============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.bonitanews.com � November 3, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Bonita Daily News: http://web.bonitanews.com/circulation/ WHITE HOUSE RACE MAY COME DOWN TO OHIO President Bush and challenger John Kerry sweated out a tension-packed conclusion to the race between a hard-charging Democrat and a Republican incumbent battered by war in Iraq and joblessness at home. Ohio loomed as this year's Florida, the decisive state, with Kerry's options dwindling. Ceding nothing, Kerry dispatched running mate John Edwards to tell supporters in Boston: "We've waited four years for this victory. We can wait one more night." HALL CRUISES TO VICTORY; JUDAH RE-ELECTION IS OFFICIAL Tammy Hall will move across the street from Fort Myers City Hall to the Lee County Courthouse after posting a big win Tuesday in the three-way race for county commissioner for District 4. "I am so relieved," said Hall, surrounded by supporters at a victory party in downtown Fort Myers, where she worked on revitalization, first as a city employee and then as a council member. "I feel exhilarated. I feel so honored. Over 100,000 people said 'We want you to represent us, to be one of five people with a voice in our future.'" BUSH LASSOS A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE IN COLLIER, LEE Voters in Collier and Lee counties delivered President George W. Bush a powerful victory Tuesday night, handing him two of the 67 counties in electoral-vote rich Florida. Bush took 65 percent of the vote or 82,493 votes to Kerry's 34 percent or 43,277 in Collier County. With 197 of 225 precincts reporting in Lee County, Bush landed 114,153 votes or 59 percent, compared to Kerry's 76,874 or 39.8 percent. FITZGERALD DEFEATS PAULY FOR BONITA FIRE BOARD SEAT After a year of attending meetings as an interested citizen, Ed Fitzgerald will have a different role soon with the Bonita Springs Fire District � commissioner. Fitzgerald beat current fire board commissioner Thad Pauly for the district's Seat 1. Pauly held the seat for only a year after being appointed ahead of Fitzgerald by the sitting commissioners to fill his deceased father's seat. VOTERS BREAK BY WIDE MARGIN FOR INTERIM ELECTIONS HEAD HARRINGTON Sharon Harrington can nix the "interim" from her title today after easily defeating a Lehigh Acres veteran in Tuesday's election to become Lee County's supervisor of elections. Harrington, who was appointed to the post in February after longtime elections supervisor Philinda Young retired, won with 77.4 percent of the vote against challenger Raliegh Scott. With 196 out of 225 precincts reporting, Harrington received 128,994 votes and Scott received 37,698. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.bonitanews.com PERSPECTIVE: EDITORIAL: ELECTION DAY 2004 -- LONG YEAR, LONG NIGHT AND NO MAJOR SURPRISES The road to Tuesday's general election was a long and grueling one for Florida. Starting with municipal elections in February, we later endured "battleground state" status for hurricanes and presidential campaigning. Who knew that come Tuesday getting the results would mean a long and grueling wait for Collier and Lee voters? See more of today�s Perspective stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective BUSINESS: WCI REPORTS STRONG QUARTERLY EARNINGS Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities Inc.'s third-quarter earnings were strong, but not what it expected three months ago. Like a number of Floridians, the hurricanes adversely affected the company's profits. Tuesday, the luxury home builder reported a 67.8 percent increase in profits and 63.2 percent increase in earnings per diluted share. See more of today�s Business stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/business NEAPOLITAN: AFTERNOON DELIGHT: TAKING TEA IS STEEPED IN HISTORY, AND POPULAR AROUND NAPLES "For the full effect, your little finger has got to be up in the air and you should use the word 'darling' a lot," Kate Okuniewicz jokingly remarks, carefully setting a bone china teapot down alongside a platter of homemade scones, Devonshire cream and strawberry preserves. The ladies giggle before diving in. See more of today�s Neapolitan stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan
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