Miami-Dade Schools offering kids free breakfast and lunch during summer
Photo courtesy of iStock MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing its part to address food insecurity as the district is offering free breakfast …
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Donalds inching closer to become first-ever Black Florida governor
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Gallon among five to win Miami-Dade Commission seats unopposed
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Miami Gardens to host citywide clean-up effort June 13
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Broward Health Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Freestanding Emergency Room in Lighthouse Point
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City of Miramar bans RVs residency following complaints
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High School student athletes must undergo heart screening
Photo courtesy of pngtree.com MIAMI – First time high school student-athletes will be required to to take an ECG heart screening before they can play …
Health and Wellness
Grand Canyon park rangers talk suicidal man away from rim
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) _ Authorities say rangers at Grand Canyon National Park were able to talk an Ohio man believed to be …
Dr. Oz aids 2 people injured in New Jersey highway crash
WESTAMPTON, N.J. (AP) _ Emergency responders say Dr. Mehmet Oz helped them out by treating two people injured in a weekend car crash on the …
Business
Take that back! Returns are big for the holidays
NEW YORK (AP) — Ah, the warm feelings of the holidays: Comfort and joy. Good cheer. And buyer's remorse. People who rushed to snag discounts …
Census figures show recession taking big toll on young adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults are the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom …
Fla. passes up over $100 million in federal grants
MIAMI (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-led Legislature have rejected or declined to pursue more than $106 million in federal grant money and …
Education
PHILADELPHIA TEACHERS IRATE AFTER LOSING CONTRACT
BY MARYCLAIRE DALE, PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia teachers vowed to fight a sudden move by the district Monday that cancels their union contract and forces them to …
Lauderhill’s MLK Jr. adopts Montessori philosophy
LAUDERHILL — For the past two school years, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Lauderhill has earned an “F” grade, according to …
Leading by example FUNdraising Good Times
Have you heard about Raymond Burse, the newly appointed interim-president of Kentucky State University who voluntarily reduced his salary by 25 percent in order …