My Thoughts Exactly by Annette Kniola

To begin, let me just start with a little history. It was sometime around that Fall in the year of 2008 when everyone had their eye on the stock markets and the gross domestic product- GDP.  It was the first time the GDP dropped into negative territory in years, signaling a red flag(in my mind). So just being me and the way I am, I made a phone call to our Ameriprise agent about our 401K account. I discussed with her my concerns of a possible recession that analyst kept talking about, but no one really seemed to care. Apparently, Ameriprise didn't seem to care either. Why would they? Wasn't their money, right? I was told everything will be fine and not to worry. Well, I didn't care what she said.  I worried. So I waited. I simply watched how most of the U.S. kept enjoying life like there was no tomorrow. Driving around in expensive cars they could not afford, having parties in the their homes in which they paid an arm and a leg for, and being totally naive

I am very disappointed in Naples Daily News and how they are handling elections for Collier County Commission races this year.  We have 3 Commission seats up for grabs.  District's 2, 3, and 5.  And since District 2 has all Republicans, that Commission seat will be announced in the August primary. Now let's take a look at District 3 and 5.  We don't just have Republicans running for these seats, but both districts also have a Democrat as well. Annisa Karim and Tamara Paquette. The winner of the August primary will go up against these ladies in the General Election. So why am I so ticked off?  Because Naples Daily News keeps leaving the Democrats out of not only a survey that has gone out to only Republican candidates, but also holding a recent "Men's Republican Club Forum", and lastly, a very important Commission forum coming up August 17th.  Naples Daily News is hosting this forum and everyone in District 3 and 5 are invited, except for the running Democrats