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        Port Charlotte
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        North Port/Englewood
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        Lee County

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        Naples

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        Cape Coral

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        Pine Island / Matlacha

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        National News

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        Hurricane

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        Naples

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Charlotte County

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        North Fort Myers

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Port Charlotte

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        Port Charlotte

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        Lee County

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        Charlotte County

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        Punta Gorda

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        Port Charlotte

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        Captiva

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        Marco Island

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee school district and union are still negotiating on teachers' starting salary

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        Bonita Springs

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