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Florida Matters: Hurricane Charley 10th Anniversary

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It's been ten years since Hurricane Charley took a hard right turn and unexpected slammed into Punta Gorda, before tearing through Central Florida. We take a look back at the devastation, with features from a re-visit to Punta Gorda and Arcadia, to see how they've recovered since the storm. We also take a look at how insurance rates were affected by the storm. And we interview former WGCU anchor Valerie Alker about how she rode out the storm while trying to host Morning Edition.