Sanibel
poet Joe Pacheco has written another topical poem for us.  Today he
shares his thoughts on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the
U.S. Supreme Court.  The 76-year-old retired New York City school
superintendent says this monumental moment allows him to show off what
he calls his “Nuyorican” pride.  Nuyorican’s are Americans of Puerto
Rican descent, born in New York City.

In
a time of declining revenues the U-S Postal Service is looking at
closing more than 700 post office locations nationwide.  54 of those
are in Florida.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Senator
Mel Martinez took to the Senate floor Wednesday in support of Supreme
Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. He cited her strong qualifications.
Manuel Quinones reports from Washington.

Southwest
Florida car dealers and consumers are cashing in on gas guzzling
clunkers. The government’s Car Allowance Rebate System, widely known as
“Cash for Clunkers”, has stimulated drivers to trade in their older
vehicles for something more fuel-efficient. The program has boosted
local car sales in the process. WGCU’s Farah Dosani reports.

Southwest Florida's largest incorporated city doesn't have the funds to move forward with a major public works project.  WGCU's John Davis reports.

More
than a thousand people showed up for a Cape Coral City Council meeting
Tuesday night to hear and to give input about a plan to extend city
water to 60 thousand properties in the North Cape.  As WGCU’s John
Davis reports, most of the meetings speakers oppose the project.

Last
month the City of Cape Coral mailed assessments to sixty thousand
property owners in the North Cape for a utility expansion project to
provide access to city water.  But with the slumping economy many
property owners say they’re struggling just to pay their mortgages and
can’t afford to pay thousands of dollars for a new water plant.  WGCU’s
John Davis reports.

State
agencies are cautiously moving forward when it comes to using online
social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.  WGCU’s Luis
Hernandez reports.