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POLICE
Crime is down in Miami
BY MIGUEL EXPOSITO
This past November marked the one-year anniversary of my swearing-in as chief of the Miami Police Department. It has been remarkably rewarding to lead an agency that employs some of the most dedicated and professional men and women I have ever worked with during my 36-year law-enforcement career.
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VERBATIM
Why debt limit must be raised
By XXXXXX
Excerpts from a Jan. 6 letter from U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner to Congressional Majority Leader Harry Reid on the debt limit.
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Local perspectives
BROWARD COUNTY
MAKE ACCESS TO THE NEW RIVER GREENWAY SAFER Somebody wasn't thinking. Turns out that people who want to enjoy the bike and pedestrian path along the New River Canal and Interstate 595 have to take their lives into their hands to do it. They have to cross busy six- to eight-lane streets to get to the path. There are no crosswalks, no overpasses, nothing to facilitate access. -
Lessons from the BP fiasco
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Oil blowout could have been prevented
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Open the door, Mr. President
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm There are 55,000 reasons to be fair to Haitians
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Beaches still contaminated
It seems from the news coverage of the BP oil spill that everything is cleaned up and things are back to normal, but they aren't. In Panama City Beach this past weekend, tar balls were still all over the beach and the stench was enough to ruin a wedding that was planned to take place on the beach. These beaches are the most beautiful in our state, and probably the world, and they are still being contaminated.
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- Miami Hurricanes' Al Golden impresses on the recruiting trail
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Multimedia
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Local talent heading to Tallahassee
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Walters, Aronberg rightly tapped for expertise
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Ethics reform from Tallahassee to the Keys
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Gov. Rick Scott can gain trust by fighting corruption
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New directions
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Make tough but smart choices on spending
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Challenging times call for strong leadership
OUR OPINION: Targeted goals, investing in people can rev up economy
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Granny knows best
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm President enacts pragmatic end-of-life counseling.
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Wrapping up 2010
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Much done, more to do
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Clean up mess at Miami-Dade Transit
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Address a federal audit, resolve internal turmoil
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U.S. HOUSE
Save us from our devices, please!
Mr. Speaker, please don't. Go ahead, if you must, and cut taxes. Slash spending. Repeal healthcar...
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HAITI
Renew our commitment
As the one-year anniversary of Haiti's devastating earthquake looms, it's appropriate that we reflect on th...
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END-OF-LIFE COUNSELING
Making the final days easier
In 2011, let's agree to dispense with any politically motivated twisting of death and dying. We don't need ...
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THE 2000s
A decade full of surprises
Now that the end-of-year distractions have come and gone, most people have reentered daily life, perhaps ex...
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AGE OF EXCESS
We're out of control . . .
`Our flesh surrounds us with its own decisions'' -- Philip Larkin
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GOV. SCOTT
Now for something completely different
And now, for something completely different? Rick Scott has become Florida's 45th governor. Our sta...
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POLITICS
And so are state Democrats
Happy 2011, Florida Democrats! I'm sure you're all rested up from the inaugural festivities, since, let's f...
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Archbishop Wenski has disappointed, too
At least half a dozen times in the last six months Archbishop Wenski has said that many have been disappoin...
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Beaches still contaminated
It seems from the news coverage of the BP oil spill that everything is cleaned up and things are back to no...
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Horse racing deserves balanced news coverage
As the president of Calder Casino & Race Course, I write in response to Linda Robertson's Dec. 26 front-pag...
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Lohan overload
Lohan overload Will the media address why we are bombarded with daily reports of Lindsay Lohan's conditio...
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Pakistani leader slain for his high principles
Re the Jan. 4 story Provincial governor in Pakistan assassinated by his own guard: Salman Taseer's tweet fr...
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Castro no hero
Castro no hero Re a letter under the headline Front-page foolishness: I agree with the negative take on T...
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Correction
The Jan. 5 column by Dr. Arthur M. Fournier misidentified the news organization that reported a United Nati...
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A blow to liberal Pakistan
The assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, has illustrated th...
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Israel's spying vulture
Saudi Arabia has arrested a bird on charges of spying for Israel. According to the newspaper Al-Weeam, the ...
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Building trust in U.S.-China relations
The world has recovered remarkably quickly from the financial crisis. But growth is now on two tracks: deve...
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New year, new rules in U.S. Senate
Many of us have made new year's resolutions, thinking back on the year that has recently ended and pledging...
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GOP looking at a free-for-all for 2012 nomination
The Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, the start of the 2012 presidential race, are only a little ove...
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Palin and Reagan
``Sarah Palin's Alaska'' didn't debut until this month, but the former governor has been defending it for w...
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A law we don't need
Oklahomans have a plan to save the country. It doesn't address the reverberations of the financial crisis o...
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Florida fights for rights of polluters
Farms, mills and municipalities that use Florida waterways as a latrine got more good news last week from t...
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In My Opinion
In a giving mood, but only toward rich
Just in time for the holidays, Congress has terminated unemployment benefits for millions of out-of-work Am...
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In My Opinion
Lizard King to Gov. Crist: “Dude, you rock!”
An absolutely true news item: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will seek a pardon for the late Jim Morrison, lead...
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Scott wants to clean house? Lotsa luck
``Today is the end of politics as usual in Tallahassee.'' So said Gov.-elect Rick Scott in his victory ...
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In My Opinion
Will Rick Scott clean house, or get his clock cleaned?
‘Today is the end of politics as usual in Tallahassee.”
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In My Opinion
Thank heaven for the TV mute button
As the days tick down drearily toward the mid-term elections, the mute button is our friend. Every time a p...
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In My Opinion
Scott is either incompetent or a lying crook
Even by Florida’s shaky standards, Rick Scott stands out as one of the most outlandish characters e...
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
Don't let others define us
Six years ago, I went to Auschwitz. I remember being surprised at the number of Israeli school groups there...
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OBAMA DEMENTIA
Here's hoping the fever breaks soon
In 2003, Charles Krauthammer, a columnist and psychiatrist, coined a new term. Noting what he said was "th...
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In My Opinion
Don’t blame the 'Man In The Skybox'
“So, is it true? Did you make Steve Johnson drop that ball?”
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In My Opinion
Racial stereotypes (even good ones) can cause problems
A few words about black supremacy.
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Take action to end hunger now
Good news. An average of 17.7 percent of all Americans were at times unable to feed themselves in the ...
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MEDIA HYPOCRISY
Why did Olbermann get spanked?
Ifeel sympathy pangs for MSNBC's vituperative character assassin Keith Olbermann about as often and as stro...
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FORECLOSURES
Moratorium bad idea
The prospect of being hanged, they say, concentrates the mind wonderfully. So perhaps the impending midterm...
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CHARLIE CRIST
Where does he stand on anything?
Charlie Crist gives political opportunism a bad name. In a U.S. Senate campaign marked by the most epic fli...
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VALUE-ADDED TAX
Big Brother picks your pocket
White House tape transcription 16-05-10, 1600 hours, Oval Office. Present: President OBAMA. Vice president ...
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MIAMI HERALD FITNESS CHALLENGE
Glenn Garvin is the winning loser
After three months of strenuous workouts, calorie counting and some major co-worker rivalry, the Miami Hera...
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MIAMI HERALD FITNESS CHALLENGE
It's all over but for the crowing
Shocking news from the Miami Herald Fitness Challenge: We've lost a contestant. Well, about a third of a co...
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