ILLEGAL!?
Some Florida laws forbid things you might never have imagined
I f you've ever played with your young children by getting down on all fours and pretending to be a bull while they giggled and taunted you with a pillow case or towel, well, KNOCK IT OFF. Simulated bullfighting is illegal in Florida. That's right, legislators in the Sunshine State felt some compelling need to pass a law to regulate the all-toocommon simulated bullfight. Full Story
Tourism, airport set records
More snowbirds are coming and spending more money
If the amount of taxes collected on hotel rooms is any indication of a successful tourist season, this year's was a smash. Bed tax receipts - the 5 percent surcharge on hotel rooms and short-term rentals - were up more than 20 percent in February and March than last year. Full Story
Go-fast boats hit beach this weekend
With the cancellation of the powerboat races this year on Fort Myers Beach, boating enthusiasts can still get a glimpse of the rocket-fast vessels this weekend. Full Story
3,000 walk in Relay for Life
Learning their then 2-year-old son Ethan had acute lymphoblastic leukemia was like being run over by a Mack truck, said Sean and Jennifer Hoover. "You're speechless," said Sean Hoover, 31, a Fort Myers police officer. "I was up all night. We had been to the doctor's several times. He kept dismissing it. He said the bruising was just boys being boys, playing rough. Full Story
Local child care agency passed over for SWF contract
Child Care of Southwest Florida, Inc., learned last week that it will no longer be the central agency for disbursing $37 million in financial assistance to families needing child care. Full Story
Hospital teacher makes a difference
Diagnosed with leukemia in February, 10-year-old Typhani Kulikowski has missed a lot of class because of medical appointments and hospitalization. But she's been able to keep up with her work thanks to the help of HealthPark Medical Center teacher Laurie Gill. Full Story
Lee schools doing better on FCAT
A 4 percent gain in Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing scores has teachers and administrators at Orange River Elementary School ecstatic. The Florida Department of Education released the fourth, eighth and tenth grade writing scores last week. At Orange River Elementary School, 85 percent of the fourth graders scored a 3.5 or higher. That's well above the state average of 78 percent. Full Story
Easter eggs net $4,000 for charity
Eight lucky individuals recently received an Easter egg of extraordinary proportions thanks to Norman Love and his pastry chefs. Full Story
Connecting in CRISIS
Virginia Tech victims widely mourned online
In the aftermath of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech, college students and their friends and families turned to the virtual world for solace. On popular Internet social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook, thousands of users flooded virtual makeshift memorials with words of sympathy and sometimes fear. Full Story
GIVING
How To Know A Responsible Nonprofit
How can you be sure a nonprofit organization is stable and well run? How can you assure that your donation will be spent well and not go into a "black hole?" There are questions you should always ask before writing a check to your favorite charities. Full Story
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