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Non-equity investment options tat lilli jfdlCo Gold $1,740.43 an ounce SW Floridians somewhat shielded as the market reels Silver $36.14 an ounce if- 10-Year Treasury 1.72 percent news-press Interactive: Explore market corrections, the economy and Europe's impact on the U.S. stock market. decline in the stock market, which would lead to less spending and affect the strong retail market in the local economy. While the drop will trickle down to area businesses, some local investors were buffered from the dip, which saw the Dow close at 10,733. See MARKET A2 Also see Business B8 money we don't have," said Robert Matheson, president of Matheson Financial Services, with offices at Coconut Point Mall.

Matheson said the latest drop is the just the beginning. He expects more deflation in commercial and residential real estate, and another 30-Year Treasury, rf local investors aren't sweating it. Still, traders on Wall Street and around the world sold off stocks with abandon, more convinced than ever the United States, and perhaps the globe, are headed for a new recession. "We cannot keep spending BY YVONNE AYALA McCLELLAN The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points at one point on Thursday, and ended off 391 points, but Southwest Florida financial planners say WlHfcaiKVias THE NEWS-PRESS PRESIDENCY 5: GOPTALKS FAITH News Digest i -m i n. Women's killings linked by an affair One's husband, lover charged with murder )i BY RACHEL REVEHL It's a step into the past The fall fashion picture has a decidedly historic tint this year: There are touches of familiar flair, taking the new look back through much of the 20th century for its inspiration.

INSIDE COASTAL LIFE a 1 Christine Moretz was the link between two alleged killers one her estranged husband, the other her lover. Moretz was gunned down in a Naples hospital room in early July. It was her husband, Jeffrey Moretz, 54, whom Collier County sheriff's deputies say pulled that trigger before shooting himself. 1.1 He survived THEIR RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS I I. i- i r.

MORETZ His rage, according to court docu-m released Thursday, stemmed at least partially from a relationship between Christine, 53, and her co-worker, Christopher Serna, 34. Other coworkers told CRAIG BAILEYFLORIDA TODAY Candidate Herman Cain greets the public during the Faith and Freedom rally at Presidency 5 in Orlando. More than 200 delegates from Southwest Florida attended. Candidates put religion center stage A "am 1 A i MICHELE BACHMANN Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran. Strong opponent of HERMAN CAIN Devout Baptist.

Has been vocal about his religious beliefs. Strongly NEWT GINGRICH Grew up Lutheran, became a Southern Baptist and is now Catholic. JON HUNTSMAN He and his family are followers of The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints. SERNA It was a hot, wet summer The second-hottest American summer on record is over. Fall started today, and at Page Field that means summer's rainfall is in at the most on record and its temperatures were the ninth highest.

LOCAL, B1 Collier budget has lean look Collier County commissioners OK a budget with no tax-rate increase that could result lower taxes for those whose whose property values have dropped. The budget provides for no raises for county staff or any addition of deputies or ambulances. LOCAL, B1 gion, Mormonism. A candidate's religious views remain an attack point from one politician to the next. Will certain beliefs derail a candidate's bid? Or seal the deal? At this juncture, several months before the Florida Republican primary and more than a year from the next presidential election, religion is near the top of the agenda among GOP primary contenders.

That was evident Thursday during the first event of Presidency 5, the Faith and Freedom Coalition See RALLY A4 investigators Christine's death pulled the already-withdrawn Sema further into a shell. Before the end of the month, deputies would find him, too, with blood on his hands, in a Naples residence. The mutilated body and decapitated head of another girlfriend, Suzanne Bishop, was nearby. Now, both men are in Collier County Jail awaiting trials on murder charges, facing life in prison if convicted. The end of Christine's life didn't seem to come as a shock to those who knew See KILLINGS A2 Documents: Read a Collier RICK SANTORUM A devout Catholic and a vocal opponent of abortion.

MITT ROMNEY A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-Day Saints. RICK PERRY A Methodist, he's led numerous prayers and services at private events. RON PAUL Was raised a Lutheran, but now attends a conservative Baptist church in his Texas district. BY BOB RATHGEBER ORLANDO Rick Perry took to the pulpit at a football stadium in Texas earlier this summer, preaching to a crowd of about 30,000 and energizing the religious right. Michele Bachmann brings her conservative stance on religion to every speech she makes.

In July, candidate Herman Cain said Mitt Rom-ney could not win the presidential election in 2012 because Romney has not done a good job of communicating his reli- Interactive: Find out more about the GOP presidential candidates and where they are in the polls. Source: 2012.republicanondidates.org GOP PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE The two Republican Perry and Mitt Romney, go after each other on immigration and Social Security during Thursday night's debate in Orlando. i County Sheriffs Office inter- i view with Christopher Serna regarding his relationship I with Christine Moretz. III! Opinion B6-7 Sports C1-8 Weather B12 High 90 'vv Low 76 Live Doppler radar and updates at Lottery B2 Nation A3 Obituaries B5 Business B8-11 Celebrity Buzz A2 9 Comics Gulf Coasting The Nrws-Pnss, A Gannett NewspaptT GpyriKht201l "4090 02625" 50 Retail -ml PIANO BED PY TERRY SEiTZ I Dcnrnonu mm m. a i llllHIUiib Furniihinqs in Florida's Favorite Colors Get Your Coupon, Sfe Dcwis M.tt Sai Items At DENMArtKlNTERtORS.coM.