http://www.marconews.com/news/topic/frank-recker/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Frank Reckeren-ustopic/frank-reckerhttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/dec/20/judge-orders-marco-island-doctor-to-spend-behind/?partner=RSSA suspended Marco Island doctor jailed last month will spend Christmas in the county jail for violating probation and a restraining order after his estranged wife walked into his home twice. aaswift@naplesnews.com (AISLING SWIFT)Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-327628-734857business/legalAISLING SWIFTMarco, FLPlea deal means Marco Island doctor spends holidays behind bars marconews.comjudge-orders-marco-island-doctor-to-spend-behindurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-327628-734857Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/nov/30/state-suspends-license-of-marco-island-doctor/?partner=RSSA Marco Island doctor charged with violating probation after his estranged wife came to his house twice has been behind bars for two weeks and this week had his license suspended by the state. aaswift@naplesnews.com (AISLING SWIFT)Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-326056-734837business/legalAISLING SWIFTMARCO ISLANDState suspends license of Marco Island doctor jailed since Thanksgiving marconews.comstate-suspends-license-of-marco-island-doctorurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-326056-734837Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/nov/06/election-2012-six-candidates-tight-race-four-marco/?partner=RSSA political tsunami swept over Marco Island Tuesday, washing away every incumbent City Council member seeking re-election. With strong interest in the local races and voter turnout as high as 87 percent, islanders sent a strong message of dissatisfaction with the status quo. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:10:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-323906-734815news/localLANCE SHEARERMarco, FLElection 2012: Newcomers take down incumbents in Marco Council racemarconews.comelection-2012-six-candidates-tight-race-four-marcourn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-323906-734813Change734815Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/26/marco-city-council-race-marked-by-negativity/?partner=RSSSome residents and candidates are concerned the negativity is bad for the city’s image and could cause future candidates to rethink running for election. kmgill@naplesnews.com (KRISTINE GILL)Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-322889-734802local/marcoKRISTINE GILLMarco, FLMarco City Council race marked by negativity, ethics complaints marconews.commarco-city-council-race-marked-by-negativityurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-322889-734802Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/18/letter-editor-are-you-cry-baby/?partner=RSSRecently several letters to the editor have complained about Larry Magel’s letters to various groups. Even one candidate’s wife complained openly in City Council. The objection seems to be that Mr. Magel is “unfair” or somehow “taking advantage of” his position as chairman of the City Council, or president of a local club, or a member of the association where he lives. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:15:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-322054-734794opinion/lettersStaff WriterMarco, FLLetter to the Editor: Are you a cry-baby?marconews.comletter-editor-are-you-cry-babyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-322054-734794Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/15/letter-editor-choices-city-council-are-clear/?partner=RSSAs a resident of Marco Island for the past 12 years I was delighted to attend the City Council Candidate Forum sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Realtors. It became obvious who the best City Council candidates are after the first question that was given to each of the candidates. As a Florida resident I recognize that the only reason why I do not have a State Income Tax is because of tourism. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:21:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321714-734791opinion/lettersStaff WriterMarco, FLLetter to the Editor: The choices for City Council are clearmarconews.comletter-editor-choices-city-council-are-clearurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321714-734791Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/15/letter-editor-stop-real-insanity/?partner=RSSIn this day and age where voters can rarely count on candidates to follow through on campaign promises or campaign commitments, the overwhelming majority of Marco Island voters in the last two City Council elections have received these promises from those that they have elected. It certainly is refreshing to those that voted for those councilmen to receive that which was promised to them, almost to the tune of 100 percent. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321710-734791opinion/lettersStaff WriterMarco, FLLetter to the Editor: Stop the real insanitymarconews.comletter-editor-stop-real-insanityurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321710-734791Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/10/marco-island-city-council-candidate-debates-150/?partner=RSSCraig Woodward made one thing clear right from the start. “I’m not a replacement ref,” he told the crowd at the City Council candidates’ forum on Tuesday evening. He was, however, a last-minute, or at least same-day, stand- lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321320-734786local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council candidate debates – Realtors and Chamber of Commerce host round two marconews.commarco-island-city-council-candidate-debates-150urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321320-734786Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/sep/06/marco-island-city-council-150-budget-discussion/?partner=RSSTempers flared Tuesday evening at the Marco Island City Council meeting. During a lengthy discussion of the city’s budget and millage rate, the council was on a path to approving the draft legislation o lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-318381-734752local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council – Budget discussion brings on heated exchange marconews.commarco-island-city-council-150-budget-discussionurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-318381-734752Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/23/marco-island-city-council-candidates-part-3-150/?partner=RSSIn a game of musical chairs, four of the seven seats on the Marco Island City Council are coming vacant this fall. With a Presidential selection at the top of the ballot, turnout should be high. In addition to all the other lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-317281-734738local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council candidates, part 3 – Nine vie for four seats marconews.commarco-island-city-council-candidates-part-3-150urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-317281-734738Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/23/budget-time-150-marco-island-city-council-all-in/?partner=RSSThe Marco Island City Council sat down for a butt-numbing all-day series of meetings on Monday, the kind of marathon budget talkathon that could make one question the mental state of those who are worki lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-317285-734738local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDBudget time – Marco Island City Council: All-day sessions close in on fiscal year budget marconews.combudget-time-150-marco-island-city-council-all-inurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-317285-734738Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/16/marco-island-city-council-candidates-150-nine-2/?partner=RSSWith the primary election completed, Marco Island can look forward to some individual local races. On November 6, in addition to selecting the President, a U.S. Senator, and many other races, Marco Island voters will elect four city council members from a pool of nine candidates. The nine, including three incumbents, all qualified by submitting 126 valid petitions, representing one percent of the vote tally in the last general election, in addition to a 10 cent per signature verification charge, and a $60 filing fee to the Supervisor of Elections, making the cost to run for the Marco Island City Council a minimum of $72.60. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:16:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316715-734731local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMarco, FLMarco Island City Council candidates – Nine vie for four seats, part 2 marconews.commarco-island-city-council-candidates-150-nine-2urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316715-734731Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jul/12/the-big-picture-150-marco-island-budget-sub-rate/?partner=RSSThe Budget Sub-Committee of the Marco Island City Council deals with many numbers, but of all of the figures, two stand out. One is the total proposed budget for the city for the upcoming fiscal year, and the other, which flows from the first one, is the lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-313796-734696local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDThe big picture – Marco Island Budget Sub-Committee prepares report, proposes millage rate marconews.comthe-big-picture-150-marco-island-budget-sub-rateurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-313796-734696Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/25/crunching-the-numbers-150-marco-island-city-sub/?partner=RSSAll was sweetness and light at the meeting of the Budget Sub-Committee of the Marco Island City Council last week, but City Manager Jim Riviere cautioned that the love-fest can’t be expected to last. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312389-734679local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDCrunching the numbers – Marco Island Budget Sub-Committee delves into city's operating budgets marconews.comcrunching-the-numbers-150-marco-island-city-suburn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312389-734679Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/22/utility-issues-dominate-marco-city-council/?partner=RSSCouncil discusses utility costs. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312116-734676local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMarco, FLUtility issues dominate Marco City Council meeting marconews.comutility-issues-dominate-marco-city-councilurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312116-734676Change734676Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/24/marco-island-city-council-opens-with-marco-close/?partner=RSS[No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyNaysayers were nowhere to be found Monday as Jane Watt gave City Council her first year report on the Marco Island Academy. Critics dogged the fledgling charter high school from its inception. The report by Watt, chairwoman Thu, 24 May 2012 19:40:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-309756-734647educationCHERYL FERRARAMarco, FLMarco Island City Council opens with Marco Island Academy report; close with advisory committee selectionsmarconews.commarco-island-city-council-opens-with-marco-closeurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-309756-734647Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/22/marco-island-city-council-moves-forward-m-54-rate/?partner=RSSAt Monday’s specially called meeting of Marco Island’s City Council, two key decisions became the guiding force for ultimately setting water and sewer rates. Both outcomes were hard-fought; decided my narrow margins. The first determined the rate matrix to be used in calculating monthly bills by class of customer for water and sewer. Three choices remained on the table as debate began: the M-1 design, the M-54 design and the city’s current billing matrix. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304114-734584local/marcoCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council moves forward with M-54 rate design and .405 debt distribution ratiomarconews.commarco-island-city-council-moves-forward-m-54-rateurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304114-734584Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/12/uab-or-not-be-city-council-opts-not-kill-utilities/?partner=RSSWhile the street light issue generated most of the heat and public interest at the Marco Island City Council meeting Monday afternoon, the councilors took up another question that could have much more far-reaching implications. Under new business, item (C) was the first reading of an ordinance to repeal the city’s Utilities Advisory Board. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:46:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297350-734514local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDUAB or not to be – Marco Island City Council opts not to kill Utilities Advisory Boardmarconews.comuab-or-not-be-city-council-opts-not-kill-utilitiesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297350-734514Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/nov/03/gibson-people-are-dying/?partner=RSS“Please do the right thing, so my friend will not have passed in vain.” lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-291099-734444local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMarco, FLGibson: ‘People are dying ’ - Council discusses emergency needs on Marcomarconews.comgibson-people-are-dyingurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-291099-734444Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/jul/22/city-hosts-retirement-party-chief-carr/?partner=RSSEmceeing Thom Carr’s retirement party Thursday, Jerry Gibson said the day was special, because he had gotten to see “an aging relic that has not outlived its usefulness glide into retirement” – and that was just the space shuttle. Over 150 well-wishers gathered to honor soon-to-be former Police Chief Carr at the Rose History Auditorium Thursday evening, for a sendoff that also had elements of a sendup. The get-together included both tender, heartfelt tributes, and tongue in cheek ribaldry, which provided greater entertainment value. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-282076-734340local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island hosts retirement party for Chief Carrmarconews.comcity-hosts-retirement-party-chief-carrurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-282076-734340Change0Usable