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Teacher Suspended for Putting Hot Sauce on Crayons to Stop Autistic Students From Eating Them

​A Florida teacher is in hot water after administrating some hot sauce-based discipline.Lillian Gomez, a special needs teacher at Sunrise Elementary School in Kissimme, Florida, had a problem with some of her autistic students eating the crayons. So, she decided to dip the crayons in hot sauce. Sh ... More >>

Mavericks charter schools don't live up to big promises

​A Florida teacher is in hot water after administrating some hot sauce-based discipline.Lillian Gomez, a special needs teacher at Sunrise Elementary School in Kissimme, Florida, had a problem with some of her autistic students eating the crayons. So, she decided to dip the crayons in hot sauce. Sh ... More >>

Florida Man Convinced His Mistress to Have Sex with 7-Year-Old Girl to Prove Her Love

​A late entry in the race for the title of 2011's most depressingly, shake-your-faith in humanity, horrible shell of a human: Christopher P. Smith, 32, of Kissimmee, Florida. Smith's twisted tale is one of adultery, manipulation, and, most sickening of all, pedophilia, according to police.Margaret ... More >>

Florida Nudist Resorts Determined to Attract More Young Naked People

via Groger.net [NSFW]​Have you ever been to a nudist resort? Those hoping to be amongst unclothed young things might be a little overwhelmed by the sight of wrinkled flesh. Apparently, America's nudist community is alarmed that its membership is graying and is now desperately trying to attract you ... More >>

Miami Ranked in Top Five Cities for Minority Entrepreneurs

​Forbes thinks that one of the best ways to lead America out of it's mounting debt is to spark long-term financial growth, and they think encouraging entrepreneurship among minorities is one of the best ways to generate that growth. Of course, like everything Forbes.com does, they've accompanied t ... More >>

Umpire Nelson Diaz escaped Cuba but now faces life without baseball

​Forbes thinks that one of the best ways to lead America out of it's mounting debt is to spark long-term financial growth, and they think encouraging entrepreneurship among minorities is one of the best ways to generate that growth. Of course, like everything Forbes.com does, they've accompanied t ... More >>

Phony Nutritionists Make Their Push

​USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton came to Kissimmee last week to highlight the Obama Administration's priorities for improving school meals and the health of children across the nation. Thornton claimed the Administration was committed to "rapid pas ... More >>

Florida Mailman Caught Snorting Cocaine, Delivering Drugs Along Route

via WHEC​Juan Fonseca may be the worst mailman in the world. He's charged with snorting cocaine while on the job, driving his truck with his feet, stealing money out of Christmas cards, swiping Netflix rentals, and, oh yeah, delivering drugs along his route.The Kissimmee, Florida, postal worker f ... More >>

Cocaine king Max Mermelstein came out of hiding for a screenwriter

via WHEC​Juan Fonseca may be the worst mailman in the world. He's charged with snorting cocaine while on the job, driving his truck with his feet, stealing money out of Christmas cards, swiping Netflix rentals, and, oh yeah, delivering drugs along his route.The Kissimmee, Florida, postal worker f ... More >>

Glades Invaders

It's too late to stop the pythons. The real question is, what's next?

Swamped

Saving the Glades could mean screwing these guys.

Fables of the Reconstruction

Residents of the black Grove are being displaced by the value of the land they've lived on for a century

Florida's Mean Season

Overriding minimum wage guarantees at MIA

Smooth Operator

Personal financial embarrassments and allegations of sexual impropriety have done nothing to spoil Derrick Miller's political fortunes in Opa-locka

You Can't Take It with You

These days it's tough even to make a claim on the properties you left behind in Cuba

The Case Against Kaplan

These days it's tough even to make a claim on the properties you left behind in Cuba

Flying High

Before heading off to Washington for confirmation as Secretary of the Air Force, State Sen. Daryl Jones got involved in one last bond deal. The money was very good, but the backwash could be very bad.

Just Pickin'

For South Florida bluegrass fans, it's not just music, it's life

Get Shorty

For South Florida bluegrass fans, it's not just music, it's life

Miami Makeover

Tropical paradise or violent hellhole? If you ask the wizards selected to design the city's publicity campaign, the answer is as clear as a bright summer day.

Dead On Arrival, 119 Times Over

Indonesian crab-eating macaques are favored by medical researchers. But if Miami primate dealer Matthew Block's late-August shipment was bound for the lab, it never got that far.