Random Pixels and Loose Talk from Miami Beach (10 unread)

  • Oklahoma tornado survivor finds her dog in rubble of her home

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  • The way we were...The McDuffie Riots and the aftermath

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    From the Miami News, 33 years ago today: Miami cleans up after a weekend of deadly rioting following the acquittal of five Metro police officers who were standing trial in Tampa, charged with the beating death of black motorcyclist Arthur McDuffie. The toll: 18 dead, scores injured, hundreds arrested and $100 [...]
  • A perfect fit...Allen West joins Fox News

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    Click to enlarge. News item: Allen West joins Fox News as contributor. Is anyone really surprised? (1) “YOU ARE NOT A LADY”: In July 2011, West responded to a perceived slight from Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (R-FL) with a fiery letter in which he threatened her and scolded, “You have proven repeatedly that [...]
  • May 16, 2013, 3:08 pm

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    Last news meeting in the Miami Herald newsroom at One Herald Plaza. Photograph by Al Diaz.(Click here to enlarge.) _____ [...]
  • The way we were...Jay Maeder's People Column in the Miami Herald

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    _____ Today is the Miami Herald's last day at One Herald Plaza.(Will someone please remember to turn out the lights?) The paper has gone through a lot of changes over the years, and editorially it bears little resemblance to the Herald many of us remember from 20 or 30 years [...]
  • The Random Pixels Losers Corner welcomes....

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    Click here to enlarge. UPDATE: Jeff Tavss sends me this email: One more thing that the higher ups just reminded me of… you got the title wrong. I’m Executive Producer, Digital & Social Media, not Director of Social Media. Just an FYI to make the article better. Jeff Tavss, Executive Producer, [...]
  • Your lunch hour time waster

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    Golden retriever comes back from the vet, high as a kite and with absolutely no interest in retrieving anything. [...]
  • Facebook Photo of the Day

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    The Miami Herald continues the move to its new building in Doral, and staff writer Hannah Sampson captured the perfect image today. "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Truck."by Hannah Sampson(Click image to enlarge) ' [...]
  • North Miami mayoral candidate Anna Pierre claims she's been endorsed by Jesus Christ!

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    UPDATED at 6:30pm: The Miami Herald reports that "Pierre said Jesus came to her in a dream." “I had a revelation when I was going to give up on this race. I had a dream, I know what I saw,” she said. “A figure I can’t explain told me, ‘Don’t be [...]
  • The way we were...Miami's Own Whirligig

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    Miami's Own Whirligig was a popular column that ran for decades on page one of the Miami Daily News. Each day, the column contained four or five gossipy items; all of them short and to the point. Here's a selection of five items that ran 65 years ago over the course of [...]
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