drought dilemma
Southwest Florida manages record dry spell
BY EVAN WILLIAMS ewilliams@florida-weekly.com
      Drip, drip, drip. That's the sound of Southwest Florida's dwindling water supply being wasted as an ongoing drought persists in the region and the need to conserve becomes even more immediate.
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New memorial honors war dead from Southwest Florida
Vietnam claimed 76 area servicemen
BY PETE SKIBA Florida Weekly Correspondent
      Names remain etched in black granite while former comrades reach to touch what everyone calls simply, "The Wall." Veterans brought the spirit of the Washington D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial home to Fort Myers to honor their local fallen comrades.
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Dial 511 for information about wildfires
System gives latest traffic conditions and road closures
      Florida residents and visitors who need the latest information about the effects of wildfires on travel conditions statewide can call the Florida Department of Transportation's free 511 travel information service.
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Area doctor tells patients to stay on Vytorin
Study said cholesterol drug doesn't perform
BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent
      When two drug companies announced this week that their drug Vytorin had not produced the desired results in a case study, it made national news and alarmed a local cardiologist who is worried that patients will stop taking the medication.
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Cattle Barons' Ball is rearing to raise money
      The fifth annual American Cancer Society's Cattle Barons' Ball will kick off Saturday, Jan. 26 at the City of Palms Park, in the Fort Myers' River District. The "Ball" is the top fundraiser in Lee County and the top ranked Cattle Barons' Ball in Florida.
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Beach offers guided walking tours
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY
      Did you ever wonder what a gopher tortoise is? Did you know there are three different kinds of mangroves? Did you know if you're on Fort Myers Beach right now that you could be near an endangered or protected creature? Learn more on a free guided walk sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation. W...
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Area Ford dealers sponsor breast cancer cure event
      The Southwest Florida Ford Dealers have agreed to be the Local Presenting Sponsor for the 2008 Susan G. Komen Southwest Florida Race for the Cure to be held on March 15, 2008.
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Preview new boat propulsion system at Salty Sam's Marina
Joystick docking to be unveiled in Miami next month
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY
      Salty Sam's Marina on Fort Myers Beach is one of the first marinas in the nation to showcase an all-new propulsion system designed by MerCruiser, a division of Mercury Marine. The public can preview the new system at Salty Sam's on Thursday, Jan. 31, through Sunday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...
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New procedure helps those with trigeminal neuralgia
Facial pain is described as electric-shock-like
BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent
      Imagine a facial pain so severe that it drives the sufferer to suicide. That's how trigeminal neuralgia is described. For Port Charlotte resident Dorothy Sweet, it struck her so quickly that it took her breath away. "My sister was visiting from Arizona.
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