High school students get pep talk on preparing for college
LIBERTY CITY — As a college assistance program advisor at Miami Northwestern Senior High, LarMarc Anderson is used to hearing the same excuse from students …
College professor makes case for end to drug war
Special to South Florida Times Forty years and a trillion dollars after President Richard Nixon launched a national “war on drugs,” a civil rights lawyer …
‘Founder’ of Little Haiti gets recognition
Special to South Florida Times LITTLE HAITI — Viter Juste immigrated from Haiti in 1973 and settled with his family in the Miami area. The …
CEO Coursey’s departure announced at annual luncheon
Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH — Nearly 300 people were in attendance at the Airport Hilton in West Palm Beach on Saturday …
Pollock Complaint Sparks BSO Investigation
By ELGIN JONES EJones@SFTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE — A racial discrimination complaint filed by one of the highest ranking, and longest serving, black employees of the …
Whole new ballpark
AP Sports Writer LITTLE HAVANA — Miami Marlins President David Samson walked among the fans on the concourse at the team's new ballpark, stopping every …
Football execs probe Saints’ bounty program
(AP) — The National Football League is investigating reports that the New Orleans Saints ran a bounty program that rewarded players with thousand-dollar payoffs for …
Disputed ‘inspirational messages’ bill waits for Scott’s signature
GULF BREEZE (AP) — “Pray for Our Schools,” many fading yard signs scattered throughout Santa Rosa County say, remnants of a bitter court battle over …
What We Think: Inspiration: A good first step
The very first thing that is obvious about the “inspirational messages” bill which the Legislature has overwhelmingly passed and now awaits Gov. Rick Scott’s signature …
New Jersey’s Donald Payne dies at age 77
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, the first black elected to represent New Jersey in Congress, has died at age 77.