Tom Hanson

The Red Sox better think twice about leaving Fort Myers. Boston, you thought the Curse of the Bambino was painful. Eighty-six years worth of hard luck after the Red Sox traded away Babe Ruth.

A crane falls in the middle of the interstate during the middle of the day and work continues on as if nothing happened. Sure, we desperately need more lanes on Interstate 75. Or do we?

After a weekend of events at Germain Arena, there is more proof that we shouldn’t blame kids for misbehaving. The onus should fall on the parents or the guardians.

What a pleasant surprise to find some constructive remarks from readers regarding a story about the reconstructed Alico Road and Interstate 75 intersection causing some accidents.

Tom Hanson writes about the Internet debate between Bonita mayoral candidates.

The City of Bonita Springs is a buzz about the upcoming April 8 mayoral runoff. And now the candidates will be talking about the issues in an exclusive debate hosted by the Daily News.

The Lee County Commissioners should not give in to the silence of hammers, saws and bulldozers. They don’t need to panic. There is no need to make a knee-jerk reaction in hopes of giving life to a struggling local economy. ...

Pass me a tissue. It’s hard to hold back the tears. A gamut of emotions fill me. A few members of the Bonita Springs City Council are saying goodbye.

Congressman Connie Mack IV doesn’t believe steroids belong in Major League baseball. He acknowledges drugs are a problem hurting sports and society. But he doesn’t think the great baseball debate belongs in Congress, either.

Country singing star Mindy McCready sobbed when she was sentenced to a year in jail in Nashville on Friday.“Your honor, I can honestly tell you this: This has been the longest two months of my life ... not being able ...

Joe Shepard may not be the new Florida Gulf Coast University president, but he’s still at the school. And that’s good news for the university and the community. Shepard, the vice president of administrative services and finance, wasn’t even one ...

Mike Scott is starting to sound like Dan Quayle criticizing Murphy Brown. He’s a replay of Tipper Gore blasting “Purple Rain.” The Lee County Sheriff admits his comments about rap music influencing an increase in crime might sound politically incorrect. ...

Tom Hanson's Sunday column

Driving back and forth from Bonita Springs to Tampa to see his wife, who is in the middle of a high-risk pregnancy, sounds like a good excuse. But Mike Fulker isn’t making any excuses. So maybe I was a little ...

The city of Estero. It doesn’t roll off the tongue. It just doesn’t sound right. And without including Coconut Point and the surrounding multimillion-dollar gated communities and their tax bases, it doesn’t make sense. A group called Vote Estero met ...