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Island couple share memorable moments with actor Fess Parker
Published 3/19/2010 at 11:31 a.m. 0 comments
Fess Parker, 85, died Thursday... What we read Thursday reminded us of one wonderful evening in 2004, when we had several hours of great food and wine, good songs and stories with, can you believe it, Davy Crockett and Daniel ...
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The Farmer File: People to pols: Get Out Of Our House
Updated 3/18/2010 at 5:23 p.m. 1 comment
Suppose friends tell you they are working to defeat all 435 members of the US House of Representatives in November. Your reaction — “Are you nuts?” or at least, “Yeah, right.” However, more than 65,000 Americans have said, “Sign me ...
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Brent Batten: Independent Blue Martini probe takes a wrong turn
Updated 3/17/2010 at 4:43 p.m. 62 comments
Standard procedures clearly wouldn’t be sufficient to unravel the case. It calls for a highly skilled team with diverse capabilities and expertise. I therefore assembled just such a team
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Brent Batten: Widman Act seeks to curb catastrophe, protect police officers
Published 3/15/2010 at 5:24 p.m. 1 comment
Senate Bill 300, the Officer Andrew Widman Act, is the Legislature’s alternative to Crist’s proposal to achieve the same goal _ make sure convicted felons on probation aren’t routinely released after an arrest and subsequent court appearance.
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Michael Peltier: Lawmakers address oil, predators this week
Published 3/14/2010 at 6:54 p.m. 1 comment
Oil drilling and proposed changes to state sexual predator laws will face lawmakers in the next few days as they enter the third week of the legislation session. With budget allocations released, House and Senate budget negotiators will also get ...
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Ben Bova: Baseball? Steroids the tip of the iceberg
Published 3/13/2010 at 8:42 p.m. 1 comment
Baseball’s spring-training season is in full swing, and so are worries that some athletes might be using steroids and/or other illegal means to enhance their playing abilities. Alas, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
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Jeff Lytle: The real heroes can be seen on Wal-Mart’s wall of fame
Published 3/13/2010 at 8:31 p.m. 1 comment
With all the flap about guys dressed as soldiers and collecting cash donations at medians and supermarkets, check out some men and women who you know are the real deal at the Wal-Mart on U.S. 41 North at Immokalee Road. ...
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Brent Batten: Naples founders showed street smarts
Published 3/13/2010 at 6:09 p.m. 13 comments
More than 80 years ago, for reasons obscured by time, Naples’ founders penciled in a street west of Gulf Shore Boulevard on what is Naples Beach.
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Richard White: Lowering costs, repairs and reserves are not a good selling point
Published 3/13/2010 at 5:00 a.m. 0 comments
Lowering costs, repairs and reserves are not a good selling point
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The Farmer File: Bumps, not beaver fever
Published 3/10/2010 at 3:55 p.m. 1 comment
Way back when, say two or three years ago, which is way back when in our big screen and small screen digital world, we had an informal rule for cocktail parties.
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Brent Batten: Beach advocates call the fiend Moraya
Updated 3/10/2010 at 6:18 p.m. 42 comments
It represents a devilish legal question that could end up doing more harm than good to the cause of unfettered beach access.
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Brent Batten: Golf in the city a different game
Published 3/8/2010 at 5:08 p.m. 5 comments
Should it come about, golfers can expect a different experience at a government-run golf course.
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Life is Heald: First car recipe: One part rust, two parts lemon
Published 3/8/2010 at 4:33 p.m. 7 comments
When I was growing up, our family was not rich, nor was it poor. I didn’t always get what I wanted, but I always got what I needed, and for that, I am eternally grateful to my parents, particularly my ...
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Rob Samouce: Should your common area walls have eyes?
Published 3/8/2010 at 11:08 a.m. 1 comment
Should your common area walls have eyes?
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Richard White: Management companies should support external audits
Published 3/8/2010 at 11:05 a.m. 0 comments
Management companies should support external audits
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