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This ain’t Disneyland
With Florida’s Corrine Brown, family does come first
Florida’s ethically challenged politicians (and we specialize in these) includes a democrat from up north. She is Rep. Corrine Brown (from the Jacksonville area), who represents…
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More evidence of police gone wild
Two or three days ago I posted a video and blog regarding the Memorial Day shooting of a black man in Miami Beach by between six and 12 city cops. Here’s another video taken in…
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Dead man hides gun after being shot by Miami Beach cops
My home is in Miami Beach. Like most residents of our city, I am not crazy about what happens over the three day Memorial Day weekend here. On this tiny island, it may take you two…
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There goes Gov. Scott again with drug testing
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit in Florida to stop a new law that was passed by the legislature, and signed in March by Governor Rick Scott, mandating that new job applicants for state…
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Florida legislators should be drug tested – for wasting taxpayer dollars
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill this week that requires persons in the state receiving welfare benefits to undergo drug testing before they are given their cash.
Upon…
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Blame the teachers
Rather than ending tax cuts for the wealthy or closing corporate tax loopholes, Republicans want to get money from the teachers.
Alvaro F. Fernandez
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Changes and their impact on Cuba
What follows is an Al Jazeera produced video on Cuba and what some are saying. Represented is Raices de Esperanza/Roots of Hope, a Miami group of mostly young, well-educated (in the…
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Alvarez, Natacha: Gasping for straws
Miami-Dade Mayor Alvarez today filed a lawsuit to block a recall vote scheduled for March 15. Commissioner Natacha Seijas had earlier also filed one for the same reason.
According to…
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Marco’s astute and thinking of 2012
Marco Rubio is an astute politician. I checked the definition of the word astute and decided it fit the new U.S. senator from Florida perfectly. Dictionary.com defines astute as:…
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Miami recall election set for March 15
May you be haunted, says Commissioner Seijas
The Miami-Dade County commission today set March 15, 2011, as the date for the recall elections for Mayor Carlos Alvarez and District 13…
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