http://www.marconews.com/staff/kaydee-tuff/<p>Kaydee Tuff was a polite 19-year-old college student when she married into the newspaper business nearly 30 years ago. After a short stint as a politically correct kindergarten teacher in North Dakota, she joined Tuff Publications, Inc., where she evolved into an edgy, thick-skinned newspaper columnist, reporter and editor for a number of news publications in Minnesota and Florida.</p> <P>She is the former Editor of the Collier Citizen, a weekly community newspaper serving Collier County.<P> <p>AWARDS:<p> <P>■ 1984: Best Local News Story from the Minnesota Newspaper Association.<p> <P>■ 2009: Under her editorship, the Collier Citizen received <strong><a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/jul/12/collier-citizen-earns-top-honors-state-newspaper-c/?citizen=1/">first place in General Excellence</a></strong> in the Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper Contest.<P> en-ushttp://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/mar/13/grace-place-newest-member-of-barbara-bush/Grace Place newest member of Barbara Bush Foundation's networkWed, 13 Mar 2013 16:26:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/mar/13/grace-place-newest-member-of-barbara-bush/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/feb/27/teach-a-child-to-fish-junior-deputy-league-7th/Teach a child to fish...: Junior Deputy League sponsors 7th annual Kids Love Fishing eventWed, 27 Feb 2013 16:31:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/feb/27/teach-a-child-to-fish-junior-deputy-league-7th/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/jan/01/naples-resident-coupons-grace-place-8894/Naples resident coupons Grace PlaceTue, 01 Jan 2013 17:04:30 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/jan/01/naples-resident-coupons-grace-place-8894/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/nov/24/transformed-chapel-transformed-lives-grace-place/Transformed chapel, transformed lives: Grace Place now serves as heart of communitySat, 24 Nov 2012 10:00:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/nov/24/transformed-chapel-transformed-lives-grace-place/http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/dec/14/naples-senior-becomes-published-playwright-81/Naples senior becomes a published playwright at 81Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:33:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/dec/14/naples-senior-becomes-published-playwright-81/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/nov/19/elizabeth-seton-thanksgiving-feast-day-photos/Seton students celebrate Thanksgiving with Feast Day eventFri, 19 Nov 2010 18:44:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/nov/19/elizabeth-seton-thanksgiving-feast-day-photos/http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/sep/07/middle-schoolers-learning-life-skills-st-elizabeth/Middle schoolers learning life skills at St. Elizabeth SetonTue, 07 Sep 2010 16:49:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/sep/07/middle-schoolers-learning-life-skills-st-elizabeth/http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/24/fire-district-may-go-three-five/Golden Gate Fire district board - three or five? Voters to decideWed, 24 Feb 2010 22:26:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/24/fire-district-may-go-three-five/http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/24/kaydee-tuff-scratch-paper---mama-hokies-good-advic/KAYDEE TUFF: Scratch Paper - Mama Hokie’s good adviceWed, 24 Feb 2010 21:40:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/24/kaydee-tuff-scratch-paper---mama-hokies-good-advic/http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/24/hes-got-right-frame-mind-and-business---art-frame-/He’s got the right frame of mind and business - Art &amp; Frame DepotWed, 24 Feb 2010 20:33:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/24/hes-got-right-frame-mind-and-business---art-frame-/