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Retailers Have Sluggish August With Slow Back-To-School Sales
Many of the nation's retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, though Wal-Mart posted higher August sales Thursday as shoppers focused on buying essentials amid worries about high gas and food prices. ...more
September 5, 2008
Gustav Buries Southwest Florida Turtle Nests
Hurricane Gustav's eye stayed far from Southwest Florida, but the storm's waves and surge dampened the region's best sea turtle nesting season in years. ...more
September 5, 2008
Angelina Jolie's New Orleans Houses Throw Open A Window To Gustav
I'm in New Orleans now, and have been since Hurricane Gustav crossed over Cuba, and got itself flattered by the mayor as the mother of all storms. ...more
September 5, 2008
Hanna Expected To Pass, But Ike Might Hit Florida
Florida is trading one threat for another. Tropical Storm Hanna looks like it will pass to the east, but Hurricane Ike could be curving near Florida's southeast coast by early next week. ...more
September 4, 2008
Storms Force The Fish To Move
GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more
September 3, 2008
Bucs Add Mahan For Depth On Line
If experience stands for anything, the Bucs got a little stronger behind Jeff Faine at center on Tuesday. ...more
September 3, 2008
Gustav Keeping Residents Out
Even though Hurricane Gustav did not wreak the destruction expected when it struck the Gulf Coast on Monday, officials said Tuesday that they were not ready to allow many of the 1.9 million Louisiana residents who had evacuated to return. ...more
September 3, 2008
Republicans Hail McCain, Rip Obama
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., who ran for vice president as a Democrat eight years ago, Tuesday night ignited the Republican convention by praising his good friend, Sen. John McCain, as a person whose willingness to put the country above party earned him the right to be the next president of the United States. ...more
September 3, 2008
Three Years Later, Katrina Lessons Put To Good Use
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast three years ago, a staggering degree of incompetence emerged at every level of government. From New Orleans city hall to the White House, no one was prepared to deal with the Category 3 storm and its devastating aftermath. ...more
September 3, 2008
Hanna, Ike, Josephine
Normally, all eyes would be on Tropical Storm Hanna, which will likely sideswipe Highlands County with moderate winds and 2 to 4 inches of rain. However, tropical storms Ike and Josephine are right behind her. ...more
September 3, 2008
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