Some people have one career, Elton Gissendanner has several. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Weather Service, the U.S. National Weather Service and the Georgia Air National Guard Weather Service. He graduated magna cum laude in 1955 as a doctor of veterinary medicine. He was twice the mayor of North Miami in the 1960s, he was a state representative for two years in-between mayoral terms, he worked on Gov. Bob Graham's staff from 1978-79, and directed the Florida Department of Natural Resources from 1979 to 1987. ...more

October 12, 2008

Sales tax holidays for hurricane preparation are no more this season. With money in short supply, the Legislature did not renew the tax relief on hurricane supplies that Floridians enjoyed for three years. ...more

May 29, 2008

With hurricane season winding down today, the public is letting out a collective sigh of relief. ...more

November 29, 2007