Collier superintendent on hot seat at school board candidate forum
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Superintendent Dennis Thompson took center stage at a Collier County School Board candidate forum Thursday evening. And he wasn’t even there. During the forum, sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Collier County, moderator Chris Straton asked the candidates what they would tell Thompson their first priority for him would be. Full story »
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Ohio man held without bond in 1995 morphine death
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A 51-year-old Ohio man serving 15 years of probation on a 1995 manslaughter charge for giving a friend a shot-glass of morphine is being held without bond in Collier County jail on charges he violated probation by getting arrested on suspicion of torching his wife’s car. Full story »
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Collier superintendent on hot seat at school board candidate forum
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Superintendent Dennis Thompson took center stage at a Collier County School Board candidate forum Thursday evening. And he wasn’t even there. During the forum, sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Collier County, moderator Chris Straton asked the candidates what they would tell Thompson their first priority for him would be. Full story »
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Segways popular for those looking to cut costs
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Christina Murphy has zoomed around Naples, logging more than 3,700 miles and never spending a penny on gas. She’s done it on a two-wheeled Segway, which she describes as “the ultimate green machine.” Murphy is a lead guide for Segway tours in downtown Naples. She works for Naples Transportation, Tours and Event Planning, which also sells the personal transporters, or PTs. Full story »
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State starting over in potential leasing of Alligator Alley
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
This is more than a momentary delay. When state transportation officials canceled a meeting last week to review documents submitted by firms interested in leasing Alligator Alley, it seemed that perhaps the process would be postponed by a week or two. Florida Department of Transportation staffers now say the state will start the process over for amassing interest in Alligator Alley, issuing a new request for qualifications, the first step in the process to lease the 78-mile toll road to a private interest. Full story »
more Growth & Development
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Ave Maria plows ahead despite weak economy
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Ambition has met reality in the year since Ave Maria had its official opening in eastern Collier County. One of the boldest projects in the history of Southwest Florida — to build a 5,000-acre town with a 6,000-student university on former rural tomato fields — has had the misfortune of arriving amid a severe local economic downturn. Full story »
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Obama urges giant crowd in Berlin to crush terrorism
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to “defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it” as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago. Full story »
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The Farmer File: Facts about the bank brouhaha
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A lot of people with money in local banks are going in to ask about their money. Several bank managers on Marco Island, speaking not for attribution, paint a picture of worried savers, afraid of the stock market and queasy about banks now too. Full story »
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- Photo Exhibit: "Street Children of the Dominican Republic" -- 07/24/08 at Arts for ACT Gallery
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- Planetarium Show: "More Than Meets the Eye" -- 07/24/08 at The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
- Marco's Thursday -- 07/24/08 at The Esplanade
- Wine Tasting: Chardonnay from Around the World -- 07/24/08 at Total Wine & More - Naples
- District 2 and District 4 School Board Candidate Forum -- 07/24/08 at Collier County Government Center
- Little Eddie and the Fat Fingers -- 07/24/08 at Bayshore Coffee Company
