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Originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Sunday, May 25, 2008.
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
LANTANA - Before the court order that separated Bert Sayre from his family and forced him into isolation, he had no idea what was making him so sick.
And at first, neither did the doctors. But by last May, [...]

By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
WEST PALM BEACH - Two by two and flock by flock, animals at the Palm Beach Zoo will move to shelter today.
Zookeepers plan to shepherd hundreds of animals to safety in advance of Hurricane Wilma, taking care to keep predators away from prey. Bears probably will move in with [...]

Originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Sunday, October 3, 2004.
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
We careened from storm to storm for six weeks here in Florida, complaining about our bland hurricane food.
I couldn’t seem to get rid of our three cases of energy bars bought before Hurricane Ivan. I tried to choke them down, but they [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]