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FEMA chief: No excuse for not being prepared
Craig Fugate has one overriding message for all Florida residents, now that the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is underway: "The price of living in paradise is to get prepared and quit using excuses." "Complacency is just a dumb excuse people use to say...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Hurricanes, FEMA, Craig Fugate, Interstate 4
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Two-week holiday break part of Orange 2013-14 calendar proposal
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Orange County School Board is slated to adopt a calendar tonight for the 2013-14 school year that includes a Winter Break that is two weeks long, a school start date two weeks before Labor Day and a last day of school of June 4. The proposal would... -
Time still moves slowly on Sanibel, Captiva islands
If you're in a hurry, you don't belong on Sanibel.
That friendly admonition has been a pearl of wisdom on this leisurely Gulf Coast island for decades. In the 1970s, when a high-school buddy and I used to take day trips across the remote Alligator...Tags: Rentals, Forestry and Timber, Trips and Vacations, Forests, Lifestyle and Leisure
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New tile roof may not save you money
South Florida Sun-SentinelMany South Floridians think tile roofs are among the strongest against hurricanes. For years, insurance companies gave homeowners discounts on their premiums for installing them. But some insurers have stopped giving the discounts because of the state'...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment, Health, Disasters and Accidents
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Beware those "lesser" hurricanes
Maryland WeatherWe have a natural tendency to discount the "weaker" hurricanes, those Cat. 1 and 2 cyclones that seem so run-of-the-mill compared with the Cat. 4 and 5 beasts that show up from time to time.But the smaller tempests are sometimes......Tags: Meteorological Disasters, CNN (tv network), Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricane Ike (2008)
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Today is Friday the 13th, does it make you nervous?
Sentinel Staff WriterFor those of you who suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, or triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13, today is the only Friday the 13th this year. What is to fear from Friday the 13th or the number 13, you may ask?...Tags: John Wayne Gacy, Tornadoes, AirTran, Hurricane Damage, Ryanair Holdings Plc
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Skilling Storm Chase is on!
WGN NewsWe're right in the middle of Tom Skilling's Storm Chase week, and the chase kicked off with a bang. On the first day the team saw tornadoes through Kansas and Tom Skilling saw his very first live tornado. Because of the great conditions for storm...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Tornadoes, Entertainment, Building Material, WGN
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Jim Reed: Professional Photographer and Storm Chaser
WGN NewsYou might not have heard of the name Jim Reed, but if you've ever watched a hurricane or tornado unfold on TV, chances are you've seen his work. "We wouldn't dream of chasing storms without the help of an expert," said Tom Skilling, WGN-TV's Chief...Tags: Tornadoes, Entertainment, WGN, Natural Disasters, Television
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Go storm chasing with Tom Skilling
WGN NewsTom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center team are heading out on a storm chase and you can watch their every move. As the team moves across the United States, you can track their progress (and even watch the road for them) on a feature called the iMap...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Natural Disasters, WGN, Tom Skilling
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Old Florida, made new in Punta Gorda
It's easy to overlook the quaint and resilient waterfront village of Punta Gorda, because not far away is a trio of southwest Florida's legendary resort islands: Sanibel, Captiva and Gasparilla.
The islands get the ink in glossy travel magazines,...Tags: Passenger Cars, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Natural Disasters, Restaurants
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Disney guidebook grew from couple's 1,400 visits and 400 photos
Sentinel Staff WriterFor travel authors Julie and Mike Neal, the key to creating a comprehensive Walt Disney World guidebook was an act of God. Literally. It was Hurricane Charley, in 2004, that forced the Neals to leave their home in Sanibel Island for a residence in...Tags: Book, Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Walt Disney World Resort
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We can't afford another Charley, thanks to Charlie
Hurricane Charley hit in 2004. Governor Charlie hit in 2007. Between them, Charley and Charlie have redefined the property-insurance market in Florida. Hurricane Charley showed us that no place in Florida was safe from mega-storms. And then Charley...Tags: U.S. Senate, Prices, Disasters and Accidents, Jeb Bush, Natural Disasters
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May 12, 2010
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May 5, 2010
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Apr 9, 2010
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Aug 14, 2009
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Aug 13, 2009
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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