Aug
19
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA ISLANDS - For five days, only rescue crews and city workers were allowed onto these peaceful barrier islands.
Beach cottages sat empty. Tourist shops were dark. And in newspaper boxes, headlines were frozen on the day of the hurricane.
“CHARLEY THREATENS,” the papers warned.
After days of waiting and [...]
Aug
16
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
FORT MYERS - When Thomas Edison scouted locations for his winter home in the late 1800s, he considered the possibility of tropical storms.
So the inventor chose a high spot, 15 feet above sea level and much of the surrounding land. He built on a bend in the Caloosahatchee River, [...]
Aug
16
Faith guides Punta Gorda worshipers through storm’s aftermath
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By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
PUNTA GORDA - Charles Kidd woke up early and went to church Sunday morning, as he always does.
His home was gone, along with all the possessions he accumulated during 58 years of marriage. But the retired Navy man still rose to greet worshipers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, showing [...]