As a nurse practitioner at San Juan Bosco Clinic in Allapattah, María Elena Torres has thousands of stories about the plight of some 600,000 people without health insurance in Miami-Dade County. The Jackson Health System is a key protagonist.
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On Jan. 15, Stephon Louis tested positive for HIV at age 19. Weeks earlier, in a ''night of pleasure,'' he failed to use protection.
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Some members of the Miami-Dade Reentry Task Force gathered this week trying to summarize their mission in 13 words or less. So much is needed to help integrate ex-offenders into our community that a passionate debate broke out. Everyone did agree on one thing: There is no time to waste in putting a plan into action.
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The woman's tone of voice was muffled. She was sick and depressed, her husband had lost his job and they were going to be evicted from their foreclosed home. She saw no way out of her problems.
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About 100 volunteers training to help with the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami carefully listened to the rules: Dress in guayaberas, black pants and comfortable shoes. Be courteous, make visual contact with the 220 mayors and always smile.
Life has recently brought a gamut of emotions, tears and smiles to Claudia Chacón, a 42-year-old grandmother in Miami Lakes.
