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Reading greens when putting
Reading a putting green comes down to understanding three important elements: slope, speed, and feel. Successful putting depends on how these elements work together. The line chosen cannot be separated from the speed of the putt. Changing the speed can also change how the ball…

Fall, friends and a little revenge
There was a time when I actually liked my friends who live in places like Connecticut, Asheville and Chicago. I have changed my mind. Why, oh, why do these normally kind people feel the need to text me their daily temperatures and weather updates? Earlier this week, my girlfriend…

Puzzle Answers – 9/23/2026

Horoscopes
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) After much traveling this year, you’re due for some settled time with family and friends. Use this period to check out situations that will soon require a lot of serious decision making. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Keep your keen Bovine mind focused…

Crossword – 9/23/2026
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Fort Myers 2026-09-23 E-Edition

The hidden mental health toll of decision fatigue
Every day, we make hundreds of choices. Some are relatively simple, like choosing what to wear or what to eat. Others carry more weight, such as decisions surrounding work priorities, family responsibilities, health or financial matters. Over time, the need to constantly make…

Of Checkers and politicians’ dogs
This week we celebrate Checkers Day, which, oddly, is also known as Dogs in Politics Day. And what, you may ask, do a board game and presidential canines have in common? Literally, nothing. Except that a former U.S. senator happened to have a dog named after the aforementioned…

Puzzle Answers – 9/16/2026

Fort Myers 2026-09-16 E-Edition

Prostate cancer screenings are less invasive … now go get one
Hands off my prostate. That was the consensus among men for decades. They dreaded even the thought of scheduling a digital rectal exam with a urologist or primary care physician. Many men skipped the screening altogether, opting to roll the dice and play the odds that only 1 in 8…

The opportunities you don’t see coming
People often ask me, especially now as my tenure as Lee Health’s President and CEO comes to a close at the end of September, what career advice I can offer. My answer is simple: Set goals, but don’t become so focused on them that you miss the opportunities in your peripheral…