Educator by profession, life in South Florida has Robbin Swad contemplating just about everything: from news and politics to local happenings. Her repartee welcomes differing views, rational perspectives, and always... some sweet civility.
Wednesday, November 11th marked the official end to Lou Dobb's television show on CNN. Stating that it was time for him to move on to other endeavors, Dobbs told his television audience in a sudden announcement that he...
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009-- the day that Americans remember the sacrifice and service of our military veterans-- is notably more somber this Veterans Day. With flags at half-staff in memory of the soldiers' attacked and killed at Ft...
In a White House press conference today, Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs directly contradicted statements made by both the Pentagon and Guantanamo officials by claiming that detainees will not receive the H1N1 vaccine.Miami City Buzz Examiner discussed yesterday how...
Officials announced on October 30th that H1N1 vaccinations will be made available to detainees at Guantanamo Bay.Maj. Diana R. Haynie, a spokeswoman for Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, stated,"JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care...
Radio talk show host and popular Fox news commentator, Glenn Beck, can soon be seen in theaters nationwide. With cable news ratings which outrank all cable network competitors, Glenn Beck most likely will draw in large audiences for a...
South Florida's giant snakes are making headlines again.According to a U.S. Geological Survey press release, USGS issued a 300-page report Tuesday, stating that "five giant non-native snake species would pose high...
In an almost eerie foreshadowing of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to President Obama, the New York Times online published an article just days prior to Obama's winning, discussing the suitability of reversing past honorees who received the...
Concerns being expressed over the Obama- appointed Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools director, Kevin Jennings, are based on homophobia-- this according to Media Matters. Media Matters also claims that allegations that Jennings is a "...
(continued)In 1999, Kevin Jennings, Obama's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools director, spoke to 140 Palm Beach County school administrators at the School District of Palm Beach county on the many intricacies of homophobia and...
Last week, AARP's message to Florida's 65 or older was that AARP is fighting for seniors as they "look through their checkbooks to figure out how to pay for the rising costs".Specifically, AARP was addressing...