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Force of nature
By SAUNDRA AMRHEIN
After Charley and before Frances, 24-year-old Imelda Cruz experienced a completely different life-altering event.
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Charley spins tall tales
By ROBERT FARLEY
Devastation? Yes. Loss? Certainly. But a conspiracy to cover up news of a startling number of deaths from the hurricane? You be the judge.
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The vote must go on
By AMY WIMMER SCHWARB
Fifteen days before the primary, Hurricane Charley left Hardee County with no supervisor of elections, few polling places and scattered poll workers. But today, residents will cast their ballots.
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The nuts and bolts of human kindness
By LANE DeGREGORY
At a hardware store in Wauchula, the staff works around the clock to offer Charley's victims more than just building supplies.
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August 16, 2004
Sorry to miss Hilary Duff, but missing Charley made up for it
August 14, 2004
Hurricanes bare problems, expose idiots
August 13, 2004
A shared fear: Is this the one that gets us?
August 30, 2004
Return to normalcy slow but savored in devasted areas
August 24, 2004
Charley exposed limits of call alerts
August 17, 2004
Boats unsecured as storm took aim
August 16, 2004
Searchers hope they come up empty
August 15, 2004
Mostly smooth evacuation still had some rough edges
August 14, 2004
Dealing with the aftermath of Charley
After the storm, health risks remain
Officials, residents can exhale after close call
Tampa Bay braced as storm brushes by
Before all clear, thousands scurry to find storm refuge
November 8, 2004
Charley's victims await housing
September 1, 2004
Votes cast proudly in storm-tossed terrain
August 31, 2004
For some, bus ride by moonlight begins first day back at school
Visitors help kids talk out traumas
August 30, 2004
Containers provide comfort for weary
August 28, 2004
Religious leaders offer relief for Charley's weary
August 27, 2004
Tired of the wait, tired of the heat
$2-billion urged for hurricane recovery
August 26, 2004
Unclean water left from Charley
Lightning injures youth repairing Charley damage
September 13, 2004
Storms' damage more than wind deep
September 2, 2004
Deputies return from relief effort
August 28, 2004
What can nudists wear in a hurricane?
August 20, 2004
Okay, okay, I get it now and will run the next time
August 18, 2004
Frightened patients find refuge after storm
August 17, 2004
Workers flock to aid storm struck
Relief worker returns to tragedy at home
August 15, 2004
Lucky Pasco looks south, east
Unprepared, yet unharmed
August 14, 2004
As Charley veers, official lets out sigh
September 2, 2004
Co-workers offer help to Charley's victims
September 1, 2004
Cleanup crews assist in posthurricane job
August 30, 2004
Televised forums discuss county's response to Charley
August 29, 2004
Building faith
August 23, 2004
What if Charley had hit here?
August 22, 2004
As hospitals grow, they fortify to code
Emergency responders shore up weak areas
August 21, 2004
Swiftmud switches gears to clean up Charley's mess
August 20, 2004
Residents help out in many ways
August 19, 2004
United Way takes specific donations
August 17, 2004
County lends help to communities Charlie hit
August 15, 2004
County reaches out to help
August 14, 2004
It's a hassle from packing to unpacking
Residents pack cars, abandon the coast
Local hurricane questions
Storm's shift turns anxiety into relief
Pets cut short their stay at shelters
Revved up for storm, officials downshift
August 13, 2004
Bonnie breezes through, warning of a big brother
Charley 'a different type of storm'