http://naplesnews.com/news/opinion/naplesnews.com Stories: Opinion & Editorialen-usopinionhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/editorial-hotels-embrace-regulations/Congratulations to beachfront hotels in Collier County for embracing rather than grouching about summertime turtle regulations. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:47:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/editorial-hotels-embrace-regulations/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/editorial-poor-planning-scuttles-swim/“It’s unfortunate.’’ So says a Collier County spokesperson about the cancelation of plans for monthly doggie swim days at Sugden Regional Park’s Lake Avalon in East Naples. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:47:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/editorial-poor-planning-scuttles-swim/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/editorial-two-more-heroes-hall/They say they did only what came instinctively. The rest of us would call them heroes. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:46:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/editorial-two-more-heroes-hall/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/editorial-going-gold-diplomacy/President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing next month. It’s the right decision, good diplomacy, and he and the first lady will enjoy the festivities. And the Chinese will be glad, even relieved, to welcome them. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:24:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/editorial-going-gold-diplomacy/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/editorial-commerce-key-safety/We could argue without end whether an area or neighborhood has a bad reputation due to the truth or just a bum rap. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:24:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/editorial-commerce-key-safety/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/editorial-thanks-festive-fourth/Thanks a million. Thanks to everyone who helped stage the remarkable string of public events that marked our area’s collective Fourth of July observance. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:23:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/editorial-thanks-festive-fourth/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/editorial-rethinking-old-myths/There would seem not much left about George Washington to be discovered. His home at Mt. Vernon, his kitchen, his distillery, even his outhouse have been preserved or reconstructed. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:43:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/editorial-rethinking-old-myths/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/editorial-road-need-input-cheered/When Golden Gate Estates residents were invited by Collier County government to give input on their future road grid, they accepted the offer. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:43:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/editorial-road-need-input-cheered/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/editorial-discount-assists-students/Young people in Bonita Springs have a special opportunity to make a difference — effortlessly. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:42:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/editorial-discount-assists-students/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/05/editorial-dental-service-fills-need-neighborhood-h/The great work done by the Neighborhood Health Clinic in Naples has just gotten better. Now entry-level dental service has been added to the basic medical care provided by the facility on Goodlette-Frank Road staffed by doctors and other health-care professionals volunteering their services. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/05/editorial-dental-service-fills-need-neighborhood-h/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/05/editorial-keep-rules-simple-pelican-protection/Just what we need. A new set of rules — especially a new set of rules to protect birds that can be aggravating to fishermen by grabbing for their catch and getting ensnared in hook and line, causing a long and arduous rescue process for anglers who care. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/05/editorial-keep-rules-simple-pelican-protection/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/04/editorial-x-treme-yard-makover-making-it-green-all/In a six-week green blitz, the North Naples yard at 7059 Trail Blvd. in northwest Pine Ridge shed its winter-drought dead grass to become a lawn fringed with trees, shrubs and flowers that look fresh and inviting. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:03:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/04/editorial-x-treme-yard-makover-making-it-green-all/opinion/editorialshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/letters-editor-july-9-2008/A collection of recent letters to the editor. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/letters-editor-july-9-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/letters-editor-july-8-2008/A collection of recent letters to the editor. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:22:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/07/letters-editor-july-8-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/letters-editor-july-7-2008/A collection of recent letters to the editor. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/06/letters-editor-july-7-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/05/letters-editor-july-6-2008/  Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/05/letters-editor-july-6-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/04/letters-editor-july-5-2008/  Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/04/letters-editor-july-5-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/03/letters-editor-july-4-2008/Letter of the Day: The big day Editor, Daily News: Hopefully on July 4th we will never celebrate Dependence Day! About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier: “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. “A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. “From ... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/03/letters-editor-july-4-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/02/letters-editor-july-3-2008/A collection of recent letters to the editor. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/02/letters-editor-july-3-2008/opinion/lettershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/01/letters-editor-july-2-2008/A collection of recent letters to the editor. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:20:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/01/letters-editor-july-2-2008/opinion/letters