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(Photo by Mary Damiano)
The Power of the Press and the Power of Community
The phrase ‘the power of the press’ refers to the responsibility of media to educate readers by presenting factual information in an unbiased way, which often influences their decisions. Sometimes a single story can literally make people’s lives
Mar. 28, 2025
3:30 a.m.
(Envato Elements)
A Fresh Take on New Year’s Resolutions
The calendar is a social construct, but it’s one that runs the world. We organize our lives according to the days, weeks, and months, our time punctuated by national holidays and personal celebrations. We’ve collectively created new measures of time
Nov. 29, 2024
2:20 a.m.
(Florida Politics)
Staying Alert to Election Cycle Scams
Election season is crazy enough — more so this week as Hurricane Helene rocked our state; I hope everyone is safe, sound and drying out.
Oct. 01, 2024
10:09 a.m.
(Governor’s office)
DeSantis et al. Employing Dirty Tricks Trying to Thwart Abortion Ballot Initiative
Legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley warned us decades ago in his song, “Revolution,” to never trust a politician.
Oct. 01, 2024
9:31 a.m.
(calmatters.org)
Who to vote for? Yourself
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
Aug. 30, 2024
noon
Readership Survey Yields Praise and Desires
Since Biscayne Times was bought in October 2020, we’ve endeavored to improve the overall quality of the news magazine with in-depth hyper-local news stories, a variety of commentary, a new Dish & Drink section and greatly expanded arts and cultural c
Aug. 30, 2024
11:50 a.m.
(AP Photo / Patrick Semansky)
The World Just Did a Somersault Over Harris
Like many Democrats, I was resigned to us losing the White House, the U.S. Senate and seeing an increase of MAGA crazies in Congress. Many of us felt in our heart that Joe Biden was too old and his performance at the debate showed us a doddering old
Aug. 05, 2024
11:17 a.m.
