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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2012 Stories by Stefan Kamph

• Thompson Academy, Controversial Private Boys' Lockup, to Shut Down in January

  published Sep 26, 2012

  Looks like the scrutiny and tales of abuse were too much for Youth Services International's Thompson Academy, a private boys' jail under contract with Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice. After a... More >>

• New River Greenway Limps Toward Completion After a Decade of Inaction

  published Sep 26, 2012

  It was a fine vision, and a simple one.Someday, you'd be able to walk or bike from the Pond Apple Slough in Fort Lauderdale all the way west, along the New River Canal, out to Weston and the Glades.&n... More >>

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  How Republican Is Sheriff Al Lambertir

  published Sep 25, 2012

  It's high-octane campaign season, and Democratic sheriff candidate Scott Israel is hammering the incumbent, Al Lamberti, for his and his underlings' close association with convicted Ponzi schemer Scot... More >>

• Weston’s Bike-Lane Crackdown Scares Off Cyclists

  published September 27, 2012

  Plantation mom and triathlete Molli Serrano survived pancreatic cancer but never stopped riding her bike. She once participated in a 62-mile... More >>

• Weston's Bike-Lane Ticket Scare Has Lingering Effects

  published Sep 24, 2012

  Plantation mom and triathlete Molli Serrano survived pancreatic cancer but never stopped riding her bike. She once participated in a 62-mile race with a portable chemotherapy pump. But she really star... More >>

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  Anderson Cooper at Hard Rock Live: "I Don't Really Blend in Well, Particularly in, Like, Africa or Stuff"

  published Sep 21, 2012

  Anderson Cooper spoke at Hard Rock Live last night, not representing CNN or his new daytime talk show in particular but just him as a guy, telling stories, making perfectly timed self-deprecating joke... More >>

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  published Sep 21, 2012

  This week's cover story is about the disappearance of Guma Aguiar, a wealthy Brazilian-born convert to Judaism who used his oil and gas fortune to buy many properties in Israel.Among the properties Gu... More >>

• Guma Aguiar Disappearance: Rabbi Recalls His Mad Generosity

  published Sep 20, 2012

  This week's cover story is about Guma Aguiar, a driven, self-critical millionaire who disappeared at sea one night in June. Just before he struck it rich in the Texas oilfields, he converted to Judais... More >>

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  Broward Requires Gas Stations to List Highest Prices; We Consult a Performance Artist

  published Sep 19, 2012

  The Broward Commission has passed an ordinance to require gas station signs to advertise the highest prices they charge, not the lower, cash-only prices. The commission passed the amended ordinance, i... More >>

• Margate Persecutes Human Sign Spinners

  published Sep 18, 2012

  How big must a man's sandwich board be before the strong arm of the state comes down to crush his minimum-wage shenanigansr How long is too long for a giant arrow pointing to a mattress store where ev... More >>

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  One Way Out: Millionaire Guma Aguiar Disappeared Off Fort Lauderdale Beach; Where Could He Have Gone?

  published September 20, 2012

  Just after midnight on the summer solstice, a white Jupiter powerboat drifted toward Fort Lauderdale beach. Employees at the beachfront bar... More >>

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  Bike to the Everglades! An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Not Dying

  published Sep 17, 2012

  Our brethren in Miami showed how you can kayak to Marlins Park or take the Metrorail to nowhere. But what if you just want a nice leisurely, relaxed, death-defying 17-mile bike ride from Fort Lauderda... More >>

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  Publix ATM Skimmers Had a Wealth of Information at Their (and Your) Fingertips

  published Sep 14, 2012

  Momma always told you to be careful at ATMs, so you hide your PIN from strangers and use the machines in a well-lighted area. But what if the machine itself is stealing your informationrA gang of high... More >>

• Broward Adopts Climate Change Plan; Dumbasses Think It's a U.N. Conspiracy

  published Sep 13, 2012

  Broward has been out in front of the rest of the state, maybe the country, in terms of preparing for climate change and rising sea levels. The county commissioned a report showing that large parts of ... More >>

• Chicago Teachers on Strike: Just Be Glad You Don't Live in Florida

  published Sep 12, 2012

  Chicago teachers are entering the third day of their labor strike, leaving kids without classes after only four active days in the school year. "I've been picketing for four hours, from 6:30 a.m. to 1... More >>

• Florida's September 11 Connection: Bob Graham to Talk at Journalism Fundraiser Tonight

  published Sep 11, 2012

  You've seen the pattern in Broward: Bad people come here to plot their schemes, nobody cares, and they operate with impunity for years until some journalist finally stumbles upon them. Then everyone i... More >>

• Riviera Beach Ex-Employee Sues City Over Drug Test He (Probably) Passed

  published Sep 10, 2012

  Also: Woman sues Riviera Beach for police harassment; Drug testing is a wasteMike Hunter, a man who used to work for Riviera Beach running the public-access TV channel, is suing the city over a drug t... More >>

• State Attorney Candidate Jim Lewis's Five Craziest Court Cases

  published Sep 07, 2012

  Broward State Attorney Mike Satz, who has held the office for 837 years and counting, has rarely faced a serious challenger in his reelection bids. This November, he'll be running against Republican J... More >>

• Broward Residents Indicted for Running Massive Commodities-Trading Fraud

  published Sep 06, 2012

  A handful of middle-aged alleged fraudsters in northern Broward has been charged with a whole bunch of fraud and money laundering, accused by the U.S. Attorney's Office of raising more than $20 millio... More >>

• Five Reasons Broward County Will Never Be "Cutting Edge and Hip"

  published Sep 05, 2012

  The Sun-Sentinel has a piece today about how local business leaders and yuppies are aspiring to make Broward a high-tech destination to lure young people and their families from across the nation. It ... More >>

• Shooting Teddy: Bear Hunters Aim for a Legal Killing Season in Florida

  published September 6, 2012

  Time was, Rusty McKeithan could load up a truck with four or five dogs, grab his rifle, and set out into northern Florida's Apalachicola... More >>

• Florida Black Bears No Longer "Threatened;" Prospective Hunters Set Their Sights

  published Sep 04, 2012

  Time was, Rusty McKeithan could load up a truck with four or five dogs, grab his rifle, and set out into northern Florida's Apalachicola National Forest to crawl on his hands and knees after black bea... More >>

• Broward College Campus Shooter Was Not Actually a Shooter

  published Aug 31, 2012

  We got several reports around 2:30 this afternoon of a gunman on Broward College's Davie Campus. A spokesman for the school said he had been told of an "armed intruder somewhere on campus."Turns out i... More >>

• Harry Miller Celebrated 103rd Birthday on Coast Guard Vessel, Celebrated 104th Birthday on Coast Guard Vessel

  published Aug 31, 2012

  While we're talking about old people doing whatever the fuck they want...The news stories were everywhere last summer: Harry Miller, a 103-year-old veteran with sparkling eyes and a warm smile, wanted... More >>

• GOP, Here's Your Man: Josef Sever, Florida's Lonely Fraudulent Voter

  published Aug 31, 2012

  See also: Voter purge havoc, good luck voting in FloridaRemember all those pesky voter-ID laws that state officials have been trying to enactr The embattled plan of Gov. Rick Scott to go through voter... More >>