Florida hasn't had a major storm in two years. Insurance companies have recovered from the losses of the devastating hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, posting profits of about $3.4 billion in the state this year. Premiums have fallen about 12 percent - though less than projected. ...more

December 2, 2007

In the past few days, Sun Bowl selection committee chairman John Folmer said he has heard from several University of South Florida officials. ...more

November 25, 2007

The Bush administration began reducing the water flow from Georgia into the Apalachicola River on Friday, despite a new federal analysis confirming Florida's claims that some federally protected mussels and Gulf sturgeon would be killed. ...more

November 17, 2007

WASHINGTON - Reducing the water flow into Florida's Apalachicola River and other areas as a way to keep drought-stricken Atlanta's water supply from slipping lower likely will kill some mussels and Gulf sturgeon, a new report says. But the "biological opinion" announced this morning by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concludes the U.S. Corps of Engineers' water-flow reduction plan will not jeopardize the existence of federally protected mussels as a species or Gulf sturgeon. ...more

November 16, 2007

Low levels in the Peace River are threatening drinking water supplies for tens of thousands of people in Southwest Florida. ...more

November 11, 2007

We're going to do a little experiment using Chaos Theory this week. You remember Chaos Theory, don't you? It's the idea that if a butterfly in Japan flaps its wings in April, the flap may set off a chain of events that causes a thunderstorm in Boise in June. ...more

November 6, 2007

As University of South Florida officials work toward their goal of national prominence, they will have to do so without their sought-after second-in-command. ...more

October 16, 2007

Times have never been better for America's major railroads. Profits are rising. Stock prices are up. And so are subsidies from taxpayers. ...more

October 11, 2007

University of South Florida officials said Tuesday they will require meningitis vaccinations of all students living in their residence halls by next fall. ...more

September 26, 2007

University of South Florida officials said Tuesday that they will require meningitis vaccinations of all students living in their residence halls by next fall. ...more

September 25, 2007