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• July 19: Is Iran Giving Israel an Excuse To Attack?

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  Israel's great statesman Abba Eban was alternately quoted as saying that the Palestinians, or the Arabs, "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity." It appears Iran can be added to that list.
  
  Hezbollah, one of Iran's terrorist surrogates, may be behind yesterday's bus' [...]
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• July 17: Sniglets on 595, Coconut Grove Playhouse and a Personal Note

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  
  There wasn't enough notable warning for the people who got stuck around Interstate 595 in Broward this weekend.
  
  News stations went on and on about the I-595 construction and some closings, but weren't specific enough. Neither were Detour signs on site, leaving many [...]
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• Tuesday July 10: We Want Our Health Coverage, Governor Scott

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  
  As Florida Gov. Rick Scott and others (Texas Gov. Rick Perry among them) do their best George Wallace-at-the-schoolhouse-door imitations on not enforcing the health care law, perhaps a lesson from the classic television show "The West Wing" would be persuasive to Floridians, if not the [...]
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• June 26: Jungle Island Needs To Untangle Its Financial Mess Before It Gets a Dime More

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  
  A beloved tourist attraction for parrots has been gradually turning into the home of the white elephant.
  
  Once upon a time, this story was simply supposed to be about more meeting and banquet space.
  
  That was the argument Bern Levine made almost two decades ago [...]
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• June 25: North Miami Should Say "No" To Strip Joint

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  WPBT-Channel 2's potential new neighbor on Sesame Street may be brought to you by the letter "X."
  
  Many years ago, the area of Northeast 20th Avenue in North Miami in front of the PBS affiliate was named in honor of the network's beloved children's program. Now, however, the deceptively-named' [...]
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• Monday June 11: Delay MAST Academy Expansion Decision

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  
  With the school year just ended, students and families looking forward to a relaxing summer don't need any surprises. Many at MAST Academy seem to be getting one.
  
  The Marittime and Science Technology Academy is located in the former Planet Ocean site on Virginia' [...]
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• June 6: Back To Work For "One Community"

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  
  Education is the engine by which all relevant industries in Miami-Dade County run. Those who have put together the latest report by One Community One Goal realize that:
  
  Link to reports
  
  As they did during the late 1990s, community leaders putting [...]
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• Tuesday June 5: How's Your "Money-Saving" Looking Now, Scott Supporters?

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  Congratulations, Florida. Thanks to your 2010 election of Rick Scott as governor and continued swayed nature of your legislature, this state has broken financial records - in the money it's spending on lawsuits challenging reasonable federal laws and on the money it's spending fighting lawsuits for inane [...]
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• May 24: Don't Want Urban Beach Weekend, Miami Beach? Then Say So

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  
  Roadblocks. Photos of license plates. Proof of residency. Welcome to the police state of Miami Beach - at least for this weekend.
  
  All this cost to taxpayers and inconvenience for everyone will be because of Urban Beach Weekend, which inexplicably takes place a  a [...]
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• Tuesday May 8: Public Input a Must For University Task Force

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  By Sylvia Gurinsky
  After slapping Florida's higher education system with one hand, Gov. Rick Scott is making a show of reaching out with the other.
  
  Scott approved a budget by the Florida Legislature that chopped university funding - and also signed into law the political creation of Florida Polytechnic' [...]
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