Covering the Trayvon Martin story: Readers take sides; The Herald can’t
On stories like the death of Trayvon Martin, we must redouble our efforts to be neutral arbiters.
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Grassroots ‘Mission Houses’ are spreading the faith in Cuba
How the Catholic Church is spreading the word in Cuba, which not that long ago was officially atheist.
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Marco Rubio, the GOP and the DREAM Act
The U.S. senator from Florida offers an alternative to the DREAM Act that could help his party win back some Hispanic voters.
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My decades as a crazed, out-of-control gambler
It began with pitching pennies for money and ended many years later in utter depravity. Then I got help.
View ArticleDoes wanting to tax millionaires more help re-elect Obama?
The White House and congressional Democrats think they have the ideal issue to use against Republicans all year — that the GOP is eager to give tax breaks to the rich.
View ArticleA welcome affirmation of The Herald’s work
The ALF series that helped reform a troubled industry was a finalist for journalisms top prize.
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Who’s the teacher promoting Gov. Rick Scott’s education?
So is it a public school teacher now shilling for Gov. Rick Scott in his latest television ad? Or is it an actor?
View ArticleThe Cuban killer who fooled the CIA
To CIA, Rolando Cubela seemed the perfect prospect to assassinate Fidel Castro. Young and fit, a battle-tested conspirator, he had killed in cold blood before. Unlike most Cuban officials who toiled...
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The hit teams that carried out Castro’s vendettas
Brian Latell a retired CIA agent now with the University of Miami, discloses how a Cuban intelligence defector named Florentino Tiny Aspillaga revealed one of Fidel Castros darkest secrets: a team...
View ArticleCompressed NBA season puts heat on Herald’s beat writer
The 66-game regular-season sprint has been a challenge, but a good one, says Goodman.
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The death of a Cuban spymaster
Fidel Castros young intelligence officers were skilled and relentless even when they were turned against their own bosses. In the last of three excerpts from his new book Castros Secrets: The CIA...
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How the assassination of JFK put Fidel Castro in a delicate spot
The Cuban leaders protestations that he knew nothing about Lee Harvey Oswald ring hollow.
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My mom, the sneaky motivator
I will not say my mother was a modern day Ma Barker. I won’t even say she was conniving. But I will grant that she reminds me a little bit of Jeff Van Gundy, coach of the New York Knicks in the...
View ArticleThe Silver Knights: 54 years of excellence, selflessness
Winners of the Silver Knight awards embody the best of South Florida.
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Mariel memories: The boatlift that changed everything
A reporter recounts the high drama and danger of the Mariel Boatlift and reflects on how that event changed South Florida’s cultural landscape.
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A West Point grad on the meaning of Memorial Day
A recent West Point grad from Miami Shores reflects on service to the nation and the significance of Memorial Day
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South Florida vets cope with wounds not always visible
Sgt. David Aguirre, 36, of Doral, who served multiple tours in Iraq, is lucky to be alive. The same can be said of Cpl. Christopher Alban, 22, of Tamarac, an Afghanistan veteran.
View ArticleMemories of Andrew: covering the hurricane that shredded our house
How we covered Andrew then, and how we would cover the next big storm, whenever it comes.
View ArticlePlacebo effect: If you believe a pill works, maybe it will
Where faith, hope and medicine intersect
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Florida wind farm’s antagonists: environmentalists
A proposal to build a wind farm in Palm Beach County, Florida’s first, is creating a stir.
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