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BIG 105.9 radio wiseguy Paul Castronovo’s effortless gift of gab has brightened the mornings of generations of listeners, easing them through rush hour with nudge-nudge humor and regular-guy observations about life in South Florida. But here’s a secret: It’s not effortless at all, and his own 5 a.m. commute from Boca Raton to the radio station in Pembroke Pines is typically filled with anxiety. “I get nervous when I’m driving in every day.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida healthcare officials are in no hurry to provide medical coverage for thousands of needy children, even after the Biden Administration this week approved the state’s plan to extend low cost health insurance to them. The approval issued Monday by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would enable 42,000 Florida families to get health insurance for their children at reduced rates through an expansion of the state’s KidCare health insurance program. But that approval is contingent on Florida complying with a federal rule that would prohibit the state from dropping children’s coverage during a 12-month period even if they missed a premium payment.

Q: While I mostly agree with you, I would say that your take on Tyler Herro being “the Miami Heat’s leading man” is a little presumptuous, given his defensive liabilities. I am glad to see him doing well offensively, and better than before defensively. But I believe that Jimmy Butler remains the main guy if the Heat were to perform well in the playoffs.

Here are the top stories for Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. A gambling underworld: Players and police accuse illegal Florida casinos of cheating What’s next for the 2025 real estate market? We may see better prices and more inventory 1 Broward restaurant ordered shut, with violations including roaches, rodent droppings & food debris Looking for the best sushi in South Florida?

I am a high school teacher in Broward County. Some of my students have parents who crossed the border. Under the new administration’s proposed program of mass deportation, some of my students will no longer be in my classroom. Until then, I am teaching criminals. I speak with criminals when I call home to report on their teenager’s progress.

Today is Friday, Dec. 6, the 341st day of 2024. There are 25 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 6, 1998, in Venezuela, former Lt. Col. Hugo Chavez (OO’-goh CHAH’-vez), who had staged a bloody coup attempt against the government six years earlier, was elected president. Also on this date: In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.