PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Notes on a scandal. Charles Nemeroff, an Atlanta psychiatrist who was the subject of a Senate investigation concerning huge sums he received from drug companies, has been named chairman of the psychiatry department at the University of Miami. Last year Nemeroff, as the top psychiatrist at Emory University, was the focus of an investigation by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who said he was concerned...
Council on Foreign Relations (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Marifeli Perez-Stable discusses the leakage by El País of Obama's message to Raul Castro, warning that if the administration doesn't "break the tired two-step" of Cuban-American relations soon, it may be too late.
In The Faith (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
It was a sports fan's dream: Dolphins vs. Jets, an NBA game, an NHL game and Game 4 of the World Series. Four games, four sports, four states in one day - all attended in person.
Slashfood (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds , Food News Malaysian green mango salad. Photo: Valisa, Flickr . Hot Southern Florida weather pairs well with fresh vegetarian and Asian fare: Malaysian restaurant Parc 28 in Weston offers "boldly spiced fare" in a cuisine that takes inspiration from Malay, Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, Thai and European influences; "fresh and vibrant" vegan cuisine...
Texting Sucks (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Phillies: Ryan Howard. The NL championship series MVP was downright fearsome in the first two playoff rounds, batting .355 with two homers, 14 RBIs, four doubles, a triple and seven walks. All that after hitting 45 home runs and tying for the major …
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Mike McQueen, a journalist raised in Coconut Grove whose long career included three stints at The Miami Herald, has died. He was 52.<p/> McQueen died Sunday in New Orleans of complications from cancer and congestive heart failure. He most recently worked as the Associated Press' bureau chief for Louisiana and Mississippi.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Mike McQueen, a journalist raised in Coconut Grove whose long career included three stints at The Miami Herald, has died. He was 52.<p/> McQueen died Sunday in New Orleans of complications from cancer and congestive heart failure. He most recently worked as the Associated Press' bureau chief for Louisiana and Mississippi.
Eye On Miami (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
On the Michael Pizzi Arson article, in the Miami Herald, a few readers tried to add a comment with Vile Natacha's last name. I have found, in the past, her name doesn't get past the Herald's filter. Well, it still doesn't, as other readers have also noticed. Why Miami Herald'?? (hit on image from the Miami Herald website to enlarge it)
Alex Constantine's Blacklist (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Also see: Minnesota judge: CIA ‘probably misled’ panel he led on JFK assassination , Minnesota Independent, 10/19/09 By Tim Elfrink in La Habana Miami Herald Oct. 16 2009 Last week, the spooks gave us files from the 60s that proved Luis Posada Carriles -- Miami's most famous terrorist still walking the streets today -- used to snitch for the agency back in the day. Even more shockingly,...
Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Kudos to reporter Sherry Rauh and the Miami Herald for doing a nicely balanced article on depression during pregnancy and the treatment options. There are risks either way, and it is important to work with your ob/gyn to make the best decision for YOU.
Eye On Miami (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
On Sunday, I expressed the wish that The Miami Herald would focus on Homestead foreclosures. Little did I know that on Monday the story would be printed, taking up the front and back page of the A section. This review of the Herald story goes under the cautionary note: "be careful what you wish for". Yesterday, I took the Herald editors to task for failing to get its statistics correct. If...
Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Miami Herald Is Marifeli Perez-Stable a spy or a secret Cuban propagandist using her Miami Herald column to influence American opinion? Herald ombud Edward Schumacher Matos investigated and found "the charges are not sufficiently credible to warrant a full scale investigation by the paper or to stop publishing her."
Eye On Miami (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Here is The Miami Herald, on the story it really does not want to tell: the rate of foreclosures. 17 percent'October 19, 2009: "The foreclosure rate-- at 17 percent of loans statewide ... " (Foreclosure backlog complicates housing recovery, Monica Hatcher, Miami Herald)25 percent'October 17, 2009: "During the second quarter of the year, nearly one in four Florida home loans were past...
Gay South Florida (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
BY JOANNA GROVER, jodygrover@aol.com Imagine having only five minutes to say goodbye to your dying husband or wife of nearly two decades. Imagine being a 10-year-old girl and being physically blocked from saying a last, ``I love you,'' to your...
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