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Old 02-06-2023, 7:05pm   #1
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Naples hospital fund raiser for a black man who has worked for 22 years at the hospital, but spends 4 hours a day riding the bus to/from work. Co-workers stepped up and bought him a car, and even kicked in for insurance.

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But isn’t Florida full of racists according to STD??? Hard work gets rewarded.
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I get Collier County is pricy, Naples particularly, but damn, how far out do you have to actually go to find affordable housing? Last time I was there, Everglades Blvd and beyond, was out in the boonies and not that expensive.
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I get Collier County is pricy, Naples particularly, but damn, how far out do you have to actually go to find affordable housing? Last time I was there, Everglades Blvd and beyond, was out in the boonies and not that expensive.
Two hours…..by bus…. Apparently
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Great story. I wish were heard more of them.
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When you stack this guy's dedication and commitment up against some illegal refusing to be removed from a lush hotel in NYC, it tells the story of those people who choose to build, and those who choose to destroy.

While I am happy to hear folks stepped up in this particular case, it pisses me off that the .gov fails in so many other ways when they have shit away trillions.
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