Photo: Naples Pier 2008 by Birgit Pauli-Haack Photo: Birgit Pauli-Haack  

Apr 10, 2010: Celebrity Author Luncheon

“An inside story from an insider featuring behind the scenes of military meetings, boardrooms, and parlors of the Washington power elite.”

That’s how the books of Karna Bodman have been described. She served in the White House under President Reagan for six years, first as deputy press secretary under James Brady and later as Senior Director of the National Security Council.

Her experiences have resulted in books in which her heroes race against time and terrorists mixing suspense, romance and death scenarios.

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Jan 26, 2010 Lunch: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Naples' “Field of Dreams” will be addressed on January 26th, when Gary Price of Naples City Council, and the Fifth Avenue Advisors, and David Moulton of ESPN radio will speak at this newsmakers lunch.
 

The question of whether the Chicago Cubs will come to Naples in 2011 for spring training is on the agenda. This hot topic has been tossed around in the news for months, and Price has been extremely instrumental in trying to persuade the Cubs to make Naples their second home. Moulton, a frequent sports writer at the NDN, has past experience as Sports Anchor for ABC 7 and is currently co-host of “Miller and Moulton in the Afternoon”. 

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Human Trafficking in Collier County?

        It's hard to believe that human trafficking could be happening right in our own backyard.
 
  This startling fact was hammered home with a bang to many in the audience, at last month's discussion of the topic sponsored by the Press Club at Edison College.
 
   Nola Theiss, director of the Human Trafficking Awareness group, here, punctuated her remarks with examples of distressing local situations that were eye-openers to many in the audience. She urged the group to be aware of this increasingly alarming problem that haunts transients and young female workers, and to call her agency with any suspicions or information.
 

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Conan the Barbarian

Who knew that Neal Conan was the inspiration for Conan the Barbarian?
 
  Seems like many at the WGCU sponsored luncheon in November were aware that this smooth talking host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation" was the model for this cartoon character.
 
  Lots of NPR listeners, WGCU staffers, Press Club members, sponsoring retailers and Conan groupies hung on his every word as this smooth broadcaster, with the familiar soothing voice, recounted tales from his NPR call- in- show experiences.
 

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