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UM Hires Wisconsin's Shawn Eichorst as Athletic Director

Yep, this is the guy. ​The University of Miami's search to replace athletic director Kirby Hocutt has come to an end. The Miami Herald reports that Shawn Eichorst, a deputy AD at the University of Wisconsin, has been hired for the job, and what a job it is. Not only will Eichorst be charged with m ... More >>

Famous marijuana users

From an Olympic champion to an honest-to-goodness queen, everybody has smoked pot.

Bill McCollum Hired George Rekers Despite Strong Warnings From Staff

McCollum (L) paid Rekers (R) $120,000 to testify against gay adoption.​Attorney General Bill McCollum, who is running for Governor as a Republican, has tried to distance himself from anti-gay activist George Rekers, but recently released emails show that McCollum hired Rekers as an expert witness ... More >>

How George Alan Rekers and his rent boy got busted by New Times

McCollum (L) paid Rekers (R) $120,000 to testify against gay adoption.​Attorney General Bill McCollum, who is running for Governor as a Republican, has tried to distance himself from anti-gay activist George Rekers, but recently released emails show that McCollum hired Rekers as an expert witness ... More >>

Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with "rent boy"

McCollum (L) paid Rekers (R) $120,000 to testify against gay adoption.​Attorney General Bill McCollum, who is running for Governor as a Republican, has tried to distance himself from anti-gay activist George Rekers, but recently released emails show that McCollum hired Rekers as an expert witness ... More >>

George Alan Rekers Denies He's Gay

​George Alan Rekers, the anti-gay activist who hired a male prostitute, has fired back at the New Times reporters who broke the story. This afternoon, Rekers sent an email calling a follow-up article "defamation." He claims his rent-a-boy agreed to a statement that clears him of sexual acts. ... More >>

The Long Silence

How did county police officials respond to a damaging report on racial profiling? They didn't

Selected Screen Gems

How did county police officials respond to a damaging report on racial profiling? They didn't

Last Writes

Some suicide notes are short, some tell a more detailed story. They all have unhappy endings.

Women on the Verge of a Breakthrough

On-stage and behind the scenes, a diverse and determined group is carving off a big piece of the local rock

I Said Pull Over, Lady!

Did cops beat the daylights out of her, or was schoolteacher Paula Redo merely the victim of "facial injuries when there was contact with the ground"?