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HURRICANE EXPERT ON BUSY SEASON: 'OUR LUCK RAN OUT' Get used to it. That's the advice of hurricane experts, who predict Florida's recent spike in hurricanes � two hits in less than a month and another on the way � is a trend that will endure for decades to come. "We were overdue by a huge margin. Our luck ran out," said Chris Landsea, a hurricane research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "So many more people are living in harm's way." LOCAL OFFICIALS READY WHEN, IF HURRICANE IVAN DECIDES TO HIT With two dress rehearsals down, Collier County law enforcement agencies and volunteer organizations that help the public when a hurricane comes are ready for the big show if it hits this weekend. Hurricane Ivan looms in the southern Caribbean Sea. Although weather forecasters aren't sure it will hit Florida, the best lesson from Hurricanes Charley and Frances in the past month is these storms are unpredictable. GASOLINE SUPPLIES ROLL INTO COLLIER; HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? Gasoline supplies continued to roll into Collier County on Tuesday, but there's still not enough to go around as stations try to catch up from Hurricane Frances. The storm's approach last week triggered a run on fuel all over South Florida. Many stations ran out of gas. Local stations got a boost Tuesday when the Port of Tampa reopened, unclogging a major entry point for gasoline supplies into Florida. FEDS POISED TO SEND $2 BILLION IN EMERGENCY AID TO FLORIDA Congress and President Bush were poised Tuesday to send $2 billion in emergency aid to hurricane-ravaged Florida as the pool of relief money quickly runs dry. Florida legislators called the money for relief efforts for Hurricanes Charley and Frances a down payment, given the fact that the $2 billion only factored in the costs of the first storm. HURRICANE IVAN HAS LEE COUNTY ON ALERT In May, hurricane forecasters predicted an especially active storm season for the tropical Atlantic Basin. They weren't kidding. With two hurricanes under its belt, Lee County has the planning part down. Now all there is to do is watch as the next big storm, Ivan, makes its way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com IN PERSPECTIVE: THOMAS SOWELL: THE 'COMPASSION' RACKET Our hearts automatically go out to the people of Florida, who are being battered by a series of hurricanes in rapid succession. But we have brains as well as hearts � and the time is long overdue to start using them. Hurricanes come through Florida every year about this time. And, every year, politicians get to parade their compassion by showering the taxpayers' money on the places that have been struck. What would happen if they didn't? Read more commentary and get local editorials and today�s Letters to the Editor at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ IN FLORIDA FLORIDIANS HEAD HOME DESPITE WARNINGS, SLOWING FRANCES RELIEF Thousands of residents desperate to return home after fleeing Hurricane Frances ignored Florida's plea to stay put Tuesday, jamming highways, delaying emergency workers and causing tempers to flare in the sticky heat. One man was so desperate for ice that he shot the lock off a freezer. Fights broke out in some places. Drivers waited for hours to fill up their gas tanks. More than 1,000 cars coiled around several blocks in Stuart as a distribution center watched over by National Guardsmen offered water, ice and ready-to-eat meals. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/florida/ IN NEAPOLITAN: LET'S TALK FOOD: WAR OF THE NOODLES Italian is one of the world's greatest cuisines. I shudder at the thought of not having spaghetti, meatballs, crostini, risotto, veal parmigiana, marinara sauce, polenta and the thousands of other tasty and satisfying creations that originated in that sun-filled country. Yet there are those who are determined to take the accolades away from our Italian friends. Last year the Spanish challenged the Italian makers of Parma ham with allegations that Parma ham originated in Iberia. Naturally, the Italians fought back with their usual gusto. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Click on the link below to be removed from the marconews.com mailing list. http://web.marconews.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. 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