Archive for June, 2009

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...