Author: Carma Henry

     The risk of nuclear energy is an easy dividing line. To opponents, names like Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima are all the evidence we need that a catastrophic event is unavoidable and unacceptable. For supporters, those events are a sign that disasters are few. Both are right – they happen infrequently, and when they do occur, they are cataclysmic.

Did you know that, according to the Hearing Loss Association of Florida, an estimated 3 million Floridians live with some form of hearing impairment? Even more surprising, only 1 in 5 people who would benefit from a hearing aid actually uses one.

     Additionally, Narcisse combined forces with specialized industry leaders to create Focus Choice Schools, which further school choice options by providing innovative, theme-based programs such as Technology, Construction and Manufacturing, Medical and Pre-Med, Transportation and Logistics and Liberal Arts and Management. Each school is supported by a community partner who provides specialized expertise for each model. The success of the program has catapulted student interest and provided educational experience beyond buildings and books.

     Rumor has it that some of the Board members are not playing by the rules and are setting up their own meet the candidate forums that fall outside of the search firm and their in-house employment guidelines for the position.

   Normally, autothysis is a process where an animal intentionally destroys itself. But given the current legislative actions undertaken by the Republican Party at both the national and local levels, it’s apparent that autothysis is a condition attributable to the Republican Party. It’s as though they’re willing to sacrifice their lives and families, if necessary, to destroy democracy. How can this be?

The Area Agency on Aging of Broward County (AAABC) is proud to partner with Intuition Robotics to add ElliQ, an AI care companion, to the agency’s lineup of comprehensive services helping Broward older adults age in place. AAABC has launched its online application to identify eligible older adults in Broward County who would benefit from the technology.

     There is so much confusion with the dates, the holiday, and the proclamation was more strategic than liberating. Blacks and racism were the major reason of the Civil War, and Blacks are still fighting for their equality and their human rights in 2023.

Another song “You Know It Ain’t Right” by Joe Hinton was released in 1963. Many listeners thought Hinton was singing about a lost love (The B-side was “Lovesick Blues”), but a closer listening of the lyrics reveals a sound more like a protest song – perhaps a precursor to Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come”.

From my perspective, the Miami Heat lost game one of the NBA finals because of a failure to convert open three point shots combined with a subpar performance by Bam Adebayo.  Though not particularly confident regarding outcome, l waited patiently for game two Sunday, hoping for a different result based on my game one observations.

     Spearheaded by Lauderhill Commissioner Melissa Dunn, the event began with a Walk for Peace and was later followed by a news conference announcing the police department’s acquisition of ShotSpotter technology that can sense gunfire.