IN MY OPINION
Mom worries she might not make the grade
Experience has taught me that the more I work at something, the better I'll master it. You know the old saw: Practice makes perfect.
COMING OUT DAY
Averting crisis: Mitchell Gold on growing up gay in America
Decades before Mitchell Gold became a famous furniture mogul, he considered ways to kill himself. ''I debated how to do it. An overdose of sleeping pills seemed somewhat painless,'' Gold writes in his new book, Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America. ``I considered other tactics -- driving a car off a cliff, running in front of a train, jumping off a building -- but I knew I didn't have the guts.''
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PARENTS
Their pictures are born of tragedy
A white rose hanging outside the doorway tells nurses that the family in this one room of the suburban maternity ward is different. It puts them on notice not to tiptoe around the curtain smiling, ready to coo at a sleeping baby and congratulate the new parents. That's because this couple is not experiencing the happiest day of their lives, but possibly the saddest: Their daughter, several months premature, was stillborn, one of the 25,000 stillborn each year in the United States.
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HEALTH
Cold medicines taboo for kids under 4
Further restricting the use of cold medicines for young children, drug companies now say they shouldn't be ...
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Taming the college application process tempest
Here's a multiple-choice question for the families of high school students facing yet another round of SATs...
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PICKING A COLLEGE
Students are smart to keep their options open
There is life -- cool college life -- after the rigors of the senior high school year, even when you don't ...
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NUTRITION
College cramming packs on the pounds
You don't have to gain weight in college. Here's how to fight that bulge.
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Costumize it: Halloween costumes on the cheap
Spend more imagination and less money this Halloween by making your kids' costumes from cheap materials and...
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COMING OUT DAY
Averting crisis: Mitchell Gold on growing up gay in America
Decades before Mitchell Gold became a famous furniture mogul, he considered ways to kill himself. ''I debat...
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BOOKS
Can a Beach rabbi's advice book heal your cheating heart?
Worried your man might cheat? A Miami Beach rabbi who is a regular on the talk-show circuit (he's been on O...
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BEHIND THE SCENES | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Catholic museum opening at St. Thomas
Catholic history takes center stage at the Thursday opening of the Archbishop John C. Favalora Archive & Mu...
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Caterer Toby Stolar celebrates Rosh Hashana like a pro
Toby Stolar once catered for Sinatra and Sting and now feeds 1,500 clients at a dozen Broward social servic...
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MIAMI RESCUE MISSION
Woman on a mission to give homeless back their lives
The cafeteria was crowded, overflowing with more than 400 homeless people, mostly men, celebrating their bi...
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THE DATING GAME
Ruby's got one gem of a complex story
Fashion shows in South Florida bring together all sorts of people who believe they know what is stylish. Th...
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THE DATING GAME
Here we go onto one of life's little detours
CoolGirl and I were getting ready to go and meet friends for a Sunday brunch at News Cafe on Ocean Drive, a...
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THE DATING GAME
Fond memories or just a pile of junk?
I got a voice mail from my aunt -- somehow my wedding album from 10 years ago had ended up in her two-car g...
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BOOKS
Can a Beach rabbi's advice book heal your cheating heart?
Worried your man might cheat? A Miami Beach rabbi who is a regular on the talk-show circuit (he's been on O...
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THE DATING GAME
A little secret can be a big embarrassment
So there we were, myself and CoolGirl, eating a Sunday lunch on the Freedom of the Seas cruise boat when th...
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RELATIONSHIPS
Men: Come out, come out wherever you are
Hunting for a mate never seems to go out of season, yet these days many women say it's so difficult to bag ...
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THE DATING GAME
Let's spend the day instead of the money
Wall Street is stumbling before our eyes. Big firms are either declaring bankruptcy or getting rescued by t...
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IN MY OPINION
Mom worries she might not make the grade
Experience has taught me that the more I work at something, the better I'll master it. You know the old saw...
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IN MY OPINION
We're all a bit skimpy in our scrimping
By many measures, we are a pampered lot, accustomed to convenience and ignorant of sacrifice. We like our e...
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IN MY OPINION
Bankers deserve to be treated like children
Bailout, bailout, bailout. Like a cloying melody that keeps replaying in my head long after the real music ...
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IN MY OPINION
Friend's death turns grieving boys into men
My boy returned from school in a foul mood, all anger and impatience. He slammed doors, sassed back, wouldn...
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IN MY OPINION
Inspired by politics, mom plans change
Change. Can't turn on the radio, watch television or surf the Net without that word buzzing like an annoyin...
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ANA VECIANA-SUAREZ / OPINION
Sarah Palin taking on a bundle
How does she do it? Sarah Palin, I mean. How does she juggle a baby with special needs, a pregnant 17-year-...
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IN MY OPINION
Do we really need all those details?
School is under way in my corner of the world, and that means one sure thing: I can check on my children's ...
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HEALTH
Cold medicines taboo for kids under 4
Further restricting the use of cold medicines for young children, drug companies now say they shouldn't be ...
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Taming the college application process tempest
Here's a multiple-choice question for the families of high school students facing yet another round of SATs...
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SPORTS INJURIES
More young athletes suffering from overtraining
Tommy John surgeries are becoming more common in high schoolers; doctors say kids need to cross train and t...
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PICKING A COLLEGE
Students are smart to keep their options open
There is life -- cool college life -- after the rigors of the senior high school year, even when you don't ...
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NUTRITION
College cramming packs on the pounds
You don't have to gain weight in college. Here's how to fight that bulge.
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HEALTH
UM to lead Florida portion of a major kids' health study
The University of Miami med school is one of the key research sites in a pioneering national study that wil...
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GENETICS
More parents ponder cancer gene tests for kids
Women are going for breast cancer gene testing in record numbers, forcing more parents to face a tough ques...
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KIDS' BOOKS
An immigrant's tale for teens
The hero of Oscar Hijuelos' latest novel is Rico Fuentes, ``the palest Cubano who ever existed on the plane...
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Mariel refugee turns artistic talent to children's books
The little penguin that stars in Edel Rodriguez's picture book debut is, comically, afraid to swim. Despite...
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KID STUFF
What's new, with lessons, too
Here are some noteworthy recent releases of entertainment products aimed at children and families. AUDIO BO...
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BOOKS
There's a lesson in these tawdry tales
Everybody at Marjetta Geerling's workplace is thrilled that she has realized her goal of becoming a publish...
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TAKING THE KIDS
A menu of options for eating smart at Disney
You'll want to decide where to dine before you go -- in fact, you'll want to make reservations.
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TAKING THE KIDS
Destination weddings
Wherever a wedding is held, eight out 10 couples invite kids to their nuptials, according to a surveyed by ...
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Theme park prices are up, but look for deals
South Florida parents making that end-of-summer dash to the theme parks are in for sticker shock: One-day a...
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Some airports have fun things for kids to do
Stuck in an airport with kids? Your wait time might not be as dreadful as you fear. Cheapflights.com has co...
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Some airports have fun things for kids to do
Stuck in an airport with kids? Your wait time might not be as dreadful as you fear. Cheapflights.com has co...
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Vegas on the flip side: Daytime is kid-friendly time
Las Vegas' ad campaign, ''What happens here, stays here,'' paints this city in Nevada as a giant playpen fo...
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