ANNE CLAIRE SHILTON

• Collier County fair gets some power acts, but keeps its animal shows and favorite foods Published 03/09/2012 at 4 a.m.

  The sights, the sounds, the smells; There are few things in life more intoxicating than a day at the county fair. The Collier County fair is back next week, bigger and better, yet exactly like what you remember from your ...

• Beating the odds at both life and business, Naples woman publishes memoir, launches radio show Published 05/25/2012 at 4 a.m.

  When you’ve outlived your projected life expectancy over and over again, each day seems like a little, unexpected gift.

• Equality Prom: Local LGBT youth get a prom of their own Published 05/24/2012 at 4 a.m.

  There’s nothing on the rulebooks in Collier County mandating that students must go to prom with a member of the opposite sex. Technically, students at public high schools can go with — and dance with — a member of their ...

• Stamp Out Hunger food drive collects more then 230,000 pounds of food for needy Collier agencies Published 05/18/2012 at 3 a.m.

  Jesse Costin, a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service, has been on his route for 23 years.

• Going right to the source: Naples High School creates World War II museum Published 05/05/2012 at 4 a.m.

  In public schools, it’s no secret that standardized tests often rule a classroom’s curriculum. Yet two educators at Naples High are breaking out from the fill-in-the-bubble bubble, in an attempt to give their students a lesson that will last a ...

• When love hurts Published 05/04/2012 at 9:37 a.m. 1 Comment

  It started out so innocently. She was a teenager, dreaming of a fairytale life — and he would be her Prince Charming. It was young love at its best: swift, fast and completely overwhelming. Two months later, a subtle shift ...

• Fashion forward: Kay Folsom Published 05/02/2012 at 10:33 a.m.

  Kay Folsom is about the most fashionable soon-to-be 88-year-old that you’ll ever meet. She arrives for our interview in a smart outfit—bright slacks, a crisp shirt and a sleek blazer—her hair and makeup impeccably done. She sits down, crosses her ...

• Got bottles? Naples Christian Academy wants your recyclables for nationwide recycling contest Published 04/28/2012 at 4 a.m.

  There’s an amazing array of bottles and cans spread across the tables in Barbara McWilliams’ art and bible studies classroom. Soda cans, Gatorade bottles and single-use water bottles of every shape and brand you can imagine.

• Along with having a very unique name, Andy Brandy Casagrande IV has a career that could bite back at any time Published 04/26/2012 at 4:53 p.m.

  Chances are, at some point you’ve used one of the following clichés to describe your workday: My boss bit my head off; I’m drowning in projects; working with my coworkers is like swimming with the sharks; it’s sink or swim ...

• Earth Day Activities abound around Southwest Florida Published 04/20/2012 at 4 a.m.

  It's the time of year when we dedicate a day to reflect on nature and what one can do to help better his little part of the planet. From learning about solar power to making a recycled craft to recycling ...

• Naples residents come together to hear survivor, doctor talk about groundbreaking cancer research Published 04/18/2012 at 10:58 a.m.

  When Rose Murphy was diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer, she knew she was going to need the right doctor, the right drugs and just a bit of luck. As her diagnosis sunk in, Murphy realized that what she also ...

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