============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.naplesnews.com � November 7, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Naples Daily News: http://web.naplesnews.com/circulation/ PARENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND LAW For Llasmin Ciseros, the No Child Left Behind Act comes down to a matter of convenience.he convenience of a shorter commute. She transferred last year, when Immokalee High failed to meet state testing goals, to Gulf Coast High in Golden Gate Estates. And again this year, the district, as required by federal law, offered to send her to the new Palmetto Ridge High in the Estates. It�s closer to her house. CONSULTING AN ETHICAL GRAY AREA FOR SUPERINTENDENTS They work long hours under hot spotlights. They answer to boards, parents and the public. They get paid $150,000 to $200,000 a year. And many of them moonlight. They are public schools superintendents and their off-the-clock consulting endeavors are drawing the attention of critics. Particularly, their after-hours consulting work with private companies. ENVIRONMENTALISTS: MARCO PATH REALLY NOT FOR THE BIRDS Shorebirds and beachgoers could be on a collision course at a Marco Island beach. To the dismay of environmental groups, Collier County government is studying the possibility of building an elevated tram road to make it easier for people to cross a lagoon that separates the county park at Tigertail Beach from the Gulf of Mexico. ESTERO MARKS CENTENNIAL WITH PARADE Two-year-old C.J. Gernant sat perfectly still on his mama�s lap Saturday watching fire trucks, excited children and a bevy of clowns mark Estero�s centennial with a quick parade. But San Carlos Park resident Marilyn Gernant said her little boy is always well behaved � for a Chihuahua. �I bring him wherever I can take him,� Gernant said of the floppy-eared, 9-pound companion she refers to as the son she never had. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com IN PERSPECTIVE: MALL MAKEOVER: CHANGES IN THE WORKS FOR COASTLAND CENTER Here�s a preview of the facelift already under way at one of the Naples area�s first and flagship malls, Coastland Center. By the time it�s finished in Spring 2006, the mall will have 12 movie screens, three more restaurants, more parking � from expanding one garage and adding another � and maybe even a new name. The Center�s center, facing U.S. 41, is the epicenter for change. Read more commentary and get local editorials and today�s Letters to the Editor at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ IN FLORIDA BUSH SECURED VICTORY IN FLORIDA BY VEERING FROM BEATEN PATH Pasco County might be unheard of outside Florida, but that did not stop President Bush, Rudolph W. Giuliani and other Republican luminaries from visiting as Election Day approached. This rapidly growing place north of Tampa, where shopping centers, road extensions and subdivisions open by the month, supported Al Gore in 2000 and Bill Clinton in the two previous elections. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/florida/ IN NEAPOLITAN: CAREER DOGS TAKE THEIR WORK SERIOUSLY Ever say, �This job is for the dogs?� For these professional pups � Rudy, MacCloud, Buddy and Radar � it is. From hounding birds to bugs, from being a best buddy in a crisis to a best Buddy year-round, these Southwest Florida dogs know how to be a career canine. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/
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