Candid Camera September 23, 2009

Memo
To: Beverly Gallagher, Suspended Broward School Board Member/Accused Criminal
Cc: Other Arrested Public Officials
South Florida watched you run from news reporters today after your arrest for extortion, wire fraud and bribery.  You covered your well-known face while someone held up papers in front of the camera lenses.  That was a slap in the face to your [...]

Sauced September 23, 2009

I tried it.  I had to.
We are covering the case of a (now-former) Miami-Dade teacher charged with child abuse, accused of giving two of her autistic students hot sauce-spiked soda.  She took the stand in her own defense today and said that the spiked soda was her soda, she loves to drink her soda with [...]

Metal or Mental Detectors? September 15, 2009

If you haven’t seen Coral Gables Senior High School, let me describe it to you. 
It’s the kind of architecture I’d describe as Tropical Mediterranean.  Aside from obvious Spanish influences, the school that first opened for the class of 1954 has lots of windows, breezy walkways and sunny courtyards, nothing like the prison-chic architecture of later [...]

Fuzzy Math September 7, 2009

Those who know me well will tell you: I am not a numbers girl.
Sure, I can add, subtract, multiply and divide. I can figure the cost of a dress on the 25% off rack.  But Budgets?  Taxes?  Amortization?  Debt Service?  Even those words make my eyes glaze over.  I’m one of those people who have [...]