Author: Carma Henry

     Division II playoff football and the MEAC championship race dominate this weekend’s games. With the SWAC West situation very much up in the air (and two coaches out of a job), it promises to be another week of exciting scoreboard-watching.

Tobacco Free Florida in Broward County is working to educate the community and increase awareness on the importance of tobacco free organizations and the benefits of hosting tobacco free events.

-Visit Lauderdale offers a sneak peek of its custom-built float as it prepares to participate for the first time in the Rose Parade® presented by Honda. The float will make its grand debut on Monday, January 1, 2024, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST during the live telecast of the 135th Rose Parade® in Pasadena, California, airing on NBC and ABC.

The deal includes no money for his border wall.  On Capitol Hill, the heated debate reached fever pitch, underscoring the importance and pressure surrounding the legislative…

      Israel’s attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has become both the reality and the symbol of all that is wrong with its war on Hamas.

     The sidewalk was outside of the Raytheon corporate offices in Arlington, VA in the run up to the opening session of Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal which was livestreamed on November 12. This is a people’s tribunal, which will be trying several large corporations for war crimes. These corporations produce weapons that our government uses to cause death and destruction all over the world, but especially in the Middle East. These corporations profit through the suffering of innocent people.

     The first face-to-face meeting in a year between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping went about as expected: some potentially meaningful agreements, some continuing disagreements, some controversies unexplored, and plenty of avowals to get along. Bottom line: No breakthroughs, but none expected.

      Sitting safely at my desk, looking at photos of bombed buildings and knowing that missing children are buried under the rubble, imagining (unavoidably) what this must feel like . . . oh my God, empathy gives way to horror. Move on, I tell myself. Write about something else. All wars are like this.

The hospital, central to the region’s medical infrastructure, faces severe challenges, possibly linked to ongoing conflicts. This development raises concerns about the availability of essential healthcare services for Gaza’s residents.

Street Detective Peter Traceit wants accountability.  Superintendent Peter Licata talked about accountability until he was blue in the face as he sought the top job.  There has to be some accountability starting with the arresting officer and ending with the Chief of Safety.