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Insuring Shoreline Homes
Courant Staff WriterThere's a last resort for coastal homeowners in Connecticut who can't find insurance — but it won't be any bargain. The long-awaited new Coastal Market Assistance Program, called C-MAP, is up and running to help people whose houses are within 2,600...Tags: Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, New London (New London, Connecticut), Emergency Planning, The Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated
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Families find fun at this Panhandle destination
Sentinel Staff WriterPensacola Beach always has been a drive-to getaway for those from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, and it is not shying away from that image. Its latest tourism slogan is "We're only a tankful away." Not catchy but it gets the job done. That's...Tags: IMAX, Natural Disasters, Fishing, Wes Smith, Meteorological Disasters
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Floridians need "all-risks" homeowners insurance policies
By Kevin McCarty This has been a sad few weeks for residents of our nation's heartland as flooding caused the failure of numerous levees along the Mississippi River, creating untold damage, destruction and loss of life. Many residents also have...Tags: Floods, Contracts, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters
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Federal agency says South Florida reefs in fair or poor condition
Sun-Sentinel.comNearly half of the coral reefs under U.S. jurisdiction, including all the reefs in southeast Florida, were rated in fair or poor condition in a survey released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today. According to the analysis...Tags: Fishing, Environmental Pollution, Broward County, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coral Reefs
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Unreinforced garage door can make home vulnerable to wind pressures
Your June 18 front-page story regarding the importance of hurricane shutters and the probable price increase was informative. However, having hurricane shutters alone on your home will not protect your house from hurricane damage if your garage door is...Tags: Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Boca Raton, Disasters
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Fort Lauderdale: Congressman to offer insight into past issues
U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler appears today in Fort Lauderdale to offer an insider look in some of the major political controversies of the last decade, including the 2000 presidential election, the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case, and the way the Federal...Tags: Robert Wexler, Fort Lauderdale, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Broward County, Hurricane Preparedness
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These nine amendments will be on the November ballot
On the November ballot We now dare you to take the South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Constitutional Challenge." These nine amendments will be on the November ballot. Read each and ask yourself whether it ought to be a constitutional right in Florida....Tags: Local Authority, Fishing, Seafood and Fishing Industry, State Budgets, Voting
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Wexler's world
South Florida Sun-SentinelThough it's just hitting the bookstores today, it appears U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, may already have a winner with his first published book, "Fire-Breathing Liberal — How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Charlie Crist, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Judaism, New York Times
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Catastrophe ahead
Midwesterners still mopping up from the worst flooding in 15 years might be surprised to learn that a plan in Congress would put them—and everyone else in the country—on the hook for major hurricane damage in Florida. It's called the...Tags: Floods, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Andrew, State Budgets, George Bush
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Are you covered? Better check policy's fine print
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERConfused about your homeowners-insurance policy? Get moving. With hurricane season here, Central Florida homeowners need to find out what's covered and what's not. "They should pull out their policy, take a look at it and see if they understand it,"...Tags: University of Central Florida, Natural Disasters, Contracts, Floods, Meteorological Disasters
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