NBC6: Women Are Urged to Get Screened for Cervical Cancer

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By Diana GonzalezMarjorie Evans is the CEO of Broward Children’s Center, which provides care for kids with special needs. They were a source of motivation when Marjorie was diagnosed with cervical cancer three years ago.“It came to light through a Pap smear. I had, I was in the bathroom. I noticed some blood and I called my doctor and I said something’s wrong,said…

Wasserman Schultz: We Must End Human Trafficking

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On Friday, January 6, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) met with members of the Broward Human Trafficking Coalition, the Broward Sherriff's office, and other groups to talk about the obstacles they face in helping victims of trafficking.

Wasserman Schultz Encourages Cancer Screenings

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) wants that number to decrease significantly, and to do that, she believes educating constituents during Cervical Health Awareness Month is the first step.

New York Times: Florida Looks for Curbs on Some Legless Invaders

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By LIZETTE ALVAREZMIAMI — To live in South Florida is to make peace with flying cockroach behemoths, brigades of lizards that dart across walls (bedroom and otherwise) and frogs the size of cannonballs that loiter on driveways.But even in a state as hospitable as this one to scaly, slithering creatures, enough is enough. Florida has the highest number of nonnative amphibians and…

Miami Herald: Welcoming Home Americas Heroes

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EditorialBy DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZAfter almost nine years of incredible service and sacrifice, America’s war in Iraq has finally come to an end. We have more troops returning home each day, and as they do, we must pay tribute to the men and women who have sacrificed so much.Since America started deploying troops in 2001, Florida has had more than 226,000 men and women sent…

Miami Herald: Holocaust survivors share their stories at luncheon

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By GIDEON GRUDOSally Tuchklaper was crying so hard, she couldn't catch her breath."I saved her," she said, pointing at Sarah Schwiezen. "I saved her and her four children." She was talking about Auschwitz, where she had hid Schwiezen and her family at various times, and shared food with them.It had been 25 years since the two women had seen each other. Tuchklaper…