Have you heard? According to the Mayan calendar, the end of the world, as we know it, is Friday, Dec. 21.
True or not, the possibility gives us the chance to gauge what’s really important to us.
So, if the end was near, who would you want to be with when it happened?
Who would you quickly send your last email or text to?
What would be your final meal?
For the rest of the week, we’ll be asking a series of ‘what if’ questions.
Vote in out daily polls in the sidebar to the left.
Witnesses who had been afraid of retaliation have come forward now that main suspect is behind bars for another crime.
The commission is considering an ordinance that bans panhandling ‘by trick or fraud,’ but the ACLU and Miami Coalition for the Homeless have concerns.
A poll conducted for Republican Carlos Curbelo suggests Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia’s popularity has been hurt by his campaigns involvement in a fraudulent absentee-ballot request scheme.
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