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• Memorial Day observances: Flags will wave all over Southwest Florida Published 05/24/2012 at 3:56 p.m. 1 Comment

  [No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyWP BC Serif Drop Cap F lags around Southwest Florida, as in the rest of the United States, will fly at half mast on Monday morning, May 28. Monday is Memorial Day, a national holiday set aside ...

• Memorial Day metrics: Southwest Florida businesses, tourism gets a shot in the arm Published 05/24/2012 at 3:53 p.m.

  [No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyWP BC Serif Drop Cap M emorial Day is not about a great deal on a washing machine or mattress. It’s not about a boat trip or a picnic on the beach, although the three-day weekend coming ...

• THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Southwest Florida honors the fallen Published 05/24/2012 at 3:52 p.m.

  [No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyWP BC Serif Drop Cap M emorial Day is about the ones who aren’t here. We talk about “celebrating” Memorial Day, but what we are really celebrating is the service and valor of those who gave their ...

• Authors and Artists: TBE event showcases children's talents and professional role models Published 05/24/2012 at 3:48 p.m.

  Authors and Artists Night pulled a crowd that might be envied by a county fair. Before you even reached the school, the sound of the Marco Island Strummers, a dozen strong, serenading the arriving families out front gave the proceedings ...

• Guys vs. girth Published 05/22/2012 at 1 p.m.

  Men need a little help cutting the fat. With these diet tips, men can shed some of the weight.

• Freedom Ride to Goodland: Bikers' event raises funds to help wounded veterans Published 05/21/2012 at 4 p.m. 1 Comment

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• Freedom Ride: Bikers’ event raises funds to help wounded veterans Published 05/21/2012 at 12:58 a.m.

  More than 200 motorcyclists joined the Freedom Ride from the Harley-Davidson dealership on Pine Ridge Road to Stan's seafood restaurant in Goodland on Sunday morning, raising funds to support wounded veterans and their families.

• John Brady of Naples turns his big, big camera on Florida's beauty Published 05/20/2012 at 4 a.m.

  John Brady has been everywhere in the Sunshine State sleuthing true Florida, such as will be seen in the current exhibition at his own Everglades Gallery.

• Naples' Voice of the Faithful marks 10 years of questioning Catholic hierarchy Published 05/19/2012 at 4 a.m. 1 Comment

  In its 10th year, Voice of the Faithful in Collier County is still waiting to get answers to questions posed about the Catholic Church hierarchy.

• Principal for a day: Collier County commissioner interns at Tommie Barfield Elementary Published 05/19/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Tommie Barfield Elementary School got a new principal this week — briefly.

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