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February 21, 2008
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Down housing market not scaring off realtors
PETE SKIBA Florida Weekly correspondent
      When the real estate market tanked in 2005, so too did the number of licenses issued to sell real estate. More than 1,300 fewer licenses were issued to real estate professionals in Lee and Collier counties during 2005 than the year before.
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FOUR AMBITIOUS FORT MYERS ENTREPRENEURS TACKLE NEW BUSINESS IN STRUGGLING ECONOMIC TIMES ... THEY'RE RISKINGITALL
BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@florida-weekly.com
      ourage and necessity are often the parents of commercial adventure (or any other kind of adventure), which must explain why some people in Lee County continue to ignore the experts. The experts, after all, prefer action based on good numbers and promising statistics, rather than on mere courage a...
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Jewish Federation celebrates Israel's 60th birthday
      Israel is turning 60 this year, and you can join in the celebration right here in Fort Myers. There will be food and fun, music and merchants - all under the Southwest Florida sun - at Israel Fest 2008, presented by the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties.
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Walk to Cure Diabetes in April
      The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is hosting its annual Walk to Cure Diabetes at Florida Gulf Coast University on Sunday, April 20 at 2 p.m. The goal of the event is to raise more than $100,000 for diabetes research. The FGCU Walk to Cure Diabetes is a 5K walk that will take participants ...
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Keep your computer healthy
      Whether we are part of a small business, a multinational, or are just trying to find a recipe online at home, we seem to spend just as much time fixing 'issues' and 'conflicts' on our computers as we do working on them.
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Tourist season brings some uninvited guests
      During February the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a report of an unknown female that entered a home while the owner was napping. When the home owner awoke, she confronted the intruder who stated, "I thought this was my friend's house." Naples authorities received a report of an unknown fema...
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NEWS BRIEFS
      Gulf Coast Humane Society open for pet adoptions Gulf Coast Humane Society remains open for pet adoptions and has coordinated efforts with Lee County Animal Services to accept referrals for additional owner-surrendered animals until further notice.
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Greater Fort Myers Dog Club Spring Show in May
      For nearly 35 years, volunteers of the Greater Fort Myers Dog Club have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to promote the sport of showing purebred dogs. Their hard work will pay off this May, as exhibitors from throughout the southern United States will travel to Fort Myers for an official Ameri...
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Kidney disease takes toll on area family
BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent
      When Anice and Gilbert Haring decided to move from California to Fort Myers in April, they were full of hope. They were raising grandchildren Sara, 10, and Alyssa, 5, and the girls' other set of grandparents wanted them close by. At 65 and 71 respectively, Anice and Gilbert Haring knew the move m...
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