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BY JEFF CULL jcull@florida-weekly.com A year ago this week, Lee Memorial Heath System bought its competition - for more than half-a-billion dollars - effectively creating a monopoly for health care in Lee County. More ... Aging agency hopes its not on chopping block BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent Leigh Schield is anxiously watching what happens during the next week in Florida's legislative special session. The executive director of the Area Agency on Aging has been worried since she was initially told that her agency, which has not had a budget increase in some time, was slated for a redu... More ...
The Uncommon Friends Foundation presented their Honorary Lifetime Member Awards on Sept. 19 at the Harborside Event Center. The keynote speaker was Jeremy Foley, University of Florida athletic director, who is a strong character education advocate. More ...
Wild child actress inspires "Loaded" pizza BY EVAN _WILLIAMS ewilliams@florida-weekly.com Lindsay Lohan is a young, talented actress, who became famous at too young an age, and reportedly has a penchant for what some would call "good times"; but, Lindsay Lohan is also a pizza - meaty, spicy, and "friggin' loaded," as a sign advertising the pie claims. It's sold at Metro Pizza, located... More ... Bacteria high at Sanibel beach BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent Almost one year after Sanibel's Bowman's beach was closed because of high levels of Enterococcus bacteria, another advisory has been issued. Tests completed on Sept. 27 indicated that there was a high level of the bacteria, which comes from intestinal tract of humans and animals. More ... Good Cops The Lee County Sheriff announced the officers and civilians who made outstanding contributions to the public in August. The winners were: Deputy of the Month - Sgt. Thomas D. Tucker (Delta District) On Monday, Aug. 16, the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a call about a shooting. When de... More ...
A number of employers across the country, including Lee Memorial Health System are demonstrating that enlightened policies toward 50-plus employees make good business sense, based on the 2007 list of AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50. More ...
FELINE fantastic! BY DR. MARTY BECKER and _GINA SPADAFORI Correspondent This week and next, we're going to share excerpts from two of our three new books. We're starting with fun feline facts from "MeowWow: Curiously Compelling Facts, True Tales & Trivia Even Your Own Cat Won't Know" (HCI, $15). More ...
To adopt a pet from Lee County Animal Services, call 432-2083 or visit our shelter located at 5600 Banner Drive, Ft. Myers, within Six-Mile Commercial Park off of Six Mile Cypress Parkway. Adoption hours are 10 am to 4:30 pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 am to 7 pm Tuesday and 10 am t... More ... Copyright © 2007—2008 Florida Media Group LLC. |
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