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STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Students with disabilities can fulfill their potential

By GREGORY BUSH AND DAVID LAWRENCE JR.

A half-century ago, Michael Harrington published The Other America, a compelling book that brought national attention to the problem of the invisible poor among us — in cities, Appalachia, and among all ethnic groups. It helped awaken a nation.
IMMIGRATION REFORM

Immigration reform: Repairing a broken system

BY MIRTA OJITO

The Center for Immigration Studies — a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank devoted to the impact of immigration on the United States — sent an e-mail blast last week asking their supporters for donations “to preserve the rule of law.”
MIAMI

Miami’s yummy pizza memories

BY JOE CARDONA

Every neighborhood has a favorite pizza joint. They are usually homey, “mom and pop” places like the one your dad took you to after a ball game or the one your family would visit on a Sunday eve to spare Mom of kitchen duty.
FOSTER PARENTING

Foster parenting: Our eureka moment

BY CARLOS DE LA CRUZ JR. AND CLAUDIA DE LA CRUZ

“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.”
GIFT GIVING

Excitement or extortion?

BY GINA BARRECA

It’s random present-giving season or, as Chaucer put it, “ ’Tis spring, when small birds make melodies and invitations to sendeth gifties doth impregnate already swollen mailboxes.”
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Boy Scouts’ ‘life lesson’ on hypocrisy

BY ESTON MELTON III

Phone (305) 364-0020 and you'll hear this recording: "You have reached the South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America, and Learning for Life."
MIDDLE EAST

Frida Ghitis: Iran’s democracy charade

BY FRIDA GHITIS

Keep an eye on Iran over the coming weeks. The country is in the process of shedding the final vestiges of democracy as it heads to a new presidential election on June 14. It is a sad unraveling of an experiment that began more than 30 years ago.