============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.bonitanews.com � December 21, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Bonita Daily News: http://web.bonitanews.com/circulation/ FRIGID WEATHER SENDS CHILL THROUGHOUT REGION Just in time for today's first day of winter, a cold front sent temperatures dipping toward the freezing mark in Southwest Florida overnight but a warming trend should arrive by midweek. The cold air was expected to approach record-low temperatures early today. The record low for Naples on Dec. 21 is 33 degrees. MULTIPLE CAR BURGLARIES OVER WEEKEND MAY BE RELATED While the wait staff at a new Bonita Springs restaurant served up holiday cheer this weekend, someone was helping themselves to purses and other belongings left in cars in the employee parking lot. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, at least 16 car burglaries were reported at the Bonefish Grill, 26381 S. Tamiami Trail on Saturday night and Sunday morning. LOOKING BACK AT 2004: LEE SHERIFF-ELECT MAKES NEW EVIDENCE ROOM A PRIORITY Evidence is mounting at the Lee County Sheriff's Office's headquarters in Fort Myers. From blood to bikes, the pieces that helped investigators build cases against criminals in the county are sharing close-quarters as law enforcement and government officials try to determine where best to put the overflow. Sheriff-elect Mike Scott said it isn't a matter of "if" the problem will be dealt with, but when. PUBLIC BELIEVES IN-FLIGHT CELL PHONE BAN SHOULD REMAIN People gabbing on their cell phone in the car, at the mall, in the grocery store, or the doctor's office. Enough is enough. Please don't allow cell phones to be used during flights, where passengers have no escape from an annoying cell-phone user or incessant chatter throughout the cabin. That sums up the sentiment of more than a dozen people interviewed randomly Monday at Southwest Florida International Airport. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.bonitanews.com PERSPECTIVE: EDITORIAL: COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- DONOVAN TAKES ON GRINCH WITH REASONABLE GREETING Steve Donovan's straight talk scores again. The Collier County School Board member gets to the heart of a matter that leaves others tongue-tied: What to say about Christmas in public schools. Donovan recommends embracing it and downplays the notion that mentioning it or any other winter holiday is a slap at any other that is not mentioned. See more of today�s Perspective stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective BUSINESS: POSTAL WORKERS FEEL LAST-MINUTE HOLIDAY CRUNCH Last-minute holiday shoppers mean late-night work for post office employees. Monday was one of the busiest mailing days of the year. Wednesday will be one of the busiest delivery days. At Naples' main post office on Goodlette- Frank Road, the stream of people was endless Monday. The line moved quickly, but so did the incoming cars. Around noon, Sally Mahon timed the line � 10 minutes. Not bad, she and friend Carrie Robinson said. See more of today�s Business stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/business NEAPOLITAN: CARE MOBILE DOCTORS HELP CHILDREN IN NEED SOME FOR THE FIRST TIME Call it hope on wheels. It's hope in the form of a mobile doctor's office that travels to underprivileged areas of Collier County and provides free medical care to children. It's the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, one of 21 vans in the country that deliver medical care to children who might not otherwise get it. Collier County's Mobile just started operating this month. See more of today�s Neapolitan stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan
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