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There will be Color Guard from the Pine Island American Legion Post 136, the Trafalgar Middle School Choir, Community Hero Awards along with guest speakers sharing their stories

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Every nurse and paramedic has access to Air Methods Ascend, an in-person and online training program that allows clinicians to perform at the top of their licensure Air Methods Ascend is available to medical personnel across the county

“We are incredibly proud of the program we have built with Lee County,” said Matt Turner, vice president of customer experience with Air Methods “We measure our success by the lives we touch and the trust we build became a lightning rod on the presidential campaign trail for DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president

The response from Donalds to the issue further grew the national attention to the subject as DeSantis has been running for president and he has been questioned repeatedly about the curriculum changes

While answering a question from the press last week about the state revisions to the Black history curriculum, DeSantis said he wasn’t involved in devising the Board of Education’s standards but defended the components concerning how enslaved people benefited.

“They’re probably going to show is some of the folks that eventually parlayed being a blacksmith into doing things later, later in life But the reality is: All of that is rooted in whatever is factual,” he said

Vice President Kamala Harris assailed the new standards in a visit to Jacksonville last week in the community In 10 years, we have made a tremendous difference for the people of Lee County Our crew is the best in the industry and they are passionate about serving this community for years to come We are thrilled to be able to share this success with everyone here today ”

Air Methods believes everyone deserves access to lifesaving care without the need for memberships They are in-network with most major insurance providers,

“They dare to push propaganda to our children,” Harris said there. “This is the United States of America. We’re not supposed to do that ”

The 2022 Stop W O K E Act is also meant to prevent critical race theory from being discussed and changes the way other social studies and history subjects are taught as well island artists and will be lit in memory of those lost in the storm

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All patients transported by LeeFlight have access to robust patient advocacy services to help ensure affordability, regardless of insurance status

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Harris, the nation’s first Black vice president, said, “How is it that anyone could suggest that in the midst of these atrocities that there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanization?”

The Stop W O K E Act is being challenged in court Messages left with the office of DeSantis were not returned

Free autism screening for young children Aug. 18

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida, offers a free monthly autism spectrum disorder screening for toddlers 18 months to five years of age

The next screening will be held Friday, Aug 18, from 9 a m to 2 p m , at the Pediatric Specialist Office, 15901 Bass Road, Suite 102, Fort Myers

The ASD screening is conducted by the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida The screeni n g s a r e a d m i n i s t e r e d b y a n A d v a n c e d P r a c t i c e Registered Nurse, who has extensive training and experience in typical child development and developmental disorders

A physician referral is not required To schedule a screening, please call 239-343-6838