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View All Blogs »Mosque mess: Let's fight symbolism with capitalism
August 26, 2010 By Ron HartRon Hart: Mosque mess: Let's fight symbolism with capitalism By RON HART A syndicated op-ed humorist, author and TV/radio commentator One of the Islamists' goals is to impose... more »
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View All Posts »Capt. Waylon Mills seems to win every fishing tournament
By TerryO - Jun 4 2010 3:30PMCouldn't be a nicer guy eithe. more »
Easter traffic showed Gasparilla Island still a draw
By TerryO - Apr 9 2010 5:46PMJudging by the steady stream of cars coming to the island this weekend, I'm not worried about Boca Grande's traffic being too littl. more »
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View All Months »Third Bar Stool Open to help women
September 3, 2010Girls Night Out and Peace River Distributing are partnering with nine Punta Gorda locations for the third annual “Bar Stool Open” Oct. 2 benefiting services provided by Dollars for Mammograms. more »
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View All »A decisive island presence
September 2, 2010 Part One: This week features a preview of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board race for Seat One between Virginia “Ginger” Watkins and William Jack. Next week: A preview of the GIBA Board race between Michael “Tim” Yonker and Richard Ryan for Seat Five. » Full Story
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View All »Murder-suicide suspected in death of three found dead in Lehigh home
September 2, 2010 The deaths of a man, woman and baby boy in Lehigh Acres is being investigated as a murder-suicide. » Full Story
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View All »Pink summer hours continue to be a hit
September 1, 2010 Modern-day travelers have transformed The Gasparilla Inn & Club into a year-round destination although the club itself isn't even open year-round. » Full Story
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View All »Collecting shells, sharks teeth and memories
August 31, 2010 We are so fortunate to live so close to such beautiful beaches here in Southwest Florida where there is so much to do at the beach on any given day. » Full Story
Obituaries
View All »Ann Thomas (Pearson) Travelstead, 92
July 21, 2010 Ann Thomas (Pearson) Travelstead, 92, died July 18 at a Bowling Green, Ky., nursing facility. » Full Story
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View All »Endorsement: Vote Arnold A. Gibbs, School Board, District 1, Nonpartisan race
August 19, 2010 Like many government entities across Florida, the Lee County School Board is caught in the crosshairs of declining revenues and the need to maintain or even improve core services, in this case, a quality education for Lee County students. » Full Story
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View All »Two Boca Grande shots win awards for photog
September 1, 2010 Heidemarie J. Burke of Englewood, a photographer well known in Boca Grande, earned three distinguished awards from the Florida Professional Photographers at a recent ceremony in Orlando. » Full Story
Local Sports & Recreation
View All »Youth Olympic soccer tryouts set
September 2, 2010 Florida Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program tryouts will be conducted on four local fields Oct. 16-17, according to the Punta Gorda Soccer Federation. » Full Story
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