Nearly 3,000 Still in FEMA Trailers
Four years since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, there are still nearly 3,000 mobile homes and trailers across the Gulf Coast housing victims of that disaster. In Louisiana, there are 2,100 families living in trailers, most of them homeowners still struggling to rebuild their homes, according to figures released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency [...]
CSX Announces Commitment to Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Jacksonville-based CSX today announced a plan to reduce the Carbon Dioxide emissions associated with its train operations by 8% per revenue ton mile by 2011. The company made its commitment as part of its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders Program, a voluntary program for businesses to inventory and reduce greenhouse [...]
Billy Mays III Remembers His Dad on Florida Radio Show
A day after TV pitchman Billy Mays’ death, his son recalled the many speeches his father often gave. He never could have known those same speeches would help him cope with the sudden loss of his father. Billy Mays III, during a special tribute to his father on the “MJ Morning Show” in Tampa, says [...]
State Charter Schools Challenge Study Findings
Charter school supporters are pushing back against a new report listing Florida as among a half-dozen states that have done little to hold these alternative schools accountable. With the Obama administration calling for a major expansion of charter schools to improve the nation’s education system, Florida, an early pioneer of the movement, is drawing poor [...]
Crashes Analyzed for Clues
As the Northwest Airlines jet climbed past 16,000 feet, its speed began increasing mysteriously. A short time later, a horn sounded to alert the pilots that they were flying dangerously fast. “Just pull her back, let her climb,” the captain told the confused co-pilot, suggesting that they could slow the Boeing 727 down by making [...]
Richard’s Weekly Sports Round-Up
The sports world never seems to let us down one bit. The NBA Draft and trades were the buzz all last week. The NFL is getting closer and closer. Training camp is almost one month away, and I can already hear the children (or adults) yelling their favorite Jaguars’ names. Tennis and soccer provided loads [...]
‘Buy and Hold’ Can Be a Big Downer
Buy shares of good companies and hang on. That’s the way millions of investors have been trained to almost religiously invest for the long haul. Even Warren Buffett likes to say his favorite holding period is forever. But this seemingly common-sense approach, which has worked remarkably well over the decades for patient investors, proved extremely [...]
U.S. Faces Dual War-Zone Challenges
Tuesday’s deadline for American troops to leave Iraqi cities gives U.S. commanders a new focus: securing rural areas that they say insurgents are using as hide-outs to plan attacks. Brig. Gen. Stephen Lanza, the U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said the aim is to prevent a resurgence of violence in the capital and other cities [...]
Final Rehearsal: Jackson Flashed Old Magic
A hovering orb, a flaming bed, mutant spiders, 20-foot puppets, 3-D effects, pyrotechnics and the return of the crooning, spinning, moonwalking King of Pop. Michael Jackson’s farewell concert tour had every crowd-pleasing lure – but no crowds. Fans had ponied up $85 million for 750,000 tickets to Jackson’s 50 shows at London’s O2 arena, a [...]
Fewer Civilian Deaths Crucial in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan enters a critical phase this summer under a new commander whose goal will be to reduce the number of civilian casualties and restrict the ability of insurgents to attack freely, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview. “We can’t keep killing Afghan civilians and hope [...]
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