http://naplesnews.com/staff/katherine_lewis/<P><B>Beat:</B> K-12 education reporter</P> <p><B>Started at the Daily News:</B> Sept. 30, 2005</P> <p><B>Bio:</B> After spending the majority of her first 26-years as a Hoosier, Katherine felt she needed to see more than the corn and Colts that make up the Indiana landscape. Moving to Southwest Florida in September 2005 gave her that opportunity. However, the move will never shake her deep love for the Indiana University men's basketball team, music by Hoosier greats David Lee Roth and John Cougar Mellencamp, or the deep fried pickles only available at the county fair. A 2001 Indiana University graduate who majored in journalism and political science, Kate -- as her friends call her -- knew she wanted to be a journalist from the moment her father put a copy of "All the President's Men" in her hands. An avid reader and proud owner of a signed copy of the Michael Chabon classic "Wonder Boys," Kate likes to spend her free time hanging out with friends, traveling to exotic places like Wilmington, Del., and watching reruns of "Dawson's Creek."</P>en-ushttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/21/recovering-collier-school-board-member-wants-retur/Recovering Collier School Board member wants to return rather than be replacedFri, 22 Aug 2008 00:42:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/21/recovering-collier-school-board-member-wants-retur/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/21/de-regreso-la-escuela/De regreso a la escuelaThu, 21 Aug 2008 04:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/21/de-regreso-la-escuela/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/where-they-stand-collier-school-board-candidates-t/Where they stand: Collier school board candidates on teacher salaries, benefitsThu, 21 Aug 2008 01:23:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/where-they-stand-collier-school-board-candidates-t/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/collier-schools-open-day-late-due-ts-fay/Former high school principal gets fresh start at new elementary schoolWed, 20 Aug 2008 12:49:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/collier-schools-open-day-late-due-ts-fay/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/19/collier-school-district-mulls-program-keep-kids-sc/Collier school district mulls program to keep kids in schoolWed, 20 Aug 2008 00:07:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/19/collier-school-district-mulls-program-keep-kids-sc/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/19/st-john-neumanns-basketball-coach-helps-raise-mone/St. John Neumann’s basketball coach helps raise money, renovates gym within six weeksWed, 20 Aug 2008 00:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/19/st-john-neumanns-basketball-coach-helps-raise-mone/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/18/residents-urged-report-damage-vacant-homes/Residents urged to report damage to vacant homesMon, 18 Aug 2008 22:13:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/18/residents-urged-report-damage-vacant-homes/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/18/collier-high-schools-offering-freshmen-academies-y/Collier high schools offering freshmen academies this yearMon, 18 Aug 2008 21:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/18/collier-high-schools-offering-freshmen-academies-y/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/17/immunizations-or-good-excuse-necessary-start-schoo/Immunizations or a good excuse necessary to start schoolMon, 18 Aug 2008 02:36:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/17/immunizations-or-good-excuse-necessary-start-schoo/http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/16/back-school-budget-cuts-lower-taxes-tough-year-col/Back to school: Budget cuts + lower taxes = tough year for Collier schoolsSat, 16 Aug 2008 22:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/16/back-school-budget-cuts-lower-taxes-tough-year-col/