Supporters welcome decision to drop charges
(Florida International University) -Michelle Spence-Jones returned to the Miami City Commission this week, two years after she was twice suspended by then Gov. Charlie Crist …
Free home energy efficiency upgrades available for low-income residents
INDIANTOWN — As the summer temperatures rise, so do energy costs but a local program can help homeowners keep their monthly energy bills low.
Apple faces big challenges as Steve Jobs leaves CEO post
NEW YORK — As CEOs, Sam Walton, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs possessed common traits. They were tireless workers, demanding bosses and sticklers for detail. …
Internships give students taste of work in the real world
More than 300 Miami-Dade County high school students took part in a summer internship program at companies in the hospitality & tourism, engineering, information technology …
Fashion model’s memoir details influence of Indians in T&T
A fashion model who turned her attention to writing has published an autobiography detailing, as she sees it, the influence of Indians on the twin-island …
Small islands face big clean up after Hurricane Irene
CAT ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Trees flattened by the thousands. Power lines strewn across the road. Part of the roof gone at a church, the …
What we think: To save the children
More and more, pastors in South Florida and around the nation are making the same point to their congregations: “I am tired of burying our …
Barack Obama is president of all the U.S.; don’t expect him to be a ‘black president’
Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America. Not a single president has served this country without having some of his …
Time to put South Florida housing market back on track
In these uncertain economic times, we all know Florida’s real estate market has been hit exceptionally hard. While our state has recently seen a decline …
Cherokee high court backs denial of black tribal membership
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court has reversed a lower tribal court decision that voided a voter-approved constitutional amendment denying citizenship to …