============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.marconews.com � November 12, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Naples Daily News: http://web.naplesnews.com/circulation/ SALUTE TO VETERANS OFFERED AT MARCO ISLAND CEMETERY Amid patriotic songs, a presentation of the colors and tributes to the millions who have died to give us the freedom we enjoy, Marco Island veterans offered a challenge to geography- and history-challenged Americans at a Veterans Day ceremony Thursday. �We should do everything possible to ensure that future generations recognize the heavy price associated with freedom, that they are able to identify the names of far-off places where so many of our best and brightest lost their lives so that others could live free,� said Jerry Detloff, commander of Marco Island VFW Post 6370. COUNTY TO FIGHT DEP OVER HIGHER BEACH WIDENING COSTS The cost of Collier County�s planned 2005 beach widening project is going up, and county beach advisers aren�t happy about it. The county�s Coastal Advisory Committee laid plans Wednesday to fight the state Department of Environmental Protection over environmental monitoring requirements and a requirement to build an artificial reef as part of the beach project. GUADALUPE CENTER BREAKS GROUND FOR EXPANSION They sat four to a table, breaking bread from a bowl at the center of a plastic, plaid-patterned cloth bookended by pitchers of cola and orange soda. Each sat before a tray adorned with fruit, three glazed doughnut holes and a steaming bowl of soup. The din echoing throughout the dining hall and an intermittent fall cross-breeze fluttering flimsy white window curtains conjured a community gathering, perhaps a lazily lived fall weekend lunch among neighbors. The faces told a different story, though. Miami men accused in $6.7M art theft yet to be be charged in Collier Two Miami men accused of breaking into a Naples beachfront mansion and stealing two paintings worth $6.7 million have yet to be charged in Collier County, despite state prosecutors filing arrest warrants for them almost two years ago. Rigoberto Gonzalez, 34, and Fernando Alfaro, 48, have been in custody since shortly after the Dec. 28, 2002, thefts from the Gordon Drive estate. Each pleaded no contest to grand theft the last week in September this year and received prison sentences. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com IN PERSPECTIVE: GEORGE WILL: POST-ELECTION ROUNDUP In 2000, Americans were reminded that electoral votes select presidents. In 2004, Democrats were reminded that Bruce Springsteen does not. Other Nov. 2 epiphanies include: In 1984, Walter Mondale�s running mate was Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, a Catholic woman from New York. Ronald Reagan carried Catholics, women, New York � and even Ferraro�s district. Read more commentary and get local editorials and today�s Letters to the Editor at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ IN FLORIDA WOUNDED IRAQ VET JOINS IN DEDICATION OF PANHANDLE MEMORIAL A steady downpour did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of Dustin Tuller, who lost both legs in Iraq, at a Veterans Day ceremony to dedicate a memorial plaza for all who have served in the nation�s military. Medically retired from the Florida National Guard but still with a close-cropped military haircut, Tuller was back in the Panhandle after competing in the New York City Marathon. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/florida/ IN NEAPOLITAN: LOCAL �D�LATINOS� COMPETITION HUNTS FOR UNDISCOVERED TALENT Some aspiring musicians sing in the shower. Some sing in the car. Some sing on a stairway. A Stairway to Success � una �Escalera al Triunfo.� As a vocalist�s venue, the latter is the most competitive: Inspired by Spain�s talent program �Operaci�n Triunfo,� the half-hour �Escalera al Triunfo� airs as part of the weekly Spanish-language D�Latinos television show on UPN (channel 8 on Comcast cable). Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/
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