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The Big Uneasy
The lavish Carnival banquets already are under way at Antoine's Restaurant, the parading clubs are finalizing their ornate processions and the reviewing stands are in place along St. Charles Avenue. Everything, in other words, looks to be ready for the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Festive Events, Culture, Hurricane Katrina (2005), NAACP
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New uneasiness settles on broken city
The food, a timeless presentation of French gourmet classics, is as savory as ever. The service is attentive and flawless. The dining rooms, freshly polished and filled with historical artifacts, promise a luxuriant meal. The veteran waiters are hard at...Tags: Halloween, Renovation, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Lifestyle and Leisure, C. Ray Nagin
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Gov. Scott: Sequestration could hurt hurricane recovery
Sun SentinelFederal sequestation could hurt Florida’s ability to recover in the aftermath of a hurricane because less money will be available to prepare the National Guard, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. Further, he said National Guardsmen are to be...Tags: Tropical Storms, FEMA, Government, National Hurricane Center, Politics
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Governor Rick Scott warns sequester puts Florida at risk in hurricane season
The federal sequester could hurt Florida's ability to recover after a hurricane because less money will be available to prepare the National Guard, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. Further, he said National Guardsmen are to be furloughed and won't...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Oceans, Tropical Storms, FEMA, Rick Scott
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Hurricane director: Prepare as though one will hit
Will Florida escape a hurricane hit yet again? That's possible. But considering Florida is the most storm-clobbered state in the nation, it would be wise to prepare as though one will strike, National Hurricane Center director Rick Knabb said Tuesday....
Tags: Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Fort Lauderdale
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Myths and realities about hurricanes: What you need to know
Like many catastrophic phenomena, hurricanes have become encrusted with mythology. From bad advice on how to protect your home to erroneous ideas about the most dangerous regions within a hurricane, meteorologists hear all sorts of lore from the public....
Tags: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, Natural Disasters
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Boaters hit snags after Hurricane Sandy changed South Jersey inlets
Capt. Frank Camarda has piloted his 80-foot party boat Miss Beach Haven to the tip of Holgate on the southern end of Long Beach Island for ages. Camarda knows his boat drafts 4.5 feet of water. He knows Little Egg Inlet is about 6.5 feet at low tide, and...Tags: Ocean City, Intracoastal Waterway, Science and Technology, Hatteras, Natural Disasters
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Site shows how storm could affect your area
Sun SentinelWant to know in detail how a tropical storm might impact your neighborhood? Don’t refer to the cone of error. The National Weather Service now offers Tropical Cyclone Potential Impacts – weather.gov/tcig – a site that provides color-...Tags: Executive Branch, Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Weather, Government
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Stephen Goldstein: Bush Library a lesson in hypocrisy
Everything that looked right about the recent dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is what's wrong with America. First, hypocrisy was in overdrive: Against the backdrop of an architecturally pre-pubescent building, on a...Tags: Libraries, POLITICO LLC, Same-Sex Marriage, Natural Disasters, Arts and Culture
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It's report card time for electric companies, for their performance during Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe state Public Utility Commission issued a report today to state lawmakers about how electric companies performed during Hurricane Sandy. Overall, the commission gave utilities high marks, but suggested areas for improvement. Utilities turned to... -
Will the Bermuda High help us again this storm season?
Sun SentinelWhether the Bermuda High will punish or protect Florida during hurricane season remains unknown. Washed out by a winter system over the U.S. Southeast, it’s for now a mushy blob of warm air, so diluted that it’s hard to tell where it’s...Tags: Executive Branch, Hurricane Leslie (2012), Government, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service
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Lawmakers eye Citizens' wind-only policies for next year
Palm Beach County is home to 23,534 of them. Broward has 25,173. Those figures represent the number of wind-only policies Citizens Property Insurance Corp. sells at "actuarially unsound" premiums, or coverage that is routinely priced more than 60 percent...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Rick Scott, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Natural Disasters
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May 8, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 12, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 7, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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