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

• Dredging Off Hillsboro Beach Dumps Sand on Coral Habitat; Federal Government Steps In

  published Apr 08, 2011

  The federal government issued a cease-and-desist order last week for a beach-nourishment dredging project off Hillsboro Beach and Deerfield Beach. The order cites a leaky pipe that dumped sand on an a... More >>

• Dredging Off Hillsboro Beach Dumps Sand on Coral Habitat; Federal Government Steps In

  published Apr 08, 2011

  The federal government issued a cease-and-desist order last week for a beach-nourishment dredging project off Hillsboro Beach and Deerfield Beach. The order cites a leaky pipe that dumped sand on an a... More >>

• Lawmakers Seek to Limit Liability for Foster Care Tragedies, Draw Protests From Parents

  published Apr 07, 2011

  Sometimes when you adopt a kid, things go well. Sometimes they go wrong. And sometimes, they go so horribly, unimaginably wrong that your life becomes an unending battle to hide the wrongness from you... More >>

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  Lawmakers Seek to Limit Liability for Foster Care Tragedies, Draw Protests From Parents

  published Apr 07, 2011

  Sometimes when you adopt a kid, things go well. Sometimes they go wrong. And sometimes, they go so horribly, unimaginably wrong that your life becomes an unending battle to hide the wrongness from you... More >>

• Litigious Activist Jack Thompson Files State Complaint Against John Bowman

  published Apr 05, 2011

  In more than two months since they took a statement from Charles Harper, 18, alleging past sexual abuse by Broward Circuit Judge John Bowman, the Plantation Police Department has been conducting an in... More >>

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  Litigious Activist Jack Thompson Files State Complaint Against John Bowman

  published Apr 05, 2011

  In more than two months since they took a statement from Charles Harper, 18, alleging past sexual abuse by Broward Circuit Judge John Bowman, the Plantation Police Department has been conducting an in... More >>

• Florida GOP: Uterus Is a Bad Word, Should Be Seen (Before Abortions) and Not Heard

  published Apr 04, 2011

  One time in first-grade art class, I said the word penis, or some approximation of it, to my classmate Will, who was a tattler. "I'm telling!" said Will, and suddenly I was at risk of having my blue r... More >>

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  Florida GOP: Uterus Is a Bad Word, Should Be Seen (Before Abortions) and Not Heard

  published Apr 04, 2011

  One time in first-grade art class, I said the word penis, or some approximation of it, to my classmate Will, who was a tattler. "I'm telling!" said Will, and suddenly I was at risk of having my blue r... More >>

• Anonymous Caller Hints That Matt Perdue Knew BSO Deputies Would Shoot Him

  published Apr 03, 2011

  In the weeks following the shooting of James "Matt" Perdue by BSO deputies in Hollywood, little information has been released, except for testimonials by a few family members to Perdue's once peaceful... More >>

• Anonymous Caller Hints That Matt Perdue Knew BSO Deputies Would Shoot Him

  published Apr 03, 2011

  In the weeks following the shooting of James "Matt" Perdue by BSO deputies in Hollywood, little information has been released, except for testimonials by a few family members to Perdue's once peaceful... More >>

• Sheri Carter Sent Chilling Text Messages Before Her Untimely Death

  published Apr 01, 2011

  "Omg have a total weirdo in my bathroom a little scared," Sheri Carter texted to her boyfriend, Mark, on January 31. "Like think he's on..." she didn't finish the sentence.Carter was working in her Bo... More >>

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  Sheri Carter Sent Chilling Text Messages Before Her Untimely Death

  published Apr 01, 2011

  "Omg have a total weirdo in my bathroom a little scared," Sheri Carter texted to her boyfriend, Mark, on January 31. "Like think he's on..." she didn't finish the sentence.Carter was working in her Bo... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale Urban Farmer Fights Aphids and Apathy on an Empty Lot

  published Mar 30, 2011

  Michael Madfis refused to give up.He used to work as an architect, overseeing a team on large projects. His wife was an interior designer. Both of them made a living off South Florida's housing bubble... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale Urban Farmer Fights Aphids and Apathy on an Empty Lot

  published Mar 30, 2011

  Michael Madfis refused to give up.He used to work as an architect, overseeing a team on large projects. His wife was an interior designer. Both of them made a living off South Florida's housing bubble... More >>

• A Visit to Sweet Micky's Random-Ass Real Estate Investment Flop in Pembroke Pines

  published Mar 29, 2011

  He's a kompas king, a diaper-dancer and a firebrand, and he just may be Haiti's best hope for a president with more efficacy than an ingrown hair. Votes are being counted, and it's between former firs... More >>

• A Visit to Sweet Micky's Random-Ass Real Estate Investment Flop in Pembroke Pines

  published Mar 29, 2011

  He's a kompas king, a diaper-dancer and a firebrand, and he just may be Haiti's best hope for a president with more efficacy than an ingrown hair. Votes are being counted, and it's between former firs... More >>

• Government-Supplied Marijuana Cigarettes from Miami Are Lost in the Mail

  published Mar 26, 2011

  Elvy Mussika is a former South Florida resident who uses medical marijuana -- grown and supplied directly by the federal government. As detailed in our October "Legalize It" issue, the government star... More >>

• Government-Supplied Marijuana Cigarettes from Miami Are Lost in the Mail

  published Mar 26, 2011

  Elvy Mussika is a former South Florida resident who uses medical marijuana -- grown and supplied directly by the federal government. As detailed in our October "Legalize It" issue, the government star... More >>

• Florida Counties Lead Nation in Non-Criminal Deportations via Secure Communities

  published Mar 25, 2011

  A coalition of immigrant-rights groups is publicizing data obtained after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that shows a new program that aims... More >>

• Florida Counties Lead Nation in Non-Criminal Deportations via Secure Communities

  published Mar 25, 2011

  A coalition of immigrant-rights groups is publicizing data obtained after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that shows a new program that aims... More >>

• James "Matt" Perdue, Shot by Cops, Is Mourned by Family

  published Mar 24, 2011

  "This is a person who was suicidal, he wanted to kill himself and he decided to have a deputy do it," BSO spokeswoman Dani Moschella told a TV news station shortly after the death of James M. "Matt" P... More >>

• James "Matt" Perdue, Shot by Cops, Is Mourned by Family

  published Mar 24, 2011

  "This is a person who was suicidal, he wanted to kill himself and he decided to have a deputy do it," BSO spokeswoman Dani Moschella told a TV news station shortly after the death of James M. "Matt" P... More >>

• Oops! Redacted Hallandale Beach Transactions Were Taken From Wrong Accounts

  published Mar 22, 2011

  Well, that's a relief. Good to know that the City of Hallandale Beach wasn't covering up some massive intrigue when it covered up charitable contributions in public records with no explanation. No, th... More >>

• Oops! Redacted Hallandale Beach Transactions Were Taken From Wrong Accounts

  published Mar 22, 2011

  Well, that's a relief. Good to know that the City of Hallandale Beach wasn't covering up some massive intrigue when it covered up charitable contributions in public records with no explanation. No, th... More >>

• James Perdue's Deputy-Involved Shooting in Hollywood Quickly Labeled Suicide by BSO

  published Mar 21, 2011

  The Broward Sheriff's Office is referring to a man shot by deputies in Hollywood on Sunday as "agitated" and "suicidal," but has not released information about his mental condition that would confirm ... More >>