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2011 Stories by Michael E. Miller

• Auburn Shoots Down Oregon Ducks, Wins National Championship Thanks to Wes Byrum and 12 Other Florida Recruits

  published Jan 11, 2011

  To the chagrin of just about everybody in Florida, the Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks last night 22-19 to capture the NCAA national championship.The "experts" might say that Auburn outlasted ... More >>

• Jack Horkheimer's Dark Final Days

  published Jan 10, 2011

  Known as "The Star Gazer," local astronomer and TV host Jack Horkheimer convinced millions of Americans every week to "keep looking up" at the night sky. As director of the Miami Museum of Science and... More >>

• Tyler Weinman Case Cause for Abandoning Cat Dissections in Miami, Argue New Times Readers

  published Jan 07, 2011

  A year and a half ago, the Tyler Weinman "cat killer" case tore open this quaint little town we call Miami. Police said the teenager described classroom dissections a little too eagerly. One reader wa... More >>

• Hugo Chavez Emerges as Voice of Reason in Fight Over Carlos Andres Perez's Remains

  published Jan 05, 2011

  We have taken our fair share of shots at Hugo Chavez over the years. But in the tug-of-war over the remains of former Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez, Chavez has somehow come across as a veri... More >>

• George Neville Rucker, Accused Predator Priest, Allowed Aboard Voyages of Discovery Cruise to South America

  published Jan 04, 2011

  A defrocked Los Angeles priest accused of sexually molesting 33 girls shipped off yesterday from the Bahamas for a three-month tour of South America on a South Florida based cruise line.Voyages of Dis... More >>

• Cedric Williams, Suspect in Weekend's Fatal Car Crash, Arrested

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Police have arrested a man in connection to a horrific car crash early Sunday morning that killed three people and seriously injured a fourth.Cedric Levon Williams, 48, was charged with leaving the sc... More >>