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Palmer Trinity senior collects thousands of books to give to Miami-Dade children

Palmer Trinity School senior Shaunak Mishra has spent four years collecting more than 5,000 books to help local children through the Read to Learn Books for Free initiative. His goal is to change the statistic that only 1 in 300 children have their own book at home.

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Once again, after Charlottesville: ‘When will the hatred end?’

My heart goes out to the family of Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old victim who was killed when James Alex Fields Jr., 20, allegedly drove his Dodge Challenger full speed into the crowd of counter-protesters. He also injured 19 others. America, this is a sad time in our beloved country.

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Booker T. Washington alumni paved the way for today’s senior high students

In a few weeks, students will return to Miami’s historic Booker T. Washington Senior High School in Overtown. Also returning are former students — members of the BTW Alumni Association — who will resume afternoon and evening meetings at the school.

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Rotary Club of Coconut Grove members help in Guatemala and at home

Rotary Club of Coconut Grove members provide financial support and volunteer hours to Coconut Grove’s Casa Valentina, which helps youths who have aged out of the foster care system by giving them care and support to reach their full potential.

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Brothers honor grandparents with military scholarship at UM Engineering

Two brothers who want to honor their late grandparents have established a $5,000 annual military veterans scholarship at the University of Miami College of Engineering.

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Man’s near-death experience sends him fighting for others’ heart health

Michael Rosenberg always had a fear of doctors, of them examining him and telling him something might be wrong. In fact, Rosenberg felt his health was so good he became very careless in seeing doctors on a regular basis. “I almost died because of my stupidity,” he said.

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Don’t wait: Water safety classes can save your children from drowning

If your little one doesn’t know water safety skills, find a class now. Knowing these simple skills saved my daughter’s life and I am forever grateful. Search “swimming classes Miami” to find reviews and lists of swimming schools near you.

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Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry, a Miami native, wins national award

Making choices, Bertha Watson Henry creates her own reality. The career decisions she made propelled her from a grade school store helper in Miami-Dade County to Broward County’s top administrator.

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A stranger’s kindness on the grocery store line helps rekindle her faith

I remembered all the times when my own faith was a little weak and I had to ask God to increase it. I explained to my friend that often when we are going through our trials, we don’t always see God working things out for us.

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Retired NFL linebacker builds school in mother’s hometown in Jamaica

Retired National Football League linebacker Stephen Tulloch, a 2003 Killian High School graduate, recently completed his latest project: building a school in his mother’s hometown of Little London, Jamaica.

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Sports can teach youngsters how to get along and become team players

Some people might not think that sports has anything to do with good morals. I beg to differ. Our youth can learn a lot about how to live from participating in sports.

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A call to action: Join the fight now against Alzheimer’s disease

The Alzheimer’s Association has identified Alzheimer’s among the black population as a silent epidemic, with a greater familial risk of Alzheimer disease among African Americans.

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PETA honors Miami teacher for fostering her students’ love for animals

Magaly Madrid, a reading specialist at Downtown Miami Charter School, recently was named 2017 Teacher of the Year by TeachKind, PETA's humane-education division. She is the first teacher in Miami-Dade County to win the national award.

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Plan now in case you can’t make your own medical, end-of life decisions

It’s time to take care of end-of life matters such as having a will that includes naming a durable power-of-attorney; a healthcare surrogate; signing a release of private medical records; and having a living will.

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Transforming Little River into a cool, creative hub

The Little River Creative Collective is a group bringing together artists and businesses to promote the Little River neighborhood.

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July Fourth reminds us that it’s time to be more civil to each other

A letter that John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, in 1776 reminds us that while America has much greatness, we have a lot to do to eliminate the hate in our national discourse.

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Miami pioneer’s descendants return to South Florida for biennial family reunion

The sound of island music with a steady calypso beat played during the 10th reunion of one of Coconut Grove’s oldest black families. Young and old, the descendants of pioneer settler Ebenezer Woodbury Franklin Stirrup Sr. came from far and near to celebrate his life.

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Save Our Sons teaches young men the basics to succeed in business world

At the seventh annual Save Our Sons Youth Summit, young men spent a day acquiring skills in how to excel and better themselves through workshops, activities, an inspirational speaker, and communication with male mentors and role models.

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Patience is the stuff we each need just to make it through another day

Bea Hines: ‘It takes a lot of patience and faith at my age to tackle the problems and be able to discipline a youngster of 10. But then, the Bible tells us that “the testing” of our faith produces patience. Lord increase my faith.’

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These hurricane cellphone tips can help you, your family when disaster strikes

Now that it’s hurricane season, here are some great cellphone and communications tips from Crime Watch partner Kelly Starling of AT&T.

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Three Highlands Youth Academy administrators arrested for running abusive program

Aug 18, 2017

Three former high-level administrators at Highlands Youth Academy have been arrested, charged with running a program steeped in abusive treatment of youths, cover-ups and illicit sex between staff and detainees.

Scott Wheeler The Lakeland Ledger

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