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Food Stamp Use at
Food Stamp Use at Record Pace as Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise (New York Times)
Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:10 AM
Tribe falls to Rays,
Tribe falls to Rays, 9-7, in final Florida game (The Morning Journal)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Pena hit one of Tampa Bay's three home runs and the Rays beat Cleveland 9-7 in 10 innings yesterday in the Indians' final spring game in Florida.
Six headed to Florida next week (The Hannibal Courier-Post)
[ The Hannibal Hurricanes swim team will be sending six swimmers to the YMCA National Meet in Florida, April 1-4. The team will be represented by:
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 05:45 AM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
A year after making sweeping property insurance changes, Florida legislators are divided between maintaining a consumer-friendly face or allowing homeowner premiums to start inching up.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 05:45 AM
Rays' rally sends Indians
Rays' rally sends Indians to 9-7 loss in 10 innings in Florida finale (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Carlos Pena hit one of Tampa Bay's three home runs and the Rays beat Cleveland 9-7 in 10 innings Thursday in the Indians' final spring game in Florida.
Fla. Supreme Court sends back two hurricane-damage lawsuits (The News-Press)
The march back to trial courts continues for the hundreds of homeowners still trying to settle insurance claims from the hurricanes of 2004.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 08:10 AM
New NHC director prepares
New NHC director prepares for hurricane season (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
The 2007 hurricane season was calm on the outside, but as stormy as ever inside the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane preview (WCBD-TV Charleston)
To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. The 2007 hurricane season was calm on the outside, but as stormy as ever inside the National Hurricane Center.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 10:00 AM
National Guard called ready
National Guard called ready for hurricanes (Bradenton Herald)
The Florida National Guard has more equipment ready for the 2008 hurricane season than it did a year ago, Maj. General Douglas Burnett said.
New National Hurricane Center director previews season (WSAV Savannah)
The new man running the National Hurricane Center, Bill Read, is low key and a self-described weather geek.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 12:45 PM
Fitch Comments on Florida
Fitch Comments on Florida Homeowners Insurance Market (wallstreet:online AG)
Fitch Ratings said today that, in spite of reform efforts enacted by the state of Florida in 2007
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 02:20 PM
Commercial insurance is back
Commercial insurance is back from the brink (Miami Herald)
It's not the good old days again -- before eight hurricanes slammed into Florida between 2004 and 2005 -- when plenty of insurers were willing to write commercial coverage and rates were relatively low.
SCSU track records high finish (The Times and Democrat)
SCSU Sports Information The South Carolina State track and field teams recorded several high finishes at the Hurricane Invitational, hosted by Miami of Florida over the weekend (Mar. 21-22).
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 03:10 PM
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It was a nice fall day, Oct. 15th, 1954. There was talk of a hurricane south of us but most folks didn't seem too concerned. A hurricane was what Cuba and Florida had to endure, not us folks up north.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 04:10 PM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Key West City Commissioner Bill Verge wants the City Commission to set a deadline of April 1 to garner $2.3 million still needed to sink the USS Hoyt S. Vandenberg as an artificial reef seven miles off Key West.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 04:30 PM
'A greater hurricane now'
'A greater hurricane now' (Indian Country Today)
GRAND BAYOU, La. (AP) - When Ruby Ancar talks about her fishing village on the bayou, she says a divine hand has protected her Atakapa-Ishak kinfolk for generations.
Lawmakers want to track state hurricane inspection program (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
My Safe Florida Home doesn't track results lawmaker wants to change that.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 06:40 PM
Housing crisis cools migration
Housing crisis cools migration to former hot spots (USA Today)
Torrid population growth rates in Sun Belt metropolitan areas from Florida to Arizona, Nevada and California have slowed amid a severe downturn in the nation's housing market, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Census Bureau data released today.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 08:35 PM
Bayou town's new hurricane:
Bayou town's new hurricane: government (MSNBC)
Before Hurricane Katrina, Grand Bayou and its 25 families of Atakapa-Ishak American Indians lived in concert with moon cycles and migrations of shrimp. Today, it faces extinction.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 11:35 PM
Utility Preps For Hurricanes
Utility Preps For Hurricanes By Replacing Power Lines (The Tampa Tribune)
CLEARWATER - Foot by foot, about 60 workers ran about a mile of new electric line through new power poles in the Greenbriar community as part of Progress Energy Florida's effort to reinforce the utility grid against hurricanes.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 12:45 AM
A changing of the
A changing of the Guard (The Gainesville Sun)
Twenty-six years ago, when Lt. Col. Dwayne Jarriel entered the Florida Army National Guard, deployments were short, few and far between.But now reservists are increasingly finding themselves serving in wars.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 05:05 AM
Katrina Aftermath Erodes Bayou
Katrina Aftermath Erodes Bayou Culture (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
When Ruby Ancar talks about her fishing village on the bayou, she says a divine hand has protected her Atakapa-Ishak kinfolk for generations. But Grand Bayou is forsaken these days, 30 months after Hurricane Katrina washed over it and dragged one of Louisiana's last authentic outposts of bayou culture into a world defined by insurers, money lenders, building code enforcers and ...
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Both Coral Shores lacrosse teams play for district-tournament seeding at today's doubleheader match at Palmer Trinity. While the Hurricane girls battle to keep their top spot for the district playoff, the Hurricane boys try to earn a qualifying spot in their bracket.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 06:20 AM
The Puzzling Eye Of
The Puzzling Eye Of A Hurricane On Venus Paris, France (ESA) Mar 14, 2008 (SpaceDaily)
Venus Express has constantly been observing the south pole of Venus and has found it to be surprisingly fickle. An enormous structure with a central part that looks like the eye of a hurricane, morphs and changes shape within a matter of days, leaving scientists puzzled.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Wins in field events helped power the Coral Shores Hurricane boys to a team win in a four-school event March 4 in Tavernier. On the track, standout seniors Randell Jackman and Anthony Whitehead each raced to solo victories and teamed as part of the winning 4x100 relay.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 08:45 AM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Wins in field events helped power the Coral Shores Hurricane boys to a team win in a four-school event March 4 in Tavernier. On the track, standout seniors Randell Jackman and Anthony Whitehead each raced to solo victories and teamed as part of the winning 4x100 relay.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 01:05 PM
Senate panel urges tough
Senate panel urges tough legislation on Florida property insurers (Sun-Sentinel)
Sweeping changes target rate hikes, dropped policies A special Senate panel that grilled insurers last month about how rates are set proposed sweeping property insurance changes on Thursday.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 05:30 PM
Rainy month not enough
Rainy month not enough to end watering restrictions in South Florida (Sun-Sentinel)
Recent rains helped avert a water "crisis," but it will take a greater soaking to end a lingering water supply emergency, South Florida's top water manager said Wednesday.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 07:05 PM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Wins in field events helped power the Coral Shores Hurricane boys to a team win in a four-school event March 4 in Tavernier. On the track, standout seniors Randell Jackman and Anthony Whitehead each raced to solo victories and teamed as part of the winning 4x100 relay.
Are Fewer Florida Retirees Moving To South Georgia? (WCTV Tallahassee)
The number of retirees moving from Florida to South Georgia is dwindling. With fewer people bringing their nest eggs with them, that means the local economy is losing money.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:25 PM
AIG Private Client Group
AIG Private Client Group Expands Its Hurricane Protection Unit(R) To Serve Additional Policyholders in New York, New ... (Centre Daily Times)
AIG Private Client Group, a division of the personal lines property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), today announced the expansion of its Hurricane Protection Unit(R) to serve its policyholders in Hillsborough County, Florida; Nassau County, New York; and Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey.
Fitch Rates Orlando, Florida's $23.8MM Special Revs 'AA'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Fitch assigns an 'AA' rating to Orlando, Florida's capital improvement refunding special revenue bonds, series 2008A and 2008B in the amounts of approximately $14.5 million and $9.3 million, respectively.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 11:20 PM
Killer tornadoes batter north
Killer tornadoes batter north Florida (USA Today)
Severe thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes hit northern Florida on Friday, killing two people, causing minor injuries, destroying several homes and knocking down power lines.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 01:35 AM
GARDEN Q and A:
GARDEN Q and A: Hurricane lilies a pleasant surprise (The Florida Times-Union)
Q: I have some hurricane lilies that bloomed beautifully late last summer. Now it has long green leaves. Should I cut them off so they will re-flower?
My Summer in Florida (Centre Daily Times)
Gatesburg, Pa. A place that can be so beautiful can bring you fears that you never thought you would ever face. I love to visit the beautiful state in Florida, but it has its good and bad things about it. I myself can still feel the despair of that unforgiving night that brought the fear of not only being in a hurricane, but the fear that I was never going to make it back home.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 02:45 AM
Killer tornadoes batter north
Killer tornadoes batter north Florida (USA Today)
Severe thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes hit northern Florida on Friday, killing two people, causing minor injuries, destroying several homes and knocking down power lines.
My Summer in Florida (Centre Daily Times)
Gatesburg, Pa. A place that can be so beautiful can bring you fears that you never thought you would ever face. I love to visit the beautiful state in Florida, but it has its good and bad things about it. I myself can still feel the despair of that unforgiving night that brought the fear of not only being in a hurricane, but the fear that I was never going to make it back home.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 05:50 AM
My Summer in Florida
My Summer in Florida (Centre Daily Times)
Gatesburg, Pa. A place that can be so beautiful can bring you fears that you never thought you would ever face. I love to visit the beautiful state in Florida, but it has its good and bad things about it. I myself can still feel the despair of that unforgiving night that brought the fear of not only being in a hurricane, but the fear that I was never going to make it back home.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:00 AM
Hurricane Grill offers free
Hurricane Grill offers free wings to voters (BizJournals)
Hurricane Grill and Wings is offering a free appetizer to Florida voters. The chain, which has two restaurants in the Jacksonville area, will give a free crispy wing appetizer to customers with a valid voter registration card March 6.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:10 AM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Construction of the new 18-Mile Stretch linking Key Largo to Florida City is on schedule and the Keys portion of the $300 million project should open to traffic before summer, according to transportation officials.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:45 AM
Shutter scam artist returned
Shutter scam artist returned to Florida (Florida Today)
A hurricane shutter con artist who went missing for two months after skipping his sentencing is expected to return to Florida in about a week.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 11:50 AM
First series win against
First series win against Florida since 2004 (The Miami Hurricane)
Playing before raucous, sold-out crowds seems to suit the University of Miami baseball team quite well. The Hurricanes used the fans' support to take the three-game series against archrival Florida, two games to one. Coming off a sweep of visiting Cincinnati, the No.
Web-based applications gain popularity (BizJournals)
NORTHEAST FLORIDA -- When a Jacksonville damage mitigation and reconstruction business went to New Orleans to restore a television station and other sites after Hurricane Katrina, it didn't bring its project management software -- not on laptop computers, disks or flash drives.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 06:35 PM
Costly Gator errors spark
Costly Gator errors spark Hurricanes to victory (The Gainesville Sun)
Florida's problems jumped right off the page: Five Gator errors and a wild pitch that led to four unearned Hurricane runs.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 08:30 PM
Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Coral Shores' junior-varsity baseball Hurricanes swept Marathon last weekend in a twin bill. The first game, Hurricane Austin Bynum went to the mound and he had great control, pitching his way to a 14-2 season-opening win. Bynum also helped his own cause by going 2-for-3.
Hurricane-Proof Houses (WCTV Tallahassee)
A Florida business is building one of a kind hurricane proof homes right in the panhandle. The houses are being assembled at a factory in Carrabelle, but the homes will be shipped all over the Southeast.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:45 PM
Florida's Blackout: A Warning
Florida's Blackout: A Warning Sign? (Time Magazine)
A substation located next to Florida Power and Light headquarters is shown in Miami, Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Florida experienced a widespread power outage on Tuesday.
Florida power blackout remains a puzzle (AP via Yahoo! News)
Power executives were still in the dark Wednesday about how a glitch at a substation triggered a blackout that cut power to millions across south Florida. The outage darkened traffic signals, forced hospitals to scramble for generators and cut off air conditioners in the afternoon heat.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 12:35 AM
