============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.naplesnews.com � November 6, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Naples Daily News: http://web.naplesnews.com/circulation/ HOLDOUT LANDOWNER�S ATTORNEY SUES STATE, FEDS Holdout homesteader Jesse Hardy is stepping up his fight to stay on his land in the middle of an Everglades restoration project. An attorney for Hardy filed a 43-page lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers against state and federal agencies planning the restoration of Southern Golden Gate Estates in rural Collier County. COLLIER�S STRICT RULES KEEPS SOME FROM EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES When Nicholas Potter signed up for marching band his senior year, he knew he wouldn�t be playing on the gridiron. The reason? Based on Collier County�s stricter eligibility policy, Nicholas can�t play in the marching band because his grades fell below a C average last semester. But if he lived in Lee County or elsewhere, he could have participated under state guidelines, which are more lenient than Collier�s. His isn�t an isolated case. COLLIER SHERIFF GIVES BACK SOME MONEY TO COUNTY Collier Sheriff Don Hunter is giving $1.4 million of his fiscal 2004 budget back to Collier County officials. This is the latest twist in the seemingly never-ending battle between the Sheriff�s Office and Collier County Commission. Hunter had requested $2.5 million more for fiscal 2004 beyond his previously approved $104 million budget so he could meet payroll. EIGHTH HANDICAPPED-ACCESSIBLE VAN STOLEN Fortunately for Judy Gilzow, she can walk a little bit. Not for very long, and not very quickly, but she can walk. So when she walked outside her doctor�s office in Naples on Thursday to find her handicapped-accessible van had been stolen, she was upset. But because she can walk and drive a regular car if she has to, she realized she wasn�t left as helpless as the five other people who have had their vans stolen as well. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com IN PERSPECTIVE: White House Watch: So much for unity Uh-oh. Vice President Cheney, the scowling sidekick to the newly re-elected president, is throwing around the �m� word. By getting 51 percent of the vote � a �broad, nationwide victory� � President Bush, said Cheney, has a �mandate� to use his power to further his objectives. Bush, who ran a divisive campaign just as Sen. John Kerry did, now claims exuberantly that he has �the will of the people at his back.� There goes our hope for unity. Read more commentary and get local editorials and today�s Letters to the Editor at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ IN FLORIDA SLOT MACHINE FOES SAY LOSS AT POLLS WON�T STOP THEIR FIGHT Opponents of slot machines at South Florida race tracks and jai alai frontons Friday said passage of Amendment 4 won�t stop them from fighting to stop an expansion of gambling. They point to a pending court challenge, the possibility of another lawsuit and even going back to voters across the state to ask them to change their minds, as high-speed rail opponents did. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/florida/ IN NEAPOLITAN: ANTIOCHIANS IN NAPLES CELEBRATE NEW FACILITY, GROWING CONGREGATION Under a pitched white tent nearly 200 in folding chairs pray, fanning themselves from the mid-morning heat. It�s a far cry from the cramped room this group started in, yet still a long way from where it wants to be. Everything�s coming together and happening quicker than anyone ever dreamed. When churches across the country and the world are dealing with decreasing numbers and atrophy in its pews, the Antiochian Orthodox Church of North America seems to be basking in the glory of God. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/
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