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Lights Slowly Coming Back On After Hurricane Wilma (First Coast News)
MIAMI (AP) -- Slowly but surely, the lights are coming back on for the hundreds of thousands of people who lost power after Hurricane Wilma. But some residents and city officials are getting tired of the long wait.

Two-legged dogs brought to Tampa after Hurricane Wilma (ABC Action News)
TAMPA - Three special victims of Hurricane Wilma are now in Tampa on the road to recovery, and looking for some help. At first glance, the dogs appear to be normal, healthy canines. But once you see them walk, you realize that Weeble, Scooter, and Angel are getting around on just two legs.

Mexico coral reef set back 100 years by Wilma (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A fragile coral reef off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula could take more than a century to recover from a thrashing by Hurricane Wilma last month, the government said on Friday.

Mexican coral reef damaged by Hurricane Wilma needs 100 years to recover (People's Daily)
It will take at least 100 years for a coral reef damaged by Hurricane Wilma last month in southeast Mexico to recover, Alfredo Arellano, head of Mexico's Protected Natural Areas Commission (Conamp) in Yucatan, southeast Mexico, said on Friday.

Insurance Spokespersons to Discuss 'Aftermath of Hurricane Wilma' Saturday on S. Fla. Radio Talk Show (Insurance Journal)
The aftermath of Hurricane Wilma and insurance issues will be discussed on Saturday morning by an on-the-air panel of insurance industry experts, including the president of the Latin American Insuranc

Spotlight generosity of Hurricane Wilma survivors in Mexico (USA Today)
USA TODAY's editorial "Wilma, silent storm" reflects on the relatively small national reaction to the massive and destructive Hurricane Wilma. As a survivor of Wilma, who huddled in a small church shelter in Cancun, Mexico, with my family and with scores of other Americans for what seemed an eternity, I certainly agree (Editorial, Monday).

Hurricane Wilma hampers cleanup efforts for Everglades, Lake Okeechobee (Sun-Sentinel)
Hurricane Wilma scored blows against the Everglades cleanup and plans to help Lake Okeechobee recover from last summer's tropical beating.