http://naplesnews.com/news/opinion/perspective/naplesnews.com Stories: Sunday Perspectiveen-usopinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/outpost-opportunity-immokalees-untold-story/Isolated inland from Southwest Florida’s coastal towns, "Gopher Ridge" was a swampy, inhospitable wilderness populated by Seminoles and Miccosukees, runaway slaves, Civil War deserters and social outcasts. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/outpost-opportunity-immokalees-untold-story/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/phil-lewis-answers-still-sought-school-dispute/About this time last July, a train that was set in motion in late June was barreling down the tracks. By the end of the month, Baker was out of a job and Thompson was packing his bags up in Illinois and moving south. A lawsuit followed. The public never saw the train coming. It was a smelly affair. It’s been a year, but the odor lingers. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:03:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/phil-lewis-answers-still-sought-school-dispute/opinion/columnistshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/jeff-lytle-lee-gop-panel-members-reject-statewide-/The Collier County Republican Executive Committee does not have an exclusive franchise on loyalty oath issues. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/jeff-lytle-lee-gop-panel-members-reject-statewide-/opinion/columnistshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/editorial-bonita-springs-land-plan-spurs-distrust/Government and even some citizens wonder why government can sometimes have such a bad name. They wonder why so many people are always on the lookout for and suspicious of abuses of power. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/editorial-bonita-springs-land-plan-spurs-distrust/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/editorial-tv-or-reality-grownups-behaving-badly/The quest for control. Bad manners. Dragging children into it. Adults behaving badly. What are we describing? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:56:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/editorial-tv-or-reality-grownups-behaving-badly/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/they-said-it-quotable-quotes/Quotable quotes from stories in the Daily News. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/they-said-it-quotable-quotes/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/ben-bova-bold-new-frontiers-and-markets-await-us-s/Today marks the 39th anniversary of the historic landing of Apollo 11 on the moon. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:45:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/ben-bova-bold-new-frontiers-and-markets-await-us-s/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/jack-conroy-savors-his-phd-age-71/About six years ago, you did an article about my retiring from the commercial real estate business and going to Notre Dame for a Ph.D. Well, less than a month ago, I received my degree. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:45:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/jack-conroy-savors-his-phd-age-71/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/jose-de-la-isla-whats-name-when-its-la-raza/National Council of La Raza president Janet Murguia sat down with The San Diego Union-Tribune’s editorial board right before her organization’s national convention, which concluded July 12. In 40 years, the council has grown into the nation’s largest Hispanic-American civil rights organization. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:24:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/jose-de-la-isla-whats-name-when-its-la-raza/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/judahs-political-family-through-years/When Ray Judah passes out campaign literature, the Lee County commissioner also shares family history. Here are brochure photos from 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2008. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:22:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/judahs-political-family-through-years/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/florida-taxwatch-keep-emission-standards-federal-l/I am writing to address a recent push in Florida to follow the actions of California and adopt our own state automobile-emissions standards. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:08:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/florida-taxwatch-keep-emission-standards-federal-l/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/paul-krugman-fannie-and-freddie-not-responsible-cu/And now we’ve reached the next stage of our seemingly never-ending financial crisis. This time Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in the headlines, with dire warnings of imminent collapse. How worried should we be? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:06:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/paul-krugman-fannie-and-freddie-not-responsible-cu/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/guest-commentary-economic-impact-trickles-down/When the Daily News this past week asked Golden Gate Estates Area Homeowners Association board member Pat Humphries about economic conditions in her neighborhood, she said a lot in a few words, used here with her permission. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:03:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/guest-commentary-economic-impact-trickles-down/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/news-quiz-ghost-orchid-alligator-eggs-county-growt/Test yourself on local current events. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/news-quiz-ghost-orchid-alligator-eggs-county-growt/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/betsy-hart-current-world-its-good-be-raising-geek/I never thought in terms of “bringing up geeks.” But for much of my young life, I was a geek. Full disclosure: while other girls in junior high school had pictures of Leif Garrett in their lockers, I had pictures of Ronald Reagan. It’s hard to get ahead socially in such a case, but so it was. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/betsy-hart-current-world-its-good-be-raising-geek/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/bigelow-lee-county-manager-should-retire-prevent-f/An investigation into the County Manager's real estate investment practices and his level of candor about them is an action the Board of County Commissioners must consider in order to fulfill its duty to oversee the County Manager’s performance. My preference is to take a less damaging and disruptive road. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:29:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/bigelow-lee-county-manager-should-retire-prevent-f/opinion/guest_columnshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/jeff-lytle-take-listen-these-sound-bites-local-can/Time again for the newspaper’s editorial board interviews with political candidates. That means quotable sound bites from our on-the-record conversations. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:59:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/jeff-lytle-take-listen-these-sound-bites-local-can/opinion/columnistshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/phil-lewis-amendments-will-require-some-thought/The Daily News editorial board got a close look at how we are all going to be voting this election year. Collier County Supervisor of Election Jennifer Edwards and her crew brought in one of the new optical-reader voting machines and answered questions about the upcoming August primary and the general election in November. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/phil-lewis-amendments-will-require-some-thought/opinion/columnistshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/guest-commentary-junior-achievement-key-economics-/We are all aware that our schools really do not teach business and economics until one gets into college. This is an unfortunate omission since these subjects are so very important for everyone, regardless of what career path they choose to follow. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/guest-commentary-junior-achievement-key-economics-/opinion/perspectivehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/plan-limit-speculators-answer-high-price-oil/Take a quick true-false quiz. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/plan-limit-speculators-answer-high-price-oil/opinion/perspective