Where to go:
Back to the water: Closed in 2020 because of the pandemic, the popular Collier County water park reopens in July. The park at 15000 Livingston Road in North Naples offers water slides, a lazy river, kiddie pools and more. Admission: $11 Collier County residents (must show valid Florida driver s license with Collier address); $6 anyone under 48 inches tall; free ages 0 to 3 years old; $9 seniors age 60 and up; $8 veterans. Cost does not include 7% sales tax. napleswaterpark.com or 239-252-4021
Cool off with work of local artist: Home to some of Southwest Florida s finest art works, the Baker Museum at Artis Naples allows you to stay cool during the summer months while getting out. And you can enjoy the work of Fort Myers- and New York-based internationally known artist Marcus Jansen. His Two Decades of Relevance exhibit at the museum runs through July 25. The museum is at 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd. Admission: $10 ($5 for full-time students and military, free for
Letters to editor for Friday, May 7, 2021
Letter writers
Consumers to pay corporate tax hike
Regarding the so-called fair share of taxes to be required by the current administration on all corporations: To a corporation, a tax is just another expense. When one expense is increased by 50%, the corporation can reduce other expenses or increase the costs of its goods or services.
Now couple this fair-share foolishness with the claim that no individual earning less than $400,000 will have a tax increase let me use this example: Ford Motor Co. sells me, an individual who earns less than $400,000, a work truck for $50,000. Ford then has one of its expenses increased by 50%. The easiest way for Ford to recoup this loss is to increase truck prices by a modest amount to cover Ford s added expense.