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Dayna Harpster

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Journalist, marketer, mental health advocate in Southwest Florida. Loves dogs, jewelry arts, travel, being Aquarian. Knows what it means to miss New Orleans.
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Southwest Florida embraces dirty soda

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By Dayna Harpster
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Dirty soda – carbonated soda with cream and fruit puree or syrup mixed in – apparently hit social media radar with the reality show "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" some years ago. It became popular with LDS followers, who are not supposed to drink alcohol or "hot drinks" like coffee or tea. But apparently Olivia Rodrigo had something to do with the popularity, too, having had her photo with a drink from soda shop Swig in hand show up on TikTok.
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Charlotte County Community Services wins 27 national awards for local programs

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By Dayna Harpster
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Charlotte County Community Services received 27 national awards last month, recognizing community programs and a local park. Twenty-five of those honors came by way of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards, which recognize innovative local government programs and are non-competitive. "Everybody can do the same program year after year," Director of Community Services Tommy Scott said.
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Glades County school district joins more affluent districts like Sarasota and Collier in top ranking

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By Eileen Kelley, Dayna Harpster
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Schoolchildren aren’t the only ones to get grades when the school year winds down. School districts get graded by the state in a rigorous “A to F” grading system that measures student performance, graduation rates, college and career acceleration and overall academic progress of struggling students.
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