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Benefiting Others
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Area youth volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent May 11 lending the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend assistance in its spring cleanup. Mormon Helping Hands is the name under which members of the Church of...Tags: Elementary Schools, Social Organizations, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Chrysler Group LLC
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Jay Neal: Insurance regulators helping Florida consumers
Recently, the Board of Citizens Property Insurance approved a controversial deal allowing Heritage Insurnace to offer homeowners coverage to 60,000 Citizens policy holders. Whatever you think about the deal, the final judgment has likely yet to be...Tags: Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Credit Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Bankruptcy
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HAM radio still part of hurricane center arsenal
Amid the high-tech computers, satellite dishes and sophisticated equipment at the National Hurricane Center is a HAM radio operator station, somewhat hidden in a back office. It might seem like it's akin to placing a teletype on a space shuttle. But...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Entertainment, Radio, Radio Industry, Miami-Dade County
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Fleeing a hurricane: Could we evacuate in time?
If a major storm bears down on South Florida this year, evacuation could be far riskier than in past hurricane seasons. That's because we are facing new challenges: • Two major evacuation routes from the beach will be tied up due to construction,...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Natural Disasters, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Disasters and Accidents
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ANALYSIS-As hurricanes loom, Florida insurance lives on borrowed time
Reuters* As storm season starts, Florida worries about insurance * State-run firm covers 21 pct of residential insurance * Florida has not been hit by a major hurricane since 2005 By David Adams MIAMI, June 1 (Reuters) - Mother Nature has been kind to...Tags: Rick Scott, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings, Natural Disasters
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Citizens' deal with Heritage seems fishy
The Sun Sentinel has published numerous articles lately about Citizens Insurance reducing its number of policyholders. The problem is that there was no investigative reporting in the past when they also tried to reduce their exposure and spin off...Tags: Natural Disasters, Fort Lauderdale, Hurricanes, Insurance
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YOUR MONEY-Four ways to prepare for hurricane season
ReutersBy Beth Pinsker NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters) - On storm surge maps that show the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, my house sits on a rare patch of dry land surrounded by swaths of water. Located in Gravesend, Brooklyn, nestled just above Coney Island, the...Tags: Gravesend, Rentals, Natural Disasters, Apple iPhone, Shingles
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Rallying relief
Local Jewish organizations and synagogues are joining with others across the country that are aiding victims of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes that leveled the town of Moore, killing 24 people, including nine children. WIZO Florida, the Women's...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Boynton Beach, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Boca Raton
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Four ways to prepare for hurricane season
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - On storm surge maps that show the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, my house sits on a rare patch of dry land surrounded by swaths of water. Located in Gravesend, Brooklyn, nestled just above Coney Island, the house did not sustain any...Tags: Gravesend, Natural Disasters, Apple iPhone, Coney Island, Hurricanes
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How do tornado winds compare with hurricanes?
Sun SentinelSouth Florida is unlikely to ever see a tornado as devastating as the one that tore through Oklahoma on Monday. The atmospheric conditions aren’t conducive here. Yet the region could see a Category 5 hurricane, which could pack winds almost as...Tags: National Weather Service, Weather Statistics, Weather, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Hug your family, then prepare
Give your kids an extra hug tonight. Hug them as tightly as the petrified, tearful folks in Moore, OK., hugged their kids after luckily finding them following the devastasting tornado that struck Monday. And then, after you hug your kids, think...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Weather Warnings, Hurricanes
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College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami
ReutersBy Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., May 21 (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch (5.6 metres) Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence. College student Jason Leon snared...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Everglades National Park, Everglades
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May 21, 2013
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