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Offers a look at the case of Terri Schiavo, a brain damaged woman who had her feeding tube removed. Lack of an advance directive about Schiavo's end-of-life wishes; Discussion of the legal battle between her husband, Michael, and her parents, Robert and Mary Schindler; History of Schiavo's eating disorder; Report that Schiavo suffered cardiac arrest due to the eating disorder; Therapies Schiavo received after the cardiac arrest; Care given to the brain damaged Schiavo by her husband; Report that Michael Schiavo filed a lawsuit and won against the obstetrician who failed to detect the warning signs that Schiavo might suffer cardiac arrest; Attempts of Schiavo's parents to slander Michael; Presentation of medical information regarding the state of Schiavo; Description of the 2002 trial where Michael fought successfully to have the feeding tube removed, though it was replaced after the parents appealed; Nationalization of the case by the Right to Life movement.

Focuses on the family of Terri Schiavo and the controversy over keeping her alive. Background on Schiavo's brain damage and comatose condition; Battle between Shiavo's husband Michael and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, over her right to die; How Schiavo's fate has once again been thrown into the courts; Details of her marriage; Why Michael Schiavo clashed with the Schindlers after his wife's collapse; Intervention of Governor Jeb Bush of Florida; Outlook for a court decision.

Focuses on the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John Kerry and voting preparations in Ohio. The importance of swing states like Ohio; How the state was divided between the Republicans and Democrats in 2000; How the two candidates have tried to distinguish themselves and appeal to voting segments; The factors contributing to a close race; Statistics from the Newsweek Poll; Themes of the Bush and Kerry campaigns; Their stance on various issues, including stem-cell research; The status of Ohio and Florida on the Electoral College map; Objection of Democrats to voters' entitlement to provisional ballots in Ohio.

Discusses the manual recount of ballots in Florida during the 2000 United States presidential election. View that the fight over whether to include recounted votes has been driven by personal vendettas; Reported enmity between Judge N. Sanders Saul and the Florida Supreme Court; Experiences of Barry Richard and David Boies, the lawyers for George W. Bush and Al Gore, respectively, during the process.

Discusses the contested United States presidential election in 2000. Efforts of candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore to secure Florida's decisive 25 electoral votes; Background on the campaigning strategies of Democrat Gore and Republican Bush; Data on the vote tabulation as of November 27, 2000; Criticism of Katherine Harris, Florida's secretary of state; Issues of hand counting and ballots with chads. INSET: Tracking Hurricane 2000.

Reports on the 2000 United States presidential election in the state of Florida. How voters in Palm Beach County erroneously voted for U.S. Reform Party Candidate Pat Buchanan rather than U.S. Vice President Al Gore; Description of the butterfly ballot which is used in Palm Beach; Details of the legal battles between Texas Governor George W. Bush and Gore.

The article reports on the case of Rigoberto Alpizar, who was shot by an air marshal at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. According to the author, Alpizar began acting irrationally while suffering from a manic episode and rushing off a taxied airplane. It is suggested that Alpizar's killing has thrust the Federal Air Marshal Service into the spotlight. The incident in being investigated by Miami-Dade police.

Focuses on the Cuban population in Miami, Florida. How their views are changing in regard to the Fidel Castro regime; Discussion of Cuban-American leaders such as Jorge Mas Santos, who want to connect with and support dissidents on the island; Reference to the Elián González episode which thought of as a public relations error; Views of Usmanis Barreiros who was allowed to emigrate legally from Cuba; Mention of the hard-line exiles who want Castro ousted; Political activity in the Cuban community; How dissident Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas to get a national referendum on democratic reforms based on the Cuban Constitution.

This article discusses proposed educational reform legislation in Florida, approved by the Florida Senate in March, 2010 and supported by the governor, that seeks to abolish teacher tenure and link teacher salaries to performance reviews based on student test scores.

The article discusses the frustration of voters and Republican Party officials at the performance of 2008 U.S. Presidential nominee John McCain's campaign in Florida. Opposing nominee Barack Obama is leading McCain in state polls, partly due to the economic crisis, but critics also blame the management of McCain's campaign. Also noted is Florida Governor Charlie Crist's apparent lack of enthusiasm for McCain.

The article report on the building of a hurricane machine by researchers at the International Research Center at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. The machine will test homes under hurricane-like conditions to find what constitutes a hurricane-proof house. This "Wall of Wind" machine will generate category 5 winds of 155 miles per hour. Insurance companies backing the tests hope the tests will lead to lower insurance premiums.

The article reports on the career and work of Argentinian architect Rodolfo Acevedo, who after struggling to attain U.S. citizenry, felt inspired to redesign U.S. immigration centers. The centers in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in Miami, Florida that Acevedo designed were created to be comfortable and user friendly, with Internet cafes and playgrounds for children. These buildings may become world-wide models for immigration centers.

The article discusses the firing of Largo, Florida city planner Steven Stanton over his decision to have sex reassignment surgery. Stanton served as city manager for 14 years. Civil rights and transgender groups have come to his defense. U.S. Federal civil-rights laws offer no specific protection for transgender workers.

The article reports on the death of the Escobedo family in Florida. The family of four was found on the side of the Florida Turnpike in . Investigators are going through evidence and believe the assailant was traveling with the Escobedos. The killer shot the victims repeatedly and then drove off in the family's Jeep.

This article discusses an increased need for licensed alligator trappers in Florida after a wave of alligator attacks on humans. During May, 2006 three Florida women died from alligator-inflicted wounds, constituting a large portion of total recorded alligator attacks in Florida. This rise in attacks is linked to male alligator aggressiveness during mating season and the encroachment of housing developments on the animals' natural habitat.

The article reports that three women have been murdered in three months in the Daytona Beach, Florida area. The police suspect a serial killer, who the press has called the "Streetwalker Stalker," as the three victims were known prostitutes. The police have no suspects, but have asked for the help of criminal profiler Tom Davis of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Focuses on Hurricane Dennis, which tore through Cuba and bore down on the Gulf Coast. Impact of the storm on Haiti and Havana, Cuba; Outlook for the hurricane hitting the Florida panhandle; Evacuations in Florida; Emergency status of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana; Rescue work; Outlook for the remainder of the hurricane season.