PERSPECTIVE

Local Komen chapter a leader in public policy advocacy


As a renowned nonprofit health organization, Susan G. Komen Southwest Florida feels that the Public Policy Collaborative is exceptionally important to its local community. Government legislation and programs that address lack of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment services due to lack of insurance have a positive influence on many individuals in this community. Susan G. Komen Southwest Florida feels that […]

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENTS



Momma T’s Fly Your Bra Ride 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 Naples Harley-Davidson Decorate your bike, your helmet and yourself with bras for a cruise around Naples. Sponsored by the Ladies of Harley/Naples Harley Davidson H.O.G. $20 for riders, $10 for passengers. The mobile mammography bus will be on site. Naples Harley-Davidson is at 3645 Gateway Lane. […]

SarasotaMOD Week(end) celebrates mid-century modern where it was born



Follow in the footsteps of Paul Rudolph, Victor Lundy and Ralph Twitchell, the founding fathers of the mid-century modern architecture movement known as the Sarasota School of Architecture, and step into residences and buildings that made this movement famous. It’s all happening during the inaugural SarasotaMOD Week(end), Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 9-12, celebrating the iconic movement in its birthplace. The […]

Straight arrows: letters from the field



Every so often an issue arises that brings men and women in from the left and right to share the same hot kitchen — if they can stand the heat. That happened last week after I’d written a story about the very costly business of high-stakes testing in schools, now the cause of so much unhappiness among many teachers, parents […]

Not all sunshine: Weathering Southwest Florida’s stormy season



In the old days, forecasters (or weathermen, as they were called back then before there were female forecasters) took their best educated guesses about what the weather would do. Thirty or 40 years ago, weather technology was nowhere near what it is today. Today we have global satellite enhanced vision — infrared and views from miles above Earth through orbiting […]

THIS WEEK ON WGCU-TV



¦ THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 10 P.M. Masterpiece Mystery Sherlock Season 1, The Blind Banker A banker and a journalist recently returned from the Far East are both shot dead. Sherlock and John follow the trail to London’s Chinatown. ¦ FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 9 P.M. Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years With guest hosts Jeff Bridges, Matthew McConaughey and Sheryl Crow, […]

Fire the laser

Pets with pain or inflammation may benefit from low-level laser therapy


Swee’ Pea is an 18-year-old border collie/ Australian shepherd cross who holds nine Guinness world records for stunts such as walking up and down a flight of stairs backward while balancing a glass of water on her nose. As you can imagine, a dog that old — even one who undergoes stretching and other exercises daily to keep her fit […]

Pets of the Week



Both can benefit when a couple breaks ingrained emotional patterns



As Ellen reached for a second dinner roll, she could see her husband’s eyes darken with disdain. Jerry didn’t say a word. But, he didn’t have to. Ellen knew just what he was thinking. Jerry had said many times before that maintaining one’s weight was just a matter of self- discipline. Ellen didn’t really know how those 15 pounds had […]

Eye Centers of Florida welcomes Dr. Michelle L. Diaz and Dr. Walid Mangal



Michelle L. Diaz, M.D. and Walid Mangal, D.O. have joined Eye Centers of Florida. Dr. Diaz is a general ophthalmologist and fellowship trained refractive surgeon, specializing in cataract surgery and laser vision correction. Dr. Walid Mangal is a retinal surgeon, specializing in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions, retinal tears and detachments, as well as retinal pathology. He is […]