NPR People: Greg Allen http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100171&ft=1&f=2100171 Greg Allen reports on the diverse issues and developments tied to the Southeast. He covers everything from breaking news to economic and political stories to arts and human interest features. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Greg Allen http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100171&ft=1&f=2100171 yes Fla. Gov. Crist Fights Back In Battle For Senate Seat Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is hoping to move to Washington, but his first challenge is to win his party's nomination in next year's Senate race. His rival, conservative former state house Speaker Marco Rubio, has been gaining ground, but Crist's campaign has begun to fight back. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120725208&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120725208&ft=1&f=2100171 Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is hoping to move to Washington, but his first challenge is to win his party's nomination in next year's Senate race. His rival, conservative former state house Speaker Marco Rubio, has been gaining ground, but Crist's campaign has begun to fight back. 248 no Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is hoping to move to Washington, but his first challenge is to win his party's nomination in next year's Senate race. His rival, conservative former state house Speaker Marco Rubio, has been gaining ground, but Crist's campaign has begun to fight back.

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]]> Gigantic Cruise Ship Buoys Company's Hopes We're headed into the year's biggest travel week, and there's not much bigger than what's sitting in the port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., right now. It's called the Oasis of the Seas, and it's the largest cruise ship ever built — five times the size of the Titanic, with a price tag of $1.5 billion. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:25:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120666381&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120666381&ft=1&f=2100171 We're headed into the year's biggest travel week, and there's not much bigger than what's sitting in the port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., right now. It's called the Oasis of the Seas, and it's the largest cruise ship ever built — five times the size of the Titanic, with a price tag of $1.5 billion. 276 no We're headed into the year's biggest travel week, and there's not much bigger than what's sitting in the port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., right now. It's called the Oasis of the Seas, and it's the largest cruise ship ever built — five times the size of the Titanic, with a price tag of $1.5 billion.

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]]> Miami Hosts Semipro Football Championship Miami hosted a national football championship for the North American Football League over the weekend. Although the game didn't attract much attention, it was the biggest weekend of the year for semipro football, as the Nashville Storm faced off against St. Paul Pioneers. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470652&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470652&ft=1&f=2100171 Miami hosted a national football championship for the North American Football League over the weekend. Although the game didn't attract much attention, it was the biggest weekend of the year for semipro football, as the Nashville Storm faced off against St. Paul Pioneers. 226 no Miami hosted a national football championship for the North American Football League over the weekend. Although the game didn't attract much attention, it was the biggest weekend of the year for semipro football, as the Nashville Storm faced off against St. Paul Pioneers.

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]]> WWII Vet: Happy To Leave 'Worst Place You Can Be' At 86, Walter Kush is hale and healthy today, but he was just a teenager when he served in World War II. Kush, who lives in Key Largo, Fla., was a ball turret gunner on a B-24 that flew bombing missions over Austria, France and Germany. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120287608&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120287608&ft=1&f=2100171 At 86, Walter Kush is hale and healthy today, but he was just a teenager when he served in World War II. Kush, who lives in Key Largo, Fla., was a ball turret gunner on a B-24 that flew bombing missions over Austria, France and Germany. 128 no At 86, Walter Kush is hale and healthy today, but he was just a teenager when he served in World War II. Kush, who lives in Key Largo, Fla., was a ball turret gunner on a B-24 that flew bombing missions over Austria, France and Germany.

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]]> Capturing The Beauty Of South Florida's Wetlands Clyde Butcher believes South Florida's wetlands have an image problem. Everglades National Park and the adjacent Big Cypress National Preserve are unique, awe-inspiring places. But they're also swamps, with alligators, snakes and high water that discourage visitors from experiencing much of the beauty. For nearly three decades, Butcher has captured much of that beauty in his large-format, black-and-white photographs. They've won him acclaim as an artist and as an educator who's worked to spread the word about an area that's been called Florida's "last frontier." Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120251043&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120251043&ft=1&f=2100171 Clyde Butcher believes South Florida's wetlands have an image problem. Everglades National Park and the adjacent Big Cypress National Preserve are unique, awe-inspiring places. But they're also swamps, with alligators, snakes and high water that discourage visitors from experiencing much of the beauty. For nearly three decades, Butcher has captured much of that beauty in his large-format, black-and-white photographs. They've won him acclaim as an artist and as an educator who's worked to spread the word about an area that's been called Florida's "last frontier." 450 no Clyde Butcher believes South Florida's wetlands have an image problem. Everglades National Park and the adjacent Big Cypress National Preserve are unique, awe-inspiring places. But they're also swamps, with alligators, snakes and high water that discourage visitors from experiencing much of the beauty. For nearly three decades, Butcher has captured much of that beauty in his large-format, black-and-white photographs. They've won him acclaim as an artist and as an educator who's worked to spread the word about an area that's been called Florida's "last frontier."

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]]> U.S. Still Examining Chinese Drywall For Hazards Federal officials have released the first results of an investigation into what may be the largest defective building products case in history — Chinese-produced drywall containing high levels of toxic chemicals. But the U.S. government says it still has nothing conclusive to report despite findings to the contrary by private labs. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114294776&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114294776&ft=1&f=2100171 Federal officials have released the first results of an investigation into what may be the largest defective building products case in history — Chinese-produced drywall containing high levels of toxic chemicals. But the U.S. government says it still has nothing conclusive to report despite findings to the contrary by private labs. 231 no Federal officials have released the first results of an investigation into what may be the largest defective building products case in history — Chinese-produced drywall containing high levels of toxic chemicals. But the U.S. government says it still has nothing conclusive to report despite findings to the contrary by private labs.

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]]> Toxic Chinese Drywall Creates A Housing Disaster Between 2004 and 2007, an estimated 100,000 homes in more than 20 states were built with toxic drywall imported from China. It's being called a "silent hurricane" because emissions from the drywall destroy plumbing and electrical systems. The Gonzalez family moved out of their home because of drywall problems. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114182073&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114182073&ft=1&f=2100171 Between 2004 and 2007, an estimated 100,000 homes in more than 20 states were built with toxic drywall imported from China. It's being called a "silent hurricane" because emissions from the drywall destroy plumbing and electrical systems. The Gonzalez family moved out of their home because of drywall problems. 310 no Between 2004 and 2007, an estimated 100,000 homes in more than 20 states were built with toxic drywall imported from China. It's being called a "silent hurricane" because emissions from the drywall destroy plumbing and electrical systems. The Gonzalez family moved out of their home because of drywall problems.

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]]> Fla. Gov. Seeks Inquiry Into 'Culture Of Corruption' A recent string of arrests of public officials in Florida has led Gov. Charlie Crist to ask for a special grand jury. It will examine whether Florida has, as the governor suggests, a "culture of corruption." Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113816661&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113816661&ft=1&f=2100171 A recent string of arrests of public officials in Florida has led Gov. Charlie Crist to ask for a special grand jury. It will examine whether Florida has, as the governor suggests, a "culture of corruption." 162 no A recent string of arrests of public officials in Florida has led Gov. Charlie Crist to ask for a special grand jury. It will examine whether Florida has, as the governor suggests, a "culture of corruption."

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]]> Rep. Grayson's 'Die Quickly' Comment Stirs Debate Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson became an overnight sensation two weeks ago when he said the Republican health care plan was "die quickly." And back in his home district Monday night, a town hall meeting on health care for his constituents drew partisans on both sides of the debate. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:37:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113742203&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113742203&ft=1&f=2100171 Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson became an overnight sensation two weeks ago when he said the Republican health care plan was "die quickly." And back in his home district Monday night, a town hall meeting on health care for his constituents drew partisans on both sides of the debate. 0 no Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson became an overnight sensation two weeks ago when he said the Republican health care plan was "die quickly." And back in his home district Monday night, a town hall meeting on health care for his constituents drew partisans on both sides of the debate.

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]]> Miami Condo Market Heating Up Again Last year, the Miami condo market was just about dead. Thousands of new units were being delivered, but buyers were nowhere to be found. Now investors, many of them foreigners attracted by drastically lower prices, are again looking to get a piece of Miami real estate. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:49:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113517523&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113517523&ft=1&f=2100171 Last year, the Miami condo market was just about dead. Thousands of new units were being delivered, but buyers were nowhere to be found. Now investors, many of them foreigners attracted by drastically lower prices, are again looking to get a piece of Miami real estate. 309 no Last year, the Miami condo market was just about dead. Thousands of new units were being delivered, but buyers were nowhere to be found. Now investors, many of them foreigners attracted by drastically lower prices, are again looking to get a piece of Miami real estate.

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]]> Seniors Worry As Medicare Advantage Is Threatened About 25 percent of senior citizens are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, where they can choose a privately run health plan with extra benefits. But some health bills aim to scale back its growth, and seniors worry their coverage might get the ax in the overhaul. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113380641&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113380641&ft=1&f=2100171 About 25 percent of senior citizens are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, where they can choose a privately run health plan with extra benefits. But some health bills aim to scale back its growth, and seniors worry their coverage might get the ax in the overhaul. 299 no About 25 percent of senior citizens are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, where they can choose a privately run health plan with extra benefits. But some health bills aim to scale back its growth, and seniors worry their coverage might get the ax in the overhaul.

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]]> Stimulus Funds Help To Revive Florida's Coral Reefs Researchers in Florida are growing new coral and transplanting it onto damaged reefs. They're using techniques developed, not by a marine scientist, but by the owner of a tropical fish company. With $3 million in stimulus money from the federal government, the project is being expanded. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113294892&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113294892&ft=1&f=2100171 Researchers in Florida are growing new coral and transplanting it onto damaged reefs. They're using techniques developed, not by a marine scientist, but by the owner of a tropical fish company. With $3 million in stimulus money from the federal government, the project is being expanded. 298 no Researchers in Florida are growing new coral and transplanting it onto damaged reefs. They're using techniques developed, not by a marine scientist, but by the owner of a tropical fish company. With $3 million in stimulus money from the federal government, the project is being expanded.

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]]> Wizard Wannabes: 'Potter' Park To Open In Spring "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" isn't a new J.K. Rowling book or film. It's a ride — or, rather, it will be when the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter," a section of Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park, opens in Orlando, Fla., next spring. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112864636&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112864636&ft=1&f=2100171 "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" isn't a new J.K. Rowling book or film. It's a ride — or, rather, it will be when the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter," a section of Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park, opens in Orlando, Fla., next spring. 254 no "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" isn't a new J.K. Rowling book or film. It's a ride — or, rather, it will be when the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter," a section of Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park, opens in Orlando, Fla., next spring.

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]]> Lawsuits Follow Red Light Cameras' Arrival In Florida If you live in California, New York or one of 22 other states, you may have been caught on camera running a red light. Red light cameras have now come to Florida, and they're being welcomed with a bevy of lawsuits. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112804933&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112804933&ft=1&f=2100171 If you live in California, New York or one of 22 other states, you may have been caught on camera running a red light. Red light cameras have now come to Florida, and they're being welcomed with a bevy of lawsuits. 236 no If you live in California, New York or one of 22 other states, you may have been caught on camera running a red light. Red light cameras have now come to Florida, and they're being welcomed with a bevy of lawsuits.

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]]> Groups React To Obama's Health Care Speech Millions watched as President Obama called on Congress to get moving on his effort to overhaul the country's health care system. Wednesday night's speech and reaction to it, are likely to be a source of next-day, water-cooler talk. We hear from three groups of people, who listened to the speech in Denver, Delray Beach, Fla., and a Chicago suburb. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112702591&ft=1&f=2100171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112702591&ft=1&f=2100171 Millions watched as President Obama called on Congress to get moving on his effort to overhaul the country's health care system. Wednesday night's speech and reaction to it, are likely to be a source of next-day, water-cooler talk. We hear from three groups of people, who listened to the speech in Denver, Delray Beach, Fla., and a Chicago suburb. 0 no Millions watched as President Obama called on Congress to get moving on his effort to overhaul the country's health care system. Wednesday night's speech and reaction to it, are likely to be a source of next-day, water-cooler talk. We hear from three groups of people, who listened to the speech in Denver, Delray Beach, Fla., and a Chicago suburb.

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