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Log Cabins Aren't What They Used to Be (The Ledger)
Log homes aren't for the North Country anymore. Their popularity has grown in Florida since last year's hurricanes, says Joe Sasso, a Lake Wales-based builder and state representative for Katahdin Cedar Log Homes. "The interest in log homes since Hurricane Charley has skyrocketed," he said. Why? "They are stronger."
Marlins fishing for home (San Jose Mercury News)
If the A's backup plan -- or the backup plan of the backup plan -- involves Las Vegas, they better get to it. The Florida Marlins, having failed repeatedly to win a taxpayer-extorted -- excuse us, taxpayer-financed -- stadium in Miami, announced Tuesday that they have received permission to scout other cities for a move as early as 2008. Team officials already met with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar
Outdoors Calendar (Sun-Sentinel)
Saturday: Strictly Florida Fishing , 6-8 a.m., 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM), with hosts Tim Mullin and Todd Kersey. Saturday: Florida Sportsman Magazine Radio Show , 7 a.m., WKAT 1360-AM, with hosts Alan Sherman, Jim Anson, Pete Silot and Rick Berry.
Some nice weather for ducks (Sun-Sentinel)
The devastation of wetlands in Louisiana by Hurricane Katrina and the stormwater treatment areas built for Everglades restoration appear to have benefited South Florida waterfowlers.
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
This week's cold front put a damper on the bass fishing, but the fish should start biting better this weekend. Flipping soft-plastic baits in mats of vegetation and around bulrushes in Moonshine Bay has produced some big bass and should be even more effective over the next few days.
Ready to retire? (River Valley Business Report)
Bob Bue, former president of Wells Fargo Bank in La Crosse, spends more time hunting, fishing, playing golf and biking than he did before he retired in January 2004.
Fishing Lines: Sharks can really get up your nose (Independent)
Actress Danniella Westbrook, according to usually reliable sources, is off to Florida for two years "to spend some quality time with my family, away from celebrity life". Although she is unknown in the Hurricane State, she will have no problem finding work.
Rivals seeking redemption (St. Petersburg Times)
GAINESVILLE - Pride and bragging rights have always been a major element in the Florida-Florida State rivalry. But in the 1990s and early part of this decade, they were low on the totem pole.