Email Author Stefan Kamph

Awards

• 2012 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published June 23, 2011

  "My Father's Bones"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 8, 2011

  "The Case of the Missing Pen"

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2011 Stories by Stefan Kamph

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  Quiz: Broward City Motto or Communist Propaganda Sloganr

  published Dec 29, 2011

  As it's a holiday week, and you probably want to play games with your loved ones, we're taking a break from our usual substantive blogging to offer you a fun quiz.Many Broward County municipalities ha... More >>

• Rothstein Rats Out Other Laywers in Ongoing Ponzi Scheme Depositions

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Earlier this morning, we posted the hundreds of pages of transcripts that were released following Scott Rothstein's first day of depositions in Miami federal court.As his responses are examined, more ... More >>

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  Dirty Dozen 2011: Who Did We Forgetr

  published Dec 22, 2011

  This year's list of our Dirty Dozen covers a gamut of South Florida marauders, bent on making your life miserable -- or at least more mediocre -- in pursuit of personal gain. Rick Scott and Allen West... More >>

• New Pine Crest President Declines New Times Interview Through Newly Hired PR Firm

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Pine Crest School has made a valiant effort to move forward ever since the abrupt termination of former President Hank Battle, who reportedly sealed an enormous contract with the school and instituted... More >>

• Ranches Activists Plan Holiday Party at Debbie's Office; LeMieux Against ICE Jail

  published Dec 19, 2011

  It's been an eventful few months for the Southwest Ranches and Pines residents who decided they didn't want a prison going up in their neighborhood. An immigration-centered protest in September led to... More >>

• Tebow Finds Cocaine in a Suitcase at Orlando Airport; Unfortunately, Tebow Is a Dog

  published Dec 16, 2011

  If Florida's rivers were to fill with molten gold tomorrow and a rainbow of cotton candy stretched from Key West to Gainesville over herds of running unicorns, we'd probably all think Tim Tebow did it... More >>

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  Christopher Hitchens to Be Commemorated (No Prayers, Please) at Florida Atheist Convention

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Last night, Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, died at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was 62. To the bitter end, he refused the taunts ... More >>

• State Representative Wants to Re-Open Old Oil Wells in South Florida

  published Dec 14, 2011

  The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that there are about 370 million barrels of undiscovered oil under South Florida -- and State Representative Mark Hudson (R-Naples) wants to go looking for it.Spec... More >>

• Rick Case Versus the TSA: Is Failing to Return Something the Same as Stealingr

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Say you're a defense lawyer. How do you prepare to try a case in which your client signed away his Miranda rights and confessed to a crimerIn the case of Toussain Puddie, the TSA screener who took hom... More >>

• Miami Heat Star Udonis Haslem Opposes Southwest Ranches ICE Detention Facility

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Udonis Haslem, a power forward for the Miami Heat who bought a $3.2 million home in Southwest Ranches in 2007, has come forward in opposition to a planned detention facility that would place at least ... More >>

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  Rick Case's Pen: Grand Theft Charge Adds to Anti-TSA Ire

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Our cover story this week deals with a subject on which pretty much everyone has a strong opinion: the Transportation Security Administration, tasked with frisking, scanning, and searching you before ... More >>

• Southwest Ranches Prison Opponent Is Suing the Town for $1.25 Over Public Records

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Bill Di Scipio, a Southwest Ranches resident who is spearheading the campaign against a proposed ICE detention facility, has bombarded the town with public-records requests for months now. Some of his... More >>

• Food Not Bombs Plans "Anti-Consumerist Festival" in Stranahan Park on Christmas Eve

  published Dec 06, 2011

  As the 99 percent draw attention to their less-than-equitable situation, sacrosanct holidays and traditions become a target for protests. Adbusters, the same (Canadian!) publication that launched the ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Car Dealer Rick Case Is Pressing Charges Against a TSA Officer Over a $450 Pen

  published December 8, 2011

  Rick Case, who once sold more Hondas in a month than any other human being, entered the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this... More >>

• Oil Drilling Off the South Florida Coast: The Bahamas and Cuba Stake Their Claims

  published Dec 05, 2011

  They didn't have much reason to do it before, but the Bahamas and Cuba have defined an international boundary in the waters off the coast of Florida. Now, the reason is clear: Both countries are poise... More >>

• Occupy Palm Beach Getting Kicked Out of Campsite So "Trapeze Experience" Can Move In

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Murmurs from people associated with the Occupy Palm Beach movement, which has been encamped in West Palm with the city's blessing since October, tell New Times that the group has been told to leave th... More >>

• Debbie Wasserman Schultz Tells Radio Host Her Endorsement of CCA Prison Still Stands

  published Dec 02, 2011

  U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz wrote a letter (see below) in April to ICE Director Gary Mead indicating her support for the proposed immigrant detention facility that private contractor CCA wants ... More >>

• Passenger Rail Coming to Downtown Fort Lauderdale and Its Soon-to-Be-Obsolete Bridge

  published Dec 01, 2011

  As long as we're talking ferries and bikes, we may as well point your attention to another exciting mode of alternative transportation that's making its way to South Florida's urban centers.That's rig... More >>

• New Fast-Ferry Service to Bahamas Will Cost About $100 for a Day Trip; Starts December 9

  published Nov 30, 2011

  A Barcelona-based company that offers fast-ferry service to the Balearic Islands has set up shop in Port Everglades and will soon offer fast-ferry service to the Bahamas in two and a half hours, as we... More >>

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  Bike-Sharing Stations Appearing in Fort Lauderdale; Launch Date Set for December 14

  published Nov 30, 2011

  Believe it or not, bike sharing is coming to car-choked Broward County... and the first of dozens of automated rental stations are appearing in high-traffic areas around Fort Lauderdale. The first one... More >>

• Kicked Out but Still Kicking: Five Ways to Keep the Occupy Fort Lauderdale Movement Alive

  published Nov 25, 2011

  Today, about a third of all American adults will go shopping. Many of them lined up in the early-morning hours, breathlessly filling daily-newspaper pages with pictures of their unchecked wanting, pus... More >>

• Herman Cain's Florida Tour Gaffes: Was Media Criticism "Over the Top"r

  published Nov 23, 2011

  Herman Cain, the presidential contender who loves to shout the number "nine," took a whirlwind tour through Florida last week, visiting Sweetwater, Miami, Coral Springs, West Palm, and Palm Beach. Whi... More >>

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  Public Has Three More Days to Comment on Possible New Wildlife Refuge

  published Nov 22, 2011

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the public comment period for a proposal to turn 150,000 acres of savanna ranch land north of Lake Okeechobee into the "Headwaters of the Everglades Nat... More >>

• It's That Time of Year Again: BSO Alerts the Public About Dangers of Frying Turkeys

  published Nov 19, 2011

  It wouldn't be fall without crisp air, pumpkin-spice-latte-sipping locals pretending they live somewhere that requires sweaters, an influx of Canadian license plates, and -- of course -- the annual wa... More >>

• Genting CEO Says It's "Bullsh*t" That Casino Won't Generate Dade and Broward Jobs

  published Nov 18, 2011

  The CEO of Genting Group, which bought the Miami Herald's property on Biscayne Bay earlier this year and dreams of turning it into a mega-casino, wasn't exactly subtle when he said the project would r... More >>