The Draft
Somewhere around here, probably within 25 miles of the shop where this pink paper was put together, a 37-yearold woman with a swollen breast, three children and a recent divorce has just learned she's going to die. She holds a steady job — one she never complained about when the boss stopped providing health insurance, because she couldn't afford to be out of work. Full Story
A masterstroke of weakness
If diplomatic pusillanimity was the aim, President Barack Obama's decision to abandon our current missile-defense plans in Eastern Europe must be regarded as a masterstroke. With just one announcement, the Obama administration undercut two loyal allies, rewarded Russian bullying and diminished our ability to counter an emerging Iranian threat. Full Story
During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Collier community can create legacy for Damas family
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children commends Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, Capt. Chris Roberts and all the staff at the Collier County Sheriff's Office, as well as law enforcement officials from Haiti and across the United States, for the swift extradition of Mesac Damas to Collier County for the brutal slayings of his wife and five children. Full Story
MOMENTS IN TIME
. On Oct. 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park. Yosemite's natural beauty — the 2,425- foot-high Yosemite Falls, and granite rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan — is immortalized in the blackand white landscape photographs of Ansel Adams (1902-1984). Full Story
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