http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/ Century, FL News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/e64a228c43051e6ac528a66746162395.html Rallies vigils and protests are planned by several groups calling for peace http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/fd5de653ab46996776522a800261d3ab.html A light above the kitchen sink flickered on and a moment later the refrigerator whirred to lifediv classfeedflarea hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchieaJmaFNzDmimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchied41 border0imgaa hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchieaNQ95S12Cimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchied50 border0imgaa hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchiea3KJQ5A2mimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchiei3KJQ5A2m border0imgaa hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchiea9LYpFXCvimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfnewscolumnistsritchied52 border0imgadivimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomrnewscolumnistsritchie4RmcaWgh6OM height1 width1 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/b1256bb0509d96bae8a289f76bda1057.html pa hrefhttp:weblogssunsentinelcomnewsweatherhurricaneblogstaterankpngimg altstaterankpng srchttp:weblogssunsentinelcomnewsweatherhurricaneblogstaterankthumbpng width300 height246 stylefloat:right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10pxappNews flash: 2008 was pretty much an average year at least as far as temperatures goppAccording to a a hrefhttp:wwwnoaanewsnoaagovstories200920090108decemberstatshtml targetnewpreliminary analysis areleased today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:pp The average temperature of the contiguous United States was 53 degrees or 02 degrees above the 20th Century average That was the coolest annual temperature since 1997pp In December alone the average temperature was 325 degrees or 09 degree below the 20th Century averagebr br Some other interesting facts in the NOAA report:pp The average US rainfall in 2008 was 3048 inches which was 134 inches above average pp 2008 was the wettest year on record for New Hampshire and Missouri second wettest for Massachusetts and third wettest for Connecticut Illinois and Iowapp A series of intense snow storms moved across the western central and northern states during December breaking more than 2000 daily snowfall recordsbr br NOAA satellites observed that 68 million square miles of North America were covered by snow in December 2008 which was 04 million square miles above the 19662008 averagebr br In 2008 an estimated 77772 wildfires were reported in the United States and about 52 million acres were burned br pdiv classfeedflarea hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogaeNe2g4f2img srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogd41 border0imgaa hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogaZkipZXspimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogd50 border0imgaa hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogaQmdZCb5nimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogd52 border0imgaa hrefhttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogaJ7dAQINYimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomfsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblogiJ7dAQINY border0imgadivimg srchttp:feedproxygooglecomrsunsentinelnewsweatherhurricaneblog4LA4sDT7qnA height1 width1 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/f617dedfb58b6a5cf82119752f174a02.html Former Gov Jeb Bush on Tuesday opened the door for two years of political bedlam in Florida by announcing he would not run for the US Senate in 2010 and instead focus on his education foundations http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/66dbbd462b6a78b2bd993949d72da4a1.html Presidentelect Barack Obama is again vowing to keep earmarks and pet projects out of an economic recovery plan http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/92f4de50a393935227ddd2f632f519f4.html Macys Inc said Thursday morning it will close 11 underperforming stores including its 190000squarefoot store at the struggling Palm Beach Mall on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in West Palm Beach http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/bab19417d34183bddcf3d33b30c3b558.html CUMBERLAND ISLAND Ga I stood on the top deck of the ferryboat like a dog craning its neck out the car window doing my best to take in every sight and scent before actually arriving at the island http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/florida/century/content/2e16c787f11a56edc644eab0c29a9474.html The sixth annual River Roots Ruts Trail Run is scheduled for Sunday in Alva