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Jupiter couple gets hurricane
Jupiter couple gets hurricane grant (The Palm Beach Post)
A Jupiter couple is getting more than a hand shake from State Rep. Bill Snyder, R-Stuart, at a meeting tonight in Martin County.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 02:45 AM
Housing: Florida's Primary Concern
Housing: Florida's Primary Concern (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Campaigning recently in Florida, Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney promised an "economic turnaround," John McCain said he would make permanent President George W. Bush's first-term tax cuts, and Rudy Giuliani vowed to set up a catastrophe fund to help reduce hurricane insurance costs. All three were addressing a pool of voters who have become keenly aware of how sharply a region can ...
In Florida, GOP sniping takes center stage (WTOL 11 Toledo)
The Republican contenders, particularly Mitt Romney and John McCain, have gone on the attack in the days leading up to Tuesday's Florida primary, trading accusations of flip-flopping, liberalism and lack of leadership.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 02:50 AM
Florida: New Head of
Florida: New Head of Hurricane Center (New York Times)
Bill Read, a veteran weather forecaster, was named the new director of the National Hurricane Center.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:35 AM
Florida governor endorses McCain
Florida governor endorses McCain (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By LIBBY QUAID Florida Gov. Charlie Crist endorsed a beaming Sen. John McCain on Saturday night, delivering a boost three days before the state's pivotal primary. Crist praised McCain as a "true American hero." At a county GOP dinner in St. Petersburg, Crist added, "After thinking about it as much as I have, I don't think anybody would do better than the man who stands next to me, Sen. John ...
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 06:30 AM
Florida's Hurricane Center Names
Florida's Hurricane Center Names New Director (FOX 35 Orlando)
The National Hurricane Center in Miami has a new chief.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 10:20 AM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
The new head of the National Hurricane Center will not even have to change offices. Bill Read, 58, has been occupying Max Mayfield's old office since he came to Miami last August to serve as the Tropical Prediction Center's acting deputy director.
Florida proves tough for W.House hopeful Giuliani (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The line that has often won U.S. presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani his biggest cheers on the Florida campaign trail -- "we have to end illegal immigration" -- met stony silence in a Miami ballroom on Friday.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 10:50 AM
Full transcript from GOP
Full transcript from GOP presidential debate in Florida (TCPalm.com)
Full transcript from GOP presidential debate in Florida
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 02:40 PM
Giuliani's Florida win appears
Giuliani's Florida win appears in danger (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rudy Giuliani splurged on Florida, lavishing time and money on a high-risk gamble that the state would vault him to the Republican presidential nomination.
Hurricane center set to name new boss (Miami Herald)
The new director of the National Hurricane Center likely will be introduced within the next two weeks and a leading contender is veteran forecaster Bill Read, The Miami Herald has learned.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 04:25 PM
McCain concentrates on Florida,
McCain concentrates on Florida, courts Cuban vote (Houston Chronicle)
John McCain courted the Cuban vote Monday and reminded Florida voters of his history in the state, though he may have alienated hurricane-weary voters with his opposition to national catastrophe insurance.
Cash crunch hits Florida campaigns (Miami Herald)
Time and cash are running out in Florida's high-stakes GOP election, and signs of it are everywhere on the campaign trail. Rudy Giuliani and John McCain parked their Florida bus tours Tuesday and zipped to New York for quick cash infusions. Mike Huckabee seriously cut back expenses and travel into Florida and said he couldn't compete in the ad wars. Fred Thompson is nowhere. He quit.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 05:00 PM
Top GOP rivals in
Top GOP rivals in Florida face-off (The Palm Beach Post)
The four top Republican presidential candidates roared into Florida on Monday, hoping their carefully tailored messages on the economy, immigration and national security would help separate them from the crowded field.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 08:50 PM
McCain courts Cuban vote,
McCain courts Cuban vote, reminds Florida of links to the state (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
John McCain courted the Cuban vote Monday and reminded Florida voters of his history in the state, though he may have alienated coastal voters with his stand on hurricane insurance.
McCain woos Cuban vote (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
John McCain courted the Cuban vote Monday and reminded Florida voters of his history in the state, though he may have alienated hurricane-weary voters with his opposition to national catastrophe insurance. Florida has emerged as a showdown state for Republican rival Rudy Giuliani, who has been campaigning here for weeks while McCain focused on his successful strategy to win New Hampshire and ...
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 01:30 AM
Mitt Romney's economic record
Mitt Romney's economic record questioned (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Republican Mitt Romney is touting his revival of the Massachusetts' economy in a pitch to voters in Florida, a state that could make or break his White House bid, but some experts dispute that record.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 01:50 AM
Tax breaks for energy
Tax breaks for energy and hurricane improvements on Florida ballot (FOX 30 Jacksonville)
Homeowners would get a property tax break for energy efficiency and hurricane protection improvements if voters adopt a proposed amendment.
Candidates about to sweet-talk us silly (Miami Herald)
Brace yourself, Florida voters, for a bootlicking. Fresh from plugging corn subsidies in Iowa and decrying lost car-industry jobs in Michigan, presidential pandering is making its way to Florida. First out of the box: Republican Rudy Giuliani, who has spent the last week endearing himself to voters with promises of lowering hurricane insurance rates.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 05:00 AM
Former NYC mayor meets
Former NYC mayor meets with Gov. Crist, AP editors (Miami Herald)
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani told Florida voters Thursday he supports a national catastrophe fund - an issue important to the hurricane battered state.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 08:20 AM
Former NYC mayor meets
Former NYC mayor meets with Gov. Crist, AP editors (Miami Herald)
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani told Florida voters Thursday he supports a national catastrophe fund - an issue important to the hurricane battered state.
Allstate ordered to stop ALL Florida policies (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
Following up on his threat and going one step further, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty this afternoon ordered Allstate to stop selling all insurance policies in Florida.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 11:15 AM
Florida suspends Allstate from
Florida suspends Allstate from writing new policies in state (Market Watch)
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty suspended Allstate Corp.'s ability to sell new insurance policies in the state on Wednesday, complaining that the company hasn't complied with subpoenas issued last year.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 01:25 PM
Florida: No new policies
Florida: No new policies for Allstate (Miami Herald)
bgarcia@MiamiHerald.com Allstate won't be permitted to sell new policies in Florida -- including homeowners or auto insurance -- until the company complies with a subpoena for documents, the state's insurance commissioner said Wednesday.
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A year after homeowners suffering with sky-high insurance bills were promised help is on the way, they're still waiting.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:40 PM
Escambia County, Fla., gets
Escambia County, Fla., gets grant to clear waterways of abandoned boats (NBC 15 Mobile)
Escambia County, Florida, will soon start clearing waterways of boats that were unclaimed after the 2004 hurricane season.
Katrina-damaged trees in Long Beach becoming sculptures (WMCTV Memphis)
Associated Press - January 14, 2008 11:14 AM ET LONG BEACH, Miss. (AP) - A Florida sculptor is being tapped to do carvings into the trunks of trees damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi just...
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 04:40 PM
President to Tour Southern
President to Tour Southern California To Gauge Fire Efforts (Washington Post)
President Bush embarks this morning on a tour of the wildfires ravaging California to showcase his administration's ability to respond better to natural disasters than it did after Hurricane Katrina two years ago. Yesterday, he pronounced the federal government's actions "well-coordinated" after ...
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 07:55 PM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
One of the few positive byproducts of the 2004-05 hurricane seasons was a grassroots group of citizens who managed to effect real wind-insurance policy change where others in government and industry failed.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:10 PM
Florida lawmakers subpoena insurers
Florida lawmakers subpoena insurers over rates (Washington Post)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers on Thursday subpoenaed property insurers in a probe over why home insurance rates have not declined a year after the state doubled its hurricane insurance pool to at least $32 billion.
Holliday returns to WVU (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
As expected, Florida???s John ???Doc??? Holliday ??? a Hurricane, W.Va., native, former Mountaineers linebacker and longtime Mountaineers assistant -- was officially unveiled today as West Virginia football???s new associate head coach, along with several other duties.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 11:55 PM
Florida Appears to Be
Florida Appears to Be Losing Its Sunny Magnetism (Washington Post)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The vast flow of people into Florida from elsewhere in the United States has been the defining feature of the Sunshine State's 20th-century history, draining swamps and spurring development, swelling the economy and shaping politics.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:30 AM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
The city of Key West must pay - a lot, it turns out - for clearing out mangroves to help with flood drainage. The city needed a permit do to the clearing, the South Florida Water Management District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.
Florida lawmakers subpoena insurers over rates (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Florida lawmakers on Thursday subpoenaed property insurers in a probe over why home insurance rates have not declined a year after the state doubled its hurricane insurance pool to at least $32 billion.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:55 AM
Florida primary three weeks
Florida primary three weeks away. Voters reaction: What primary? (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
It appears the last thing on the minds of most Floridians is the primary even though it's only three weeks away.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 06:40 AM
Jindal names health secretary
Jindal names health secretary (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE -- A one-time health care adviser to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will take over the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal said Tuesday as he rounded out his Cabinet in advance of Monday's inauguration.
Driver, 69, dies in a fiery Sunrise wreck (Miami Herald)
A fiery three-vehicle crash killed one driver Tuesday and forced authorities to close the northbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway just south of Sunrise Boulevard in Sunrise during the morning rush hour, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 10:10 AM
Golden Hurricane blows away
Golden Hurricane blows away Falcons, 63-7 (Tacoma News Tribune)
Paul Smith and the nation s top-rated offense turned a little charity into a lot of history in the GMAC Bowl.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 01:10 PM
Latest Research by AIR
Latest Research by AIR Worldwide Scientists Shows Application of Statistics Based Solely on Atlantic Hurricane ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOSTON----AIR Worldwide Corporation today announced results of the latest research by its team of scientists into the link between the formation of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin and U.S. landfall activity.
Florida and Georgia May Gain New Congressional Seats (WCTV Tallahassee)
Fast-growing Southern states including Florida could gain nine new congressional seats after the 2010 census.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:35 PM
Cooler temps, solitude await
Cooler temps, solitude await in Panhandle (Chicago Sun-Times)
APALACHICOLA, Fla. -- They call this part of the Florida Panhandle the Forgotten Coast, and on a cool winter day, it's easy to see why. Miles of dazzling white beaches stand deserted except for an occasional beachcomber. Hotel rooms are easily available at bargain rates.
Santeria sees a bright, hurricane-free future (Miami Herald)
We're building a high-rise skyline to rival New York's, but we need to take care of the poor. Think twice about getting that nip and tuck. Make a will so the children don't fight over their inheritance. If you didn't know it already, we have a real-estate mess on our hands. And yes, a black man might be elected president. As for the 2008 hurricane season, don't worry: It will be as tranquilo as ...
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 06:25 PM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Smathers Beach will soon have 11,600 tons of fresh sand for locals and tourists to enjoy with financial assistance from the city of Key West and the Florida Department or Environmental Protection.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 10:55 PM
South Florida growers struggling
South Florida growers struggling with water shortage (Sun-Sentinel)
U.S. Sugar says cane loss could be 10-20%, citrus fruit is smaller, and vegetable farmers are planting less A worsening water shortage could be trouble for suburban lawns, but it threatens to bring crippling damage to farms across South Florida.
AirTran to keep corporate headquarters in Florida (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
ORLANDO -- AirTran Airways will keep its corporate headquarters in Florida and add jobs, the low-cost carrier and Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:35 AM
Disney employee Amber Minor
Disney employee Amber Minor changed her life after Hurricane Katrina (Orlando Sentinel)
Amber Minor finds new direction in her studies and plans for a career in the hospitality industry. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed her childhood home in New Orleans, 23-year-old Amber Minor discovered a fresh start miles away in Kissimmee.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 07:55 AM
Disney employee Amber Minor
Disney employee Amber Minor changed her life after Hurricane Katrina (Orlando Sentinel)
Amber Minor finds new direction in her studies and plans for a career in the hospitality industry. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed her childhood home in New Orleans, 23-year-old Amber Minor discovered a fresh start miles away in Kissimmee.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 11:05 AM
Former hurricane center head
Former hurricane center head challenges how storms are classified (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
A former director of the National Hurricane Center is questioning how storms are classified.
South Florida: Disturbance may develop in eastern Atlantic (Sun-Sentinel)
A disturbance in the distant Atlantic could be developing into a low-pressure system with traits of a hurricane, forecasters said Saturday.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 01:00 PM
South Florida's Top Stories
South Florida's Top Stories Of 2007 (Local 10 Miami)
2007 was a year filled with news stories that affected South Floridians in some way or another. Local 10 and Local 10.com pick the Top 10 stories of 2007.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 02:50 PM
