Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 02-09-12
EJones@SFLTimes.com ABOUT TIME The prolonged economic downturn with its foreclosures and unemployment has brought a number of issues to the forefront. One of those is …
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Consumers file class action suit against Citizens
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ An 82-year-old woman from the Tampa Bay area trying to survive on a meager social security check is among customers of …
Coroner rules Don Cornelius’ death ruled a suicide
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Coroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the “Soul Train'' creator and host killed …
Business Got Super Bowl exposure
Derrick McCray’s barbecue business has firmed up its links with the National Football League and its signature Super Bowl game.
Why educators must keep fighting the schools bureaucracy
To all of my fellow K-12 educators in the Sunshine State, as we close out another calendar year that has moved faster than a cheetah …
SPOTLIGHT: Booker T. Washington’s 1900 visit
"Black History Month 2012" JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The famous black educator Booker T. Washington explained his efforts to help his persecuted race in a …
5 movie titles that tell the tale
LOS ANGELES — Some movie titles are wordy and complicated (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan) or generically forgettable …
Mosque a prestigious landmark in old Miami
"Black History Month 2012" MIAMI — One of South Florida’s most prestigious landmarks sits on the corner of Northwest 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue: Masjid-Al …
Superintendent meeting set
WEST PALM BEACH — The School Board of Palm Beach County has scheduled formal and informal interviews and two “Meet and Greet” events for the …
In original Internet TV shows, hints of coming change
NEW YORK — After years of experimenting, the top video destinations on the Web are suddenly flush with original programming: documentaries, reality shows and scripted …