STARTING ON MARCH 7, 160 POLITICIANS WHO REPRESENT THE melting-pot interests of more than 20 million Florida residents will meet in Tallahassee. Over the next 60 days, the sole requirement of the Florida Legislature — 40 state senators and 120 house members — along with Gov.
It’s OK if you haven’t been paying attention — if perhaps a few elections have passed you by and maybe you’ve fallen behind. Names have changed, and you’re just not sure anymore who exactly your representative and senator in the Florida Legislature are. It happens to the best of us.
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, Donald Trump won the White House in part because the responsible media had given him copious ink, airtime and online coverage in the previous year.
The Collier County Medical Society hosts its ninth annual Women’s Health Forum from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at St. John the Evangelist Church. “Better Health … Better Life!” will have a variety of speakers, breakout sessions with 24 local physicians and 21 vendor booths specializing in women’s health issues.
In the preface to the first volume of “The History of Woman Suffrage,” authors Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage explain the object of their undertaking.
As you might have heard, Donald Trump tweeted at a judge.
The commentariat shuddered at the effrontery of it, and some worried that the foundations of the separation of powers had been shaken. Trump’s slam of Judge James Robart was undeniably crude and ill considered, but it wasn’t a threat to our republic.
The exhibit “Origami in the Garden” at Naples Botanical Garden features metal sculptures of folded paper objects. So it is appropriate that “ghost orchid-gami” make an appearance at the 44th annual Naples Orchid Society Show & Sale taking place Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26, at the Garden.
Naples-based nonprofit Character and Thought Foundation is raising funds to help bring Loretta Claiborne, the most decorated Special Olympics athlete in history, to Southwest Florida to visit to Collier and Lee county schools and communities April 27-29.
Jamie Ross recently released her debut novel, “Undue Influence – A Crime Novel.” She moved to the Paradise Coast in 1998 after serving more than two decades as a federal Special Agent, conducting criminal investigations primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. This work involved technical presentations made for the U.S.
The winter-spring series of fun, free and educational nature talks on Tuesdays at Naples Preserve continues Feb.
[img_assist|nid=273632|title=|desc= BCK volunteer Bob Polizzotto celebrates Dr. Seuss’ birthday with students at Fun Time Early Childhood Academy.
The Collier County Supervisor of Elections office is accepting applications for a scholarship opportunity provided by the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections. The FSASE will award three $1,200 scholarships to Florida residents enrolled or accepted as full-time students in a senior college or university in Florida.
The Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation Inc. is accepting applications for scholarships. Awards are made for tuition assistance to women over 21 years of age who reside in Collier or southern Lee counties and are pursuing an associate, bachelor’s or master’s degree at an accredited college or university.
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s 1929 Ford Tri-Motor comes in for a landing at Naples Municipal Airport Feb.
The Naples Press Club Scholarship Committee is interviewing students who are interested in obtaining a Terrence J. Miller $1,000 NPC Scholarship. Candidates must have graduated from a Collier County high school or be on schedule to graduate this spring, and they must be majoring in or planning to major in the overall journalism/ media field.
Don’t text. Don’t call. Don’t email.
Don’t eat. Don’t groom. Don’t read.
Just drive. That’s it. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has launched a campaign encouraging motorists to avoid distractions while driving, especially cell phone use, in order to pay full attention to the road.
It’s car season in Florida. While the rest of the country is still watching out for blizzards and trying to stay indoors, snowbirds and Floridians unite over vintage vehicles.
Here’s where CCSO deputies will be on traffic detail the week of Feb. 27-March 3:
Monday, Feb. 27
Vanderbilt Beach and Goodlette-Frank roads: Red-light running
U.S. 41 North and Pelican Marsh Boulevard: Aggressive driving
U.S. 41 East and Rattlesnake Hammock Road: Red-light running
AARP offers classes to help older drivers learn about new traffic laws, refresh their driving skills and reduce their risk for tickets and accidents. Drivers over age 55 might be eligible for a discount on auto insurance. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for others. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the number listed with the session you wish to attend.
The Southwest Florida chapter of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association presents “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs” from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Sugden Community Theatre. All are welcome to hear Dr. Michael Osterholm address the question: How scared should you be about Zika?
James P. Daniels Jr.
1911- 1913
R. I. P.
On a recent Saturday morning, tap instructor Judi Baruck cajoled an enthusiastic group of dancers to get it right.
“Just think, if you get it really good, you can leave!”
This Sunday, your visit to the grocery store can do double duty: provide food for your family and also help feed someone in Collier County who might not know where their next meal is coming from.
The Harry Chapin Food Bank is teaming up with the United Way of Collier County, Collier Area Transit and Publix Super Markets for the fourth annual Stuff the Bus community food drive.
President Trump’s recent appearance at an event celebrating Black History Month had an unintended consequence surprising even for President Trump. He succeeded in raising Frederick Douglass from the grave.
If President Donald Trump is a budding authoritarian, as his critics allege, one of the safeguards is Judge Neil Gorsuch.
I’ve always lived under the impression that there is no greater sense of freedom for kids than riding a bike. It provides excellent exercise, quick and easy access to neighborhood friends and also opportunities to maim yourself when you’ve exceeded the laws of the physical universe.
Cook up a fresh new look for your kitchen by learning how to refinish furniture, cabinets and countertops at Habitat for Humanity of Collier County’s second “Do More with ReStore” workshop. Hosted by Nicholas McCarty of McCarty Design, the free DIY session starts at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Habitat ReStore Home Improvement Center, 5430 Yahl St.
Two distinguished professors of theology will present lectures in Naples in the coming weeks.
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s 1929 Ford Tri-Motor comes in for a landing at Naples Municipal Airport Feb.
Mercedes is making 2017 a signpost to bring technology to its coddled masses. The new E-Class is a mainstream car that wants to do all of the thinking for you. So the real question is, can you still enjoy driving it?
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The 13th annual Marjory Stoneman Douglas Festival celebrating the life and work of the author, journalist and environmental activist takes place Tuesday through Saturday, Feb. 21-25, at the Museum of the Everglades in Everglades City.
The Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation Inc. is accepting applications for tuition assistance to women over 21 years of age who reside in Collier or southern Lee counties and are pursuing an associate, bachelor’s or master’s degree at an accredited college or university.
The HeART of Storytelling, a conference for storytellers, writers, communicators and nonprofit and corporate leaders, takes place Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, at Covenant Church of Naples PCA. Hosted by Naples-based Storytellers Creative Arts, this year’s conference features presentations by the following guest speakers:
With a global perspective, national focus and an ability to implement at a local level, the Imagine Solutions Conference links learning with leadership.
¦ Friends of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Collier County step out for the 15th annual Walk for NAMICollier on Saturday morning, Feb. 25, at Cambier Park. See story on page A29.
Whether with romantic partners, family, friends, neighbors or others, social connections can influence our biology and wellbeing.
Wide-ranging research suggests that strong social ties are linked to a longer life. In contrast, loneliness and social isolation are linked to poorer health, depression and increased risk of early death.
Three new organizations are helping to spread well-being in Collier County by partnering with Blue Zones Project Southwest Florida.
Friends of the National Alliance on Mental Illness- Collier County step out for the 15th annual Walk for NAMI-Collier on Saturday morning, Feb. 25, at Cambier Park. Pete Earley, a former Washington Post staff reporter and the author of 11 nonfiction books and six novels, is this year’s grand marshal.
When you live with a cavalier King Charles spaniel, you know that at some point, you are going to be medicating your dog to manage congestive heart failure from mitral valve disease. That day has come for me and Harper, my 9-year-old cavalier.
HE RODE THE TRAIN THEY CALL “The City of New Orleans” to legend.
But the road to Arlo Guthrie’s place cuts through scrub and farmland, past an ashram, a Publix and on past an abandoned Eckerd Drug Store, deep in the heart of Roseland.
Turn right onto Indian River Drive, and you’re there.
With cooler temperatures throughout the Sunshine State, more people are likely to head to the woods to enjoy hiking, wildlife viewing, fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities.
We’re wasting our time with Alaska, squandering its potential. I expected a lot more from President Trump and counselor Steve Bannon by now.
It’s been confirmed (and yes, we have time/date stamped photos as evidence): About 500,000 people participated in the recent Women’s March on Washington. It took place on Jan. 21, on the National Mall, the day after President Trump’s inauguration.
The start of the Trump administration has been a vindication of the American nation-state.
Elaine Reed has been president and CEO of the Naples Historical Society for 10 years, during which time the organization has experienced unprecedented program and organizational growth.
From hidden history to endangered species of the estuaries, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida offers specialty-themed eco-cruises aboard the Good Fortune II, led by a Conservancy-trained naturalist, on select Tuesdays.
Before they left Immokalee, the students chosen to go to the presidential inauguration couldn’t stop talking about it. With the trip to Washington, D.C., the 24 students — chosen on the basis of essays they wrote about why they wanted to go — knew they were about to be a part of American history.
Ellen Nichols, the founder of New Horizons of Southwest Florida and Super Kids Club, is the second Ooh La La Legacy Lady for the 2017 season. Ooh La La Jewels Du Jour has chosen six women for the honor in recognition of the mark they make on the local community.
Since 2010, the Imagine Solutions Conference has brought more than 300 thought leaders from around the world to Naples so that involved and influential members of the community can see, hear and converse with them as they address ideas and events that are shaping our future.
IT WAS A “BRIGHT SUNSHINY DAY,” INDEED.
The Naples Zoo welcomes John Leary, executive director of Trees for the Future, as guest lecturer Thursday evening, Feb. 16.
Here’s where CCSO deputies will be on traffic detail the week of Feb. 13-17:
Monday, Feb. 13
Cypress Way East and Piper Boulevard: Speeding
Thomasson Drive and U.S. 41 East: Red-light running
Shadowlawn Drive at Shadowlawn Elementary School: Speeding
Tuesday, Feb. 14
AARP offers classes to help older drivers learn about new traffic laws, refresh their driving skills and reduce their risk for tickets and accidents. Drivers over age 55 might be eligible for a discount on auto insurance. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for others. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the number listed with the session you wish to attend.
For 2017, Dodge has introduced a new GT trim on the Durango SUV. Fair warning to readers: while the pictures show a racecar red appearance, this week’s car column is about value. We promise to return to sexy sheet metal and chrome glamour next week.
Work of a researcher
The number of people diagnosed with heart failure is increasing and projected to rise by 46 percent by 2030, resulting in more than 8 million people with heart failure, according to the American Heart Association’s 2017 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Upda
We have a long history of “growing our own” nurses and caregivers as we promote education and advancement within NCH. We have had programs for nursing in cooperation with Florida SouthWestern Stage College, Florida Gulf Coast University, Lorenzo Walker Technical College and Ave Maria University, among others.
The Southwest Florida chapter of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association presents “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs” from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Sugden Community Theatre. All are welcome to hear Dr. Michael Osterholm address the question: How scared should you be about Zika?
Goats in sweaters. Yoga with goats. Goats doing agility. Goats on the internet. Goats are everywhere these days, including suburban backyards and living rooms.
SENIOR COMMUNITIES WITH VARYING levels of amenities have been popping up across Southwest Florida as developers prepare for waves of Silent Generation members and soon the baby boomer generation, whose oldest members are edging into their 70s.
Julia Van Domelen first heard about Grace Place for Children and Families in 2004, when she was president of Christ Child Society of Naples.
One of the pleasures in writing columns is serious conversation, just as one of the pleasures in reading is conversation.
No longer just tweeting, President Donald J. Trump has been issuing a stream of executive orders and memoranda since his inauguration. On Jan. 24, his pronouncements involved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
