LIANE SMITH

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As a Southwest Florida native, working here is a perfect fit.

I watched Hurricane Andrew from my front porch in Golden Gate Estates as a girl and walked down the aisle with my husband, Travis, while Hurricane Frances blew outside.

I got my start in newspapers writing and taking pictures for a paper in Everglades City. Then I moved to another swamp, eventually graduating from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

After a stint editing a scuba magazine in High Springs, Fla., I worked as a staff writer for The Sanford Herald outside of Orlando.

When I'm not working, I enjoy the beach: basking in the sun, collecting shells and fishing with my husband. On occasion, we've been known to stay out all night, dancing till it hurts. We also spend a lot of time figuring out what our lovable chihuahua-pitbull mutt has destroyed, chewed, eaten or hidden while we were out.

Recent stories:

• Baking kindness at Estero High
  November 29, 2008
• Let it snow
  November 29, 2008
• Deals & Steals
  November 25, 2008
• Cool Canines
  November 21, 2008
• A MOMENT WITH: Lt. Lee Bushong
  November 21, 2008
• Two area preschools slash prices to cope with economy
  November 21, 2008
• Small seeds plant big ideas
  November 20, 2008
• Spotlight: Teresa "Teri" Layton
  November 17, 2008
• Come together: Concert group to perform at Riverside Park
  November 17, 2008
• A Moment With: Cindy Rapoport
  November 17, 2008
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Tejal Patel staples personalized notes on the bagged desserts at Estero High School.


Alex Cosme, left, and Patrick Kirk, right, bag desserts made by culinary students at Estero High School.


Monica Steele, center, and Meghan Murphy, right, bag cookies and brownies for Lamb of God church, which donated 2,200 meals for Thanksgiving to those in need.

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