Aging

Mind games: Do memory apps live up to their hype?

Doctors recommend healthy eating and exercising more to keep your memory going

2013 LEGISLATURE

A flurry of proposals for making Florida schools safer

Herald readers offer a mix of opinions on how Florida lawmakers should deal with school security in the wake of last December’s mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Public responds to Chávez’s death

We asked members of the Public Insight Network, an online community of people who have agreed to share their opinions with The Miami Herald, how Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who died Tuesday, will be remembered and what's the future for Venezuela. We highlighted some of their answers below. Become a source by going to MiamiHerald.com/Insight.

HIGHER EDUCATION

UCF suspends socials for fraternities, sororities

Concerned about a pattern of student misbehavior, the University of Central Florida has shut down most fraternity and sorority activities.

Ooutdoor Sports

Obstacle course craze has Floridians getting down and very dirty

Florida’s fastest-growing outdoor sport is a test of speed, strength and willingness to get filthy.

Dolphins

Dolphins free agency: You be the GM

NFL free agency starts March 12. Are you ready?

Cuba

Is this really the end of Cuba’s Castro brothers? Exiles say not so fast

Raúl Castro’s announcement that he will step down, ending the Castros’ reign, is not high on some exiles’ truth meter.

Town Hall: What would you tell your legislator?

What would you tell state legislators at tonight’s town hall? Herald readers gave these responses to the Public Insight Network:

Town Hall: What would you tell your legislator?

To RSVP for Session 2013 on Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts go to wlrn.org and click “Town Hall.” What would you ask state legislators to do in the upcoming session? Herald readers gave these responses to the Public Insight Network:

Readers pick what Florida should address in the 2013 legislative session

For the upcoming session, what would you ask state legislative leaders to do? Herald readers gave these responses to the Public Insight Network.

AVIATION | American Airlines and US Airways

American Airlines CEO: Merger means more Miami business

As aviation industry reacts to the planned American Airlines/US Airways merger, others wonder how passenger service might be affected.

Public Insight Network | Miami Dolphins

Winner named in Miami Dolphins logo design competition

The votes are in — all 27,681 of them — and a winner has been declared by The Miami Herald’s readers.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Papal transition won’t lead to big changes in South Florida parishes, archbishop says

South Floridians accept, applaud Pope Benedict XVI’s choice to step down for the good of the church.

Public Insight Network | Miami Dolphins

The top 10 Miami Dolphins logo submissions are in: Vote for the best

Elaborate digital mock-ups. Carefully hand-drawn helmets. Even a crude sketch on a paper towel.

IMMIGRATION

Plenty of opinions on fixing the nation’s broken immigration system

How to deal with the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants is at the heart of the debate over fixing our nation’s broken immigration system.

VOTE FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

South Florida Best Block Video Entries

Which videos are your favorite? Vote on YouTube or below

VOTE FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

South Florida Best Block Photo Entries

Which photo should win People's Choice? Click on photos to 'like' your favorites

South Florida's Best Block Contest

Best Block Photo Entries

The South Florida Best Block Contest asks you to send a photo or video of your favorite block. Cash prizes and a block party are in store. Which one is your favorite?

Citizens Property Insurance | First of three parts

Citizens Insurance: A storm over reinspections, rate hikes

How a statewide reinspection program has made the cap on rate hikes by Citizens all but irrelevant.

ECONOMY

Unemployment leads jobless into a new, dismal life

For the long-term unemployed, extended job hunts mean reshuffling a life without an income. No more dinner dates, and a trip to the library for Internet.

Healthcare

Healthcare ruling could have big impact on South Florida

Some South Florida healthcare leaders are applauding Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, but others are concerned about lowered payments and other issues.

Florida Primary Election Map

The map on this page shows not only who won in each of the state’s 67 counties, but, using Patchwork Nation, it shows how the candidates did in each of Florida’s 10 types of county -– from the wealthy Monied 'Burbs to the metropolitan Immigration Nation counties. NOTE: the county types represent registered Republicans only.

ECONOMY

Brain drain? Many young South Floridians seek brighter economic prospects elsewhere

Three recent studies reveal that South Florida suffers from an unhappy confluence of economic and demographic factors that prompt younger residents to seek a brighter future elsewhere.

City of Miami

Drive-by shootings in Miami since 2010

South Florida readers react to bin Laden’s death

Some heard the news late Sunday while watching television, while others found out as they picked up Monday’s newspaper or turned on the radio. Reaction toward the death of Osama bin Laden, who was killed by U.S. forces in a covert operation, was quite similar among a wide range of South Florida residents. No matter their age or background, the majority of respondents to a Miami Herald/WLRN query were relieved to hear the news, but even more of them also expressed concern over a possible retaliation by al Qaeda.

To Our Readers

Now for something completely different: poetry in the paper

During my years at The Miami Herald, I have often had to politely reject a reader submission for one simple reason: We just don’t publish poetry in the newspaper.

PUBLIC INSIGHT NETWORK

Miami Herald users discuss how Haiti is doing one year later

G. Douglas, Davie FL Amazingly, the private sector is trying to dig itself out sans support by the State. Haitians are suffering enormously but are proving to be extraordinarily resilient. Mentally, those of the population that have been directly influenced by the quake are all showing signs of PTSS and also migraines, vision problems, fatigue and dysentery due to infections and stress. Most of the "Tent People" appear to have developed some real psychosomatic and physical malaises. The long range damage is found in the minds of the victims - horror lives on.

WLRN | Heat fans discuss how to get people to show up on time to games

Check out the link to hear a radio interview with some Public Insight Network participants who responded to the Fan Up query.

PUBLIC INSIGHT NETWORK

Report voting irregularities

Use your cellphone to help us cover the election.

The art of the "elevator pitch"

Later this month, the University of Miami is going to hold is LaunchPad Elevator Pitch contest. Local entrepreneurs have 90 seconds to give their best pitch for their business idea. One of judges of the competition is Melissa Krinzman. She spoke to Miami Herald reporter Karen Burkett.