Time for Congress to address public health threat of Zika
By DR. AILEEN MARTY Many of us have heard of Zika virus, but not everyone is aware of the clear and present danger that it …
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Experts say white supremacists see Trump as ‘last stand’
By PAUL HOLSTON Associated Press WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his campaign are expressing ideas similar to those espoused by white supremacists, …
Voting rights key to Democracy
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON – THE ISSUE: Who should be able to vote and how easy should it be? It’s a question that …
Residents reflect on race relations under Obama
By GEORGE BRENNAN Cape Cod Times HYANNIS, Mass. – Jesse Barboza remembers looking at the photographs of American presidents on the wall of his teacher’s …
Report critical of zero tolerance
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – To supporters, zero-tolerance policing has long represented a logical crime-fighting approach: Crack down on minor infractions before they …
Congresswomen, activists discuss gun violence at Tacolcy
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@sfltimes.com MIAMI – The three women have been impacted by gun violence in devastating ways. Sybrina Fulton lost her 17-year old son, …
Juvenile curfew policy blurring church and state
By MEGAN TRIMBLE Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. – Police in New Jersey’s capital city have reinstated a curfew for juveniles, but the decision to drop …
Vote Yes on Amendment 2
By DR. GREG GERDEMAN I have built my career, the last 20 years, on the study of how marijuana affects the brain, and am very …
Vote NO on Amendment 2
By JESSICA SPENCER “Our Health Matters,” writes Kim McCray in last week’s Political Special Section. In her piece, which is actually a perfect display of …
District 1 school board incumbent faces two challengers
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@Sfltimes.com MIAMI – If they had nothing more to go on than the candidates’performance at a recent forum,voters in attendance just might …