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• Best news report of the year, Miami New Times: "Thomas Kramer's South Beach Story Ends With $200 Million Court Judgment" by Lera Gavin

  You haven't already, read this week's Miami New Times report by Lera Gavin, Pulitzer worthy, documenting the flaming burnout of the man who claimed to have transformed South Beach, Thomas Kramer.
  
  Kramer arrived in Miami with a seeming (his) pot of gold and littered the landscape with coin [...]
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• Sweetwater Proposed (Insane) Annexation. By Geniusofdespair

  
  Why does Sweetwater want to annex Thousands of acres of wetlands? There is no reason to annex this. There are no City services required for wetlands. There is a little corner owned by Target Stores. Half of Target's property is within the Urban Development Boundary. Most of the [...]
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• Support Kaitlyn Hunt ... by gimleteye

  More than 100,000 people have signed the petition to the assistant state attorney in Indian River who is prosecuting an 18 year old girl who had a same-sex relationship with a younger woman. Kaitlyn Hunt's father writes, "Kailtyn’s girlfriend’s parents are pressing charges because they are against the same-sex relationship," [...]
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• The Evaluation And Appraisal Report: Rebeca Sosa, Xavier Suarez and Juan Zapata LISTEN UP. By Geniusofdespair

  The EAR is on Wed., May 22nd at 9:30 a.m. in the County Commission Chambers. Can the 3 of you: Juan Zapata, Xavier Suarez and Rebeca Sosa rally to support the Everglades Coalition position as outlined in the letter below? I know this is just the transmittal hearing on Wednesday [...]
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• Thinking about water and conflict ... by gimleteye

  Taxpayers view cheap, affordable water as a right. We pay the water utility bill and expect copious clean water to drink, flush and clean. But when taxpayers put on hats as voters, the same who expect the water to run at will generally fail to connect costs to the politicians [...]
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• Marco Rubio Photo of the Week. By Geniusofdespair

  This photo (left) was in the Miami Herald yesterday.
  Miami Herald photoEye on Miami Photo
  
  I have been accused of printing unflattering photos of Marco Rubio. I can say, without a doubt, that is totally accurate.  I have a shitload of unflattering photos. But I do think [...]
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• Homestead Elections: Who is Running? By Geniusofdespair

  Rochenel MarcNorman HodgeDr. Joseph G. Sewell is officially running for mayor.  I believe he is a Baptist pastor.
  
  In Council Seat 4 Norman Hodge and Rochenel Marc have thrown their hats in the ring. Seat 5 and 1 have no official candidates.
  
  It is still early, [...]
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• Favorite Allegations in Miami Herald update on "where in the world is Ana Sol Alliegro" ... by gimleteye

  Favorite allegations, verified by two or more sources, in today's Miami Herald report on Ana Sol Alliegro, the "Republican Bad Girl" tied to a criminal investigation involving former Congressman David Rivera. Alliegro now lives in Granada, Nicaragua as first reported by Miami New Times.
  
  1) She denies seeing' [...]
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• New APP available to Indentify Koch Brothers and Other Unfriendly Products. by Geniusofdespair

  App to use to Buycott Koch brother products.  It is called Buycott App.
  
  "In her keynote speech at last year’s annual Netroots Nation gathering, Darcy Burner pitched a seemingly simple idea to the thousands of bloggers and web developers in the audience. The former Microsoft programmer and congressional" [...]
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• Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Testimony on Waste Water Issue Before the County Commission Yesterday

  Honorable members of the Board of County Commissioners –
  
  You have before you a bond authorization request that includes a capital plan for sewer and water. The EPA and BBWK have sued the county on the sewer side for massive violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA).
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