Email Author Stefan Kamph

Awards

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

  "My Father's Bones"

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2011 Stories by Stefan Kamph

• "Connected Warriors" Yoga Class for Veterans Combats Trauma with Mindfulness

  published Feb 27, 2011

  A bunch of grizzled veterans sit around in a hot room, bending into strange contortions. No, it's not an off night at the Elks Club. It's a new program that offers free yoga classes to armed-services ... More >>

• The Lord of Squat: An Overview of Mark Guerette's Adverse Possession Claims

  published Feb 24, 2011

  Our feature article this week is about Mark Guerette, who decided to take advantage of an old squatter's-rights law called "adverse possession" to move low-income families, some with checkered pasts, ... More >>

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  The Lord of Squat: An Overview of Mark Guerette's Adverse Possession Claims

  published Feb 24, 2011

  Our feature article this week is about Mark Guerette, who decided to take advantage of an old squatter's-rights law called "adverse possession" to move low-income families, some with checkered pasts, ... More >>

• Federal Pill Mill Raid Shuts Pain Clinics Across South Florida

  published Feb 23, 2011

  The feds have taken note of South Florida's illegally run "pill mills," and a yearlong undercover investigation culminated in an early-morning raid today. It focused on mills that flouted prescription... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Federal Pill Mill Raid Shuts Pain Clinics Across South Florida

  published Feb 23, 2011

  The feds have taken note of South Florida's illegally run "pill mills," and a yearlong undercover investigation culminated in an early-morning raid today. It focused on mills that flouted prescription... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  The Lord of Squat: Mark Guerette Got Busted for Putting Families in Foreclosed Homes

  published February 24, 2011

  Terry Smith gunned his late-model Chevy down the Ronald Reagan Turnpike toward a house that wasn't his, racing to move his family and all his... More >>

• While Enabling Pain Clinics, Rick Scott's Team Proposes Eliminating Funding for Real Clinics

  published Feb 21, 2011

  While it may be exaggeration to say he wants Florida's "pill mills" to stay open, Rick Scott has smacked down a whole bunch of rules that would regulate and monitor their activity. First he announced ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  While Enabling Pain Clinics, Rick Scott's Team Proposes Eliminating Funding for Real Clinics

  published Feb 21, 2011

  While it may be exaggeration to say he wants Florida's "pill mills" to stay open, Rick Scott has smacked down a whole bunch of rules that would regulate and monitor their activity. First he announced ... More >>

• How did FAT Village Get Its Namer

  published Feb 20, 2011

  For a growing arts district near Fort Lauderdale, there's a lot riding on a name. Unfortunately, there's some confusion about it.FAT Village is the stretch of NW First Avenue between Fifth Street and ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  How did FAT Village Get Its Namer

  published Feb 20, 2011

  For a growing arts district near Fort Lauderdale, there's a lot riding on a name. Unfortunately, there's some confusion about it.FAT Village is the stretch of NW First Avenue between Fifth Street and ... More >>

• Both Broward Borders Stores to Close Under Bankruptcy Plan

  published Feb 17, 2011

  Call it another nail in the coffin for shiny, nice-smelling print media, or an long-overdue corporate reform -- Borders Books is packing up and leaving Broward County.It's only two stores, but it's a ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Both Broward Borders Stores to Close Under Bankruptcy Plan

  published Feb 17, 2011

  Call it another nail in the coffin for shiny, nice-smelling print media, or an long-overdue corporate reform -- Borders Books is packing up and leaving Broward County.It's only two stores, but it's a ... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale to Sell Booze on Sunday Mornings, All Your Dreams to Come True

  published Feb 16, 2011

  Ever wish you could have a mimosa before noon at Sunday brunchr Try to check out at Publix with a six-pack at 11:45 on Sunday, and be told you need to hang around and wait for 15 minutesr Fear not, pr... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale to Sell Booze on Sunday Mornings, All Your Dreams to Come True

  published Feb 16, 2011

  Ever wish you could have a mimosa before noon at Sunday brunchr Try to check out at Publix with a six-pack at 11:45 on Sunday, and be told you need to hang around and wait for 15 minutesr Fear not, pr... More >>

• Passenger on Allure of the Seas Gay Cruise Charged With Selling Drugs

  published Feb 15, 2011

  It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Passenger on Allure of the Seas Gay Cruise Charged With Selling Drugs

  published Feb 15, 2011

  It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a ... More >>

• Do Broward Courts Treat Cases Differently Based on Media Attentionr

  published Feb 14, 2011

  That seems to be the implication of some emails between the public defender's office and a judicial assistant regarding the case of Charles Harper. (Harper pleaded guilty on February 2 to stalking his... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Do Broward Courts Treat Cases Differently Based on Media Attentionr

  published Feb 14, 2011

  That seems to be the implication of some emails between the public defender's office and a judicial assistant regarding the case of Charles Harper. (Harper pleaded guilty on February 2 to stalking his... More >>

• Ignite FTL at the Collide Factory Brings Worldwide Conference to Fort Lauderdale

  published Feb 13, 2011

  It was nine o'clock on a Thursday night in Fort Lauderdale, where the railroad tracks cross Sistrunk Boulevard and warehouses sit dark and empty, surrounded by chain-link fences, at the north end of F... More >>

• Ignite FTL at the Collide Factory Brings Worldwide Conference to Fort Lauderdale

  published Feb 13, 2011

  It was nine o'clock on a Thursday night in Fort Lauderdale, where the railroad tracks cross Sistrunk Boulevard and warehouses sit dark and empty, surrounded by chain-link fences, at the north end of F... More >>

• Allure of the Seas Crew Member Murdered on Stopover in Mexico

  published Feb 11, 2011

  In mid-November, the world's largest cruise ship arrived at its new home in Port Everglades to throngs of cheering fans. Soon it embarked on its maiden voyage, a cruise of the Caribbean -- including a... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Allure of the Seas Crew Member Murdered on Stopover in Mexico

  published Feb 11, 2011

  In mid-November, the world's largest cruise ship arrived at its new home in Port Everglades to throngs of cheering fans. Soon it embarked on its maiden voyage, a cruise of the Caribbean -- including a... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale Police Erect Surveillance Tower in Homeless-Friendly Park. What's Nextr

  published Feb 09, 2011

  Lots of people who happen to be homeless eat, sleep, and socialize in the shady comfort of downtown's Stranahan Park. But the city is constantly trying to send them elsewhere, spurred by the comp... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Fort Lauderdale Police Erect Surveillance Tower in Homeless-Friendly Park. What's Nextr

  published Feb 09, 2011

  Lots of people who happen to be homeless eat, sleep, and socialize in the shady comfort of downtown's Stranahan Park. But the city is constantly trying to send them elsewhere, spurred by the comp... More >>

• Charles Harper's Plea Deal Haunted by the Specter of Past Incidents With John Bowman

  published Feb 07, 2011

  When Charles Harper pleaded guilty to stalking his former foster dad, Broward Circuit Judge John Bowman, he gave up any chance of appeal and received a permanent mark on his adult criminal record. As ... More >>