Extra Cent Could Help Beach Safety Woes, Campbell Says
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--An extra cent on the bed tax would be the most practical way to give extra county funding to the Destin Beach Safety Patrol, Okaloosa County Commissioner James Campbell says.
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Caribbean and Atlantic coastlines &#151; not just the Indian Ocean's tsunami-ravaged shores &#151; would benefit from a tsunami warning system like the one in the Pacific, says the chief of the U.S. weather research agency.
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By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 16--LONG BEACH -- The city of Long Beach is getting a $1.2-million federal grant to improve its hurricane-damaged water system, officials announced Friday.   The money is coming from the U.S.
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Hurricane Frances may have almost doubled the estimated recovery cost for Florida as relief officials gear up to deal with
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--BILOXI -- Mayor A.J. Holloway said he plans to ask the Biloxi City Council to adopt new elevation requirements recommended by FEMA so the city can keep receiving money from the federal agency.
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Losses from the wildfires ripping across Southern California have reached $1 billion, and economists said Wednesday the tally could be pushed even higher when the final costs of rebuilding and lost tourism are determined.
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Hurricane Jeanne, which roared across  Florida on Sunday, may have caused $4 billion to $8 billion in  insured damage, a risk management group said.
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By LIZ HULL A PENSIONER has been threatened with prison or a Pounds 50,000 fine if he takes windblown sand back to the beach where it came from. Arthur Bulmer's seafront garden became carpeted after a week of storms swept tons of sand from the beach across the road.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 11--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Coast people who need building materials.   It could start a trend.
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- In this hurricane-battered state, living near the coast has always been a gamble.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- By Outback Steakhouse&#39;s early estimation, Hurricanes Charley and Frances have cost the restaurant chain as much as $5 million in business.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 2--For the price of a nice dinner, residents of beachfront condos may be able to pay for beach restoration in west Destin.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 17  - Hurricane Charley may have caused up to $15 billion in damage in Florida, but that is not seen immediately hurting the state&#39;s credit picture thanks to strong finances and funds in reserve, analysts said ...
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President Bush has asked Congress  for an extra $887.4 million in hurricane aid, bringing to $13.8  billion the amount requested, with most of it going to the  presidential election battleground state of Florida.
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Hurricane Ivan looks set to cost tour operators as they race to get customers out of harm's way, though future bookings may not suffer too much.
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By Adrian Walker, The Boston Globe  Jun. 12--This is the kind of standoff politicians specialize in: Everyone  has agreed for close to a decade that the battered coastline in Winthrop is in  desperate need of repair.   But that's where the consensus ends.
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By Warner Chabot  Thousands of beach-goers will hit the sand on Sept. 16 for an annual event that evokes mixed feelings of enthusiasm and sadness for participants -- California Coastal Cleanup Day.