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Special meeting called to address UEP frustrations
July 3, 2009
Cape Coral city council members have called a special meeting on the utilities expansion project in answer to residents who walked out of a meeting designed to outline the payment options for the SW 6/7 portion of the UEP.
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Keeping the mentally ill out of jail
July 3, 2009
By Clinton Burton, cburton@breezenewspapers.com
The man, we’ll call him David, ambled down the avenue. With no family locally, no job and not so much as a permanent address the street was the only home he’d known for some time.
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Red, White & BOOM! to offer area’s largest July 4th celebration
July 3, 2009
There’s no shortage of entertainment on the Fourth of July in Cape Coral. Two events highlight our nation’s birthday, with fireworks, music, food, free stuff, and tons of fun.
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Officials urge safety this Fourth of July weekend
July 3, 2009
The Fourth of July is a time for families to come together and celebrate, to watch the fireworks displays, toss some patties on the grill and enjoy the company of loved ones by the pool or on the beach.
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Boater safety a focus on the 4th
July 3, 2009
You may have heard the term “wolf pack” associated with traffic enforcement efforts on roads, so this weekend local mariners may be referring to waterborne patrols as a “shark frenzy.
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Poll: Affordable healthcare needed
July 3, 2009
A poll released this week by the nation’s largest union is exposing some of its member’s discontentment with the current health care system as legislators in Washington work on healthcare reform.
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Top Headline Poll
What do you think of the new law making seatbelt violations a stoppable offense?
It’s a good law; it will save lives.
41%
It should have remained a secondary offense.
18%
I don’t care, I always wear mine.
18%
We don’t need seat belt laws; it should be a personal choice
23%
Other
0%
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In between clubs
Fri, June 26, 2009 @ 4:57PM
Many times on the course you're faced with a yardage that's in between two of your clubs, say a 6 or 7-iron, and you're not sure what to do. There are several methods and let's discuss them now. The first is to take the 7-iron and swing a bit harder than normal. Many tour pros and advanced players go this route as their swing are very solid and technically sound and they can give it a litlle more speed without throwing their swings off too much. The smarter route may be to go with the 6-iron and swing a bit easier. The extra club will let you swing 75% of your normal swing speed and can result in a solid strike to the blow and better balance on your part. The other way is to swing your normal way and simply choke down on the club an inch. When your shorten down on your club you make the shaft shorter so it won't hit the ball as far and also make the shaft play a little bit stiffer which will take off 5 yards or so.
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Health Insurance Woes
Tue, June 23, 2009 @ 8:30PM
The President and Congress are trying quite quickly to pass an horrendously bloated thousand page, or more, bill on National Hesalth insurance that would be a massive cost to our already weakened economy. The President, who is no economist, claims that this bill, redesigning our health care system, would help fix our economic woes. This is shear fabrication. Our economic instability is due to the Fed Reserve's massive increase in the money supply. Obama is not telling the truth here. But health insurance is a concern. That is no lie. But, who is uninsured and why are the ingredients for understanding the problems we have. First full disclosure here. I sell health insurance. I have for over twenty years. Its a specialty of mine. Health insurance can be expensive. And if you are uninsurable, yet currently insured through an employer, you are lucky. But what if you are uninsurable, without coverage.
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Only Two Things Are Needed
Thu, July 2, 2009 @ 10:41PM
For 20 years now, my wife has been a maternity nurse at Cape Coral Hospital. She sees brand new parents who are intimidated by the task ahead. Making sure their infant has all of the right tools to succeed in a competitive world is challenging. Raising their newborn in a troubled and uncertain world can make parenting into the future feel overwhelming. On top of it all, they may have read that raising a child from 0-18 will cost over $250,000 and they begin to second-guess their qualifications. As parents now for over 33 years with three successful adult children and an adorable 3 year old granddaughter, my wife and I have concluded, that bottom-line, there are only two ingredients that children absolutely must have: unconditional love and clear boundaries. Everything else is supplementary and just frosting on the cake. I’m convinced that our children were born worthy of perfect love.
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Condo Associations Can Collect Unit Owners Rental Income
Tue, June 23, 2009 @ 11:42AM
Some condo owners have rented out their units to make some money. Some of these are not paying their own condo fees, despite the rent they have collected. A recent Florida court decision makes it easier for asociations to collect dues from owners of homes and condominiums who collect rent from tenants but aren't paying their own association fees. The judge ruled that associations can file a single "blanket" receivership order to go after multiple-unit owners and their rent payments to cover past-due fees. Associations are not only able to collect rent payments to cover overdue fees, but in some cases up to a year's worth of payments in advanc.
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Commercial Real Estate Fees...a question from a reader...
Wed, April 8, 2009 @ 11:09AM
I recently received this great question from a reader about commercial real estate fees and here is my response that I thought I would share with all of you. “I have a question for Mr. Tasman: When a commercial real estate professional like yourself is contracted to find a renter for a landlord, what is the going rate? I have been approached by a woman who has quoted what I think is a rather high rate, especially for this economy. She is asking me to make big concessions such as 6 months free rent to attract a tenant, but she seems unwilling to budge on HER fee. Also, she insists that all the money be paid to her up-front. What happens if the tenant leaves, and fails to fulfill his share of the contract. I'm out the full fee, obviously, and I'm back to square one. Thanks.
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