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Miami shysters still roam this swamp
Al’s Loupe
Miami shysters still roam this swamp
By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progreso-weekly.com
Miami can afford to build a baseball stadium using tax dollars. People who crunch…
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House leader “concerned” over investigation of Rep. Rivera
A top House leader in Washington said he’s ‘very concerned’ about the criminal investigation into Miami Rep. David Rivera
By Lesley Clark
From The Miami Herald
WASHINGTON -- — The…
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Florida may face showdown over early 2012 primary
By William March
From The Tampa Tribune
TAMPA - Florida may be headed for a showdown with the Republican Party and the early primary states over the date of its 2012 presidential…
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Braman: Yes to recall leads to charter reform
By Norman Braman
From The Miami Herald
Last Sunday, Mayor Carlos Alvarez outlined in The Miami Herald what he perceives to be his successes, ending it by saying: “Attacks are easy.…
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Miami’s housing crash and The Miami Herald failing its readers
By Alan Farago (aka Gimleteye)
From Eye on Miami
In the run up to the biggest collapse of construction, development and housing in South Florida history, I often railed that The…
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Exchanges and opportunisms
By Alejandro Armengol
From El Nuevo Herald
It is impossible for me to arrange for Willy Chirino to give a concert in Havana. Nor can I arrange for someone on the island to stage a…
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There’s talk of reforming the way Miami-Dade operates
Al’s Loupe
There’s talk of reforming the way Miami-Dade operates
By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progreso-weekly.com
If you live in Miami-Dade County: pay attention!
Change may be…
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David Rivera’s campaign consultant collected $817,000 in fees since 2006
By Scott Hiaasen, Patricia Mazzei and Marc Caputo
From The Miami Herald
Before launching his bid for Congress last year, David Rivera embarked on a record-breaking campaign for the…
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Misguided effort on Cuba oil drilling
A St. Petersburg Times Editorial
Florida lawmakers' hopes of thwarting Cuba's offshore drilling ambitions by isolating it from oil companies that do business in the United States is…
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Uncultured exchanges
By Varela
Apropos the painful, nonsensical problem in Homestead about suspending a musical event in the U.S.-Cuba cultural exchange, I always try to picture the essence of a true…
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