============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.marconews.com � Sept. 20, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Naples Daily News: http://web.naplesnews.com/circulation/ ** FROM MARCO ** PARK RULES: Unless Marco Island tobacco lovers make their voices heard at tonight's City Council meeting, they may have to stay out of city parks. City officials will have a first reading of a city parks ordinance that will prohibit tobacco, pets and motorized model toys, such as cars, rockets or boats. ** TOP NEWS ** TORNADOES: Bill Glover was one of several residents in Imperial Wilderness Mobile Home Park and in nearby neighborhoods along U.S. 41 near Collier Boulevard who ducked for cover when as many as four tornadoes swept through the area during a heavy thunderstorm Sunday. No injuries were reported. HURRICANE 2004: The freshly turned dirt on the 90 acres of county-owned land oozes earthy aromas. The Mack trucks, Caterpillar graters, and Argi Tiller Plows sit idly beside. Yet the 15 sets of high-powered night lights convey the urgency of the work. Affordable housing in Charlotte County is in a crisis state. HEALTH ISSUE: When the discomfort became too much for Laurie Swanson, the 47-year-old civil engineer from Fort Myers recalled an article she read about an alternative treatment, uterine artery embolization (UAE), and started seeking it out. She wasn't alone. Now there's a quiet revolution against hysterectomy for benign uterine fibroids, a common malady, in favor of UAE. CONDO PLAN OPPOSED: A group of East Naples residents say they moved to the neighborhood tucked behind Davis Boulevard to avoid traffic, crime and noise. But now it seems they can't get away from it. Those living in the Palm Springs neighborhood, off of Davis Boulevard and Radio Road, are upset that a developer wants to build a 140-unit, two-story condominium complex near the cluster of family homes. GET THESE AND THE REST OF THE NEWS AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com ** PERSPECTIVE ** EDITORIAL: A prime lesson from hurricane season so far is the vulnerability of nursing homes and other senior centers to power outages. They need their own backup generators for at least fundamental cooling and cooking, or the results could be catastrophic, Collier County disaster readiness leaders say. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, BILL O�REILLY ... and more ... GET THESE AND THE REST OF PERSPECTIVE AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ ** IN NEAPOLITAN ** BARBARA BOVA: Recently, while working at a writers' conference on the gorgeous island of Maui in Hawaii, I had the opportunity to meet an attractive screenplay writer who is the mother of three teenaged daughters. This vibrant and talented lady innocently started telling me about her 15-year-old daughter and her own struggles as a mother of a teenager. WHAT�S HOT and IN THE KNOW ... GET THE REST OF NEAPOLITAN AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/ ** IN BUSINESS * HONORS: This year's Junior Achievement laureates have special ties to the nonprofit group. Thomas Riley, of The Thomas Riley Artisans' Guild, and Judy Sproul, a partner in Barron Collier Cos., have been selected for their contributions to the region's economy and for exemplifying high moral and ethical conduct. They will be honored as laureates of the 2004 Collier County Business Leadership Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at The Registry Resort in Naples. For tickets or more information, call 949-2190 or visit www.ja.org. BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF, SCORE ADVISER, BUSINESS EVENTS ... GET THIS AND ALL THE REST OF BUSINESS AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/business/
** IN SPORTS ** BUCS LOSE AGAIN: Emergency operations have been set in motion by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jon Gruden could sense the 2004 season slipping away just one quarter into the second game Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Seahawks, so he opted to pull 13th-year veteran quarterback Brad Johnson in favor of the untested Chris Simms. RON HARTMAN: There were several award-worthy performances Saturday in college football. So without further ado, the envelopes please ... GET THESE, YOUTH SPORTS AND COMPLETE SPORTS COVERAGE AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/sports/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Click on the link below to be removed from the marconews.com mailing list. http://web.marconews.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
