AltWeeklies Wire
Hurricane Losses Trigger Massive Layoffs at Goodwillnew
South Florida's number one provider of jobs to the disabled has had to lay off about 800 people in Miami-Dade County.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
11-07-2005 |
Disasters
Homeless Complain of Poor Treatment at Shelternew
Present and past employees of Miami's Camillus House have been accused of cursing at clients, misusing their labor, and violating political campaign contribution rules.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
11-07-2005 |
Economy
Cuban Exile Takes Top Billing in Intelligent Design Debatenew
Guillermo Gonzalez, who teaches astronomy at the University of Iowa, argues that a supreme being designed our planet to support both human life and scientific inquiry.
Miami New Times |
Mariah Blake |
11-07-2005 |
Science
Free This Priestnew
Father Gerard Jean-Juste, imprisoned in Port-au-Prince, is a hero to many in the United States.
Miami New Times |
Chuck Strouse |
11-01-2005 |
International
Hurricane Voyeurismnew
Wilma brought frustration, accidents, romance, anger, substance abuse and reflection.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado, Mariah Blake, Jean Carey, Rob Jordan, Diana Kachalova, Kirk Nielsen, Forrest Norman and Emily Witt |
11-01-2005 |
Disasters
Terrorist or Tricksternew
Did a career criminal foil a potentially catastrophic attack on Miami? A reporter checks out the claims of a caller who says he has the suicide tape of 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-24-2005 |
Crime & Justice
How Cocaine Made Miami: The Drug Dealersnew
A former big-time drug trafficker and a young contemporary dealer describe Miami's cocaine trade, which has racked up a toll of arrests and murders. Second in a two-part series
Miami New Times |
Carlos Suarez De Jesus, Kris Conesa, Rebecca Wakefield and Francisco Alvarado |
10-18-2005 |
Science
How Cocaine Made Miaminew
By 1980, Miami had become the cocaine capital of the United States. The drug's lasting legacies are evident 25 years later: a thriving international banking industry, an entrenched drug culture and the durable myths of Miami Vice. First in a two-part series
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol, Rebecca Wakefield, Forrest Norman and Sean Rowe |
10-11-2005 |
Science
Talk Show Hosts Heap Scorn on Katrina's Victimsnew
As if the people imperiled by Hurricane Katrina didn't have enough going against them, now they're the latest targets of hate radio.
Miami New Times |
Bob Norman |
09-27-2005 |
Media
Unions Glom Onto Jim DeFede's Legacy at the Miami Heraldnew
The firing of a beloved columnist has some staffers at the Miami Herald talking about the need for a union.
Miami New Times |
Chuck Strouse |
09-21-2005 |
Media
Judges Experiment With Advisory Juriesnew
Taking a novel approach to encourage the parties in a lawsuit to settle, a Florida judge empaneled a jury for a half-day to predict what a likely verdict would be.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
09-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Forever Missingnew
One woman hoped to get help from the FBI in her husband's mysterious disappearance in 1983. Instead she got crooked agents working with violent drug dealers. Second in a four-part series.
Miami New Times |
Bob Norman |
08-15-2005 |
International
In the Aftermathnew
After the suicide of Miami politician Arthur Teele, an editor examines the media coverage leading up to his death.
Miami New Times |
Jim Mullin |
08-09-2005 |
Media
Free Bird?new
New DNA evidence may exonerate Luis Diaz, imprisoned for 26 years as the Miami Bird Road Rapist.
Miami New Times |
Jean Carey |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Immigration, Cuban
Line of Firenew
Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker is good at dodging bullets of criticism.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: racial profiling, taser gun
