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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: Insurance, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Credit Ratings, Bankruptcy, Consumers
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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: Radio Industry, Natural Disasters, The Salvation Army, Cuba, Coral Gables
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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: Peru, Social Organizations, Elementary Schools, Separation of Church and State, Schools
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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: Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach County, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Traffic, Hurricane Katrina (2005)
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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: Insurance, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Fort Lauderdale
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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: Palm Beach County, Hurricanes, Boca Raton, North Palm Beach, Judaism
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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: Tornadoes, Hurricanes, National Weather Service, Building Material, Natural Disasters
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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: Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings
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Steven Payne: National Guardsman rarely missed a UCF football game
Chicken wings, beer, UCF football and family were all part of Orlando resident Steven Payne's recipe for a good time. "He loved making his own wings and his own sauce," said Payne's son, Chad Payne, who was a wide receiver for UCF from 1989 to 1993....Tags: Orlando, Harley-Davidson Inc., Butterfly Ballots, Recipes, Army National Guard
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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: Hurricanes, Executive Branch, Tropical Weather, FEMA, Government
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Sentinel's Central Floridian of the Year turns 30
The Orlando Sentinel's first Floridian of the Year for 1983 was a strong-willed woman who slugged it out with this state's power brokers. Coincidentally, so is our 30th honoree, Deirdre Macnab. Marjory Stoneman Douglas wasn't afraid to fight for their...
Tags: Toni Jennings, John Gorrie, Everglades, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Apopka
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Will Hurricane Isaac crash Republican party in Tampa?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThe first thing I thought when the Republicans announced their 2012 Republican National Convention would be held in Tampa during the last week of August: Hmmm, the heart of hurricane season. Well, wouldn't you know it, here we are, six......Tags: Republican Party, Hurricanes, Executive Branch, Government, Rick Scott
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