands and slumbers of the self-serving rhetoric, platitudes and hyperbole provided by incumbent office holders and their devoted advocates, ...