Why did that hospital room at Lee Health cost $1,394 a day in 2017?

The daily, pre-insurance room and board charge for “routine” hospital care at Lee Health in 2017 was $1,394.

      

 

 

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Fort Myers Beach leaders' recorded chat with lawsuit plaintiff won't draw ethics complaint

Two council seats – the ones held by Mayor Tracey Gore and Councilman Dennis Boback – will be up for re-election on March.

      

 

 

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Lovers Key welcome center groundbreaking ceremony to be held Dec. 6

A $4 million building meant for education of local wildlife and for community events or weddings should open in January 2020. The groundbreaking ceremony is Dec. 6.

      

 

 

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Video: How to select the freshest, healthiest tree and keep it that way for the season

Christmas trees, cut down long before the holiday, have to make the long journey to the Sunshine State. But you can still find a fresh aromatic tree, if you know what to look for and how to keep it healthy. GINNY BEAGAN/TCPALM

      

 

 

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Recommendation expected soon for two proposals to mine limerock in southeast Lee County

Lee County's chief hearing examiner says she will start writing decisions on two controversial mine proposals in southeast Lee County next week.

      

 

 

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Man killed in Fort Myers Thursday lost his son to gun violence two years ago

A man was killed in Fort Myers Thursday night. He lost his son to gun violence more than two years ago.

      

 

 

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Some rural North Fort Myers residents say they don't want to be another Cape Coral

Residents of the rural Bayshore area in North Fort Myers oppose plans for a development they say will degrade the rural character of the neighborhood

      

 

 

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