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...spate of hurricanes that battered South Florida three years ago blew the shingles off Tatrisha Harvin's modest house in Miami Gardens, Fla. But this year's housing catastrophe could do something much worse. Two years ago, Harvin, 44, a Miami-Dade corrections clerk, turned to interest rates that were at a historic low to ease her household finances. The apparent windfall came at a critical time: her husband was injured and a daughter was diagnosed with diabetes. She refinanced with an adjustable-rate mortgage, taking out a chunk of her home equity. But she says she never realized...
...prosecute illegal aliens. According to the INS, the number of criminal deportations to Mexico and Central America has doubled since 1995 to 62,359 last year. INS officials concede that many of these "removals" belonged to gangs, either in prisons or in Hispanic neighborhoods back in the U.S. In Florida and New York, aliens in jail for criminal acts are given a choice halfway through their term to either be deported immediately or serve out their stretch and then be deported. Most go quickly, not realizing that violent death may await them in Central America...
...there is another point of view and sometimes adapting it. Maybe, just maybe, Obama is just a reasonable guy able to change his opinions when the right rationale and information appeal to him. Isn't that a trait we should be looking for in our President? Leslie Castello, Jacksonville, Florida...
...Still Sunny in Florida...
Michael Grunwald says he lives in Miami Beach, which is a world unto itself [July 21]. We have lived in South Central Florida for 30 years and find it to be paradise--beautiful unpolluted beaches and water, responsible zoning and happy, smiling residents. The economic problems we experience here today are those of the whole country, not just Florida. Year-round we find "fun and sun in Florida" an apt description. Marion Denninger, VERO BEACH...