Sheldon Zoldan/Special to WGCU
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They came to mourn, they came for comfort, they came to see how they could help.About 500 people on Tuesday night crammed into the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center in Naples to show their solidarity for Israel.
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The Singing Cowboy, Gene Autry, wrote and sang the original version of Our Song of the Day, “Here Comes Santa Claus. It was released October 6, 1947.
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The trails at the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel will remain open even if Congress does not pass a bill to fund the government by midnight Saturday.Tarpon Bay Explorers, the refuge’s concessionaire, will re-open Monday, after being closed in September. The tram service on Thursdays will be open.The visitor center and restrooms will be closed. About 10 employees will be furloughed, Westland said. The park manager and law enforcement can still work.
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People living on Sanibel and Captiva weren’t the only ones driven from their homes by Hurricane Ian’s churning storm surge.Wildlife, amphibians and birds were displaced. Some species have come back fine, others are struggling to survive while others yet remain missing-in-action.
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It’s official, the Southwest Florida INTERCEPT Task Force is at work fighting human trafficking and the sexploitation of children.The task force held a news conference Thursday afternoon in Naples to announce the formation. The task force was created earlier this year.
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Hurricane Ian might have slowed Sanibel’s tourism industry, but it hasn’t blunted the blood-sucking bite of nasty no-see-ums.People working and living on the island say they are worse than before last September’s storm.
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Then 15-year-old golfer from Estero lost 4 and 3 to Anne Chen in the second round of match play at the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles.
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Dog days didn’t get their name because it’s so hot, it’s even unbearable for a dog; not are the temperatures so hot they drive a dog mad — kinda like right now in Southwest Florida and the deep south.
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Then 15-year-old Estero golfer was close through the first eight holes but pulled away from the 11th through the 14th at the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles.
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Estero golfer Gianna Clemente starts match play today, after finishing third in the 36-hole stroke play portion of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Golf Championship at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles.