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• Eyeonmiami was there ... by gimleteye

  The following was published on August 7, 2008. Four years ago. Wow.
  "Blog posts organized by topic are available to readers in the index feature of Eye on Miami. Of all the topics, the one where we have been most consistently ahead of the mainstream media is on the housing [...]
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• A Pretty Girl is like a Melody...For the Everglades? By Geniusofdespair

  
   Like the song says from the The Great Ziegfeld, A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody.  Maybe Miss Florida will strike the right chord for a message about the Everglades.
  
  "This fall, I will be traveling around the state as Miss Florida, promoting Florida's water supply for'" [...]
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• Otis Wallace's Wife Greer Elaine Wallace is Running for Judge. By Geniusofdespair

  Who will cook my dinner?
  Greer Elaine Wallace is running for County Court Judge in Group 24. Gloria Romero Roses gave to her campaign she must want Florida City's Mayor for Life Otis Wallace's support. Xavier Suarez gave to Wallace's wife too. Why? He on Wolfson's website as a [...]
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• Why Absentee Ballots Are A Bad Idea. By Geniusofdespair

  I got mine a month before the election and filled it out. I have since learned some things and have changed two of my votes. Now I have to get another ballot. Absentee ballots get to voters before all the information is out, that is bad for good government. They [...]
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• Odds and Ends on Monday: Genting takes a pass, Stand Your Ground empties sanity from the Florida GOP ... by gimleteye

  Imagine a business where you can spend (more like, park) $500 million on real estate in downtown Miami and not expect a return on investment. It is kind of like the government. That's how rich and powerful the gambling industry is.
  
  Now comes news that Genting's plan for a [...]
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• The Property Appraiser's Race. By Geniusofdespair

  Eye on Miami PhotoI am often surprised by what transpires. I reached out a few times to Property Appraiser Pedro Garcia about a month or two ago. NOT A WORD from him. I wrote him emails I even called his cell phone. I gave up. Last week Carlos Lopez-Cantera [...]
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• GOP fundraiser who won't be having his photo taken with top dogs anytime soon ... by gimleteye

  Utah police contacted by the women in several cities at first declined to pursue GOP fundraiser Greg Peterson as he was so well connected politically. Then a cop linked all of the reports together: Utah GOP fundraiser Greg Peterson has been charged with kidnapping and raping multiple women. (We [...]
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• Alexander Cockburn, writer, 1941-2012

  As a regular contributor to Counterpunch, the political newsletter, the passing of Alexander Cockburn -- one of its founders -- is sad news. I met Alexander in the late 1980's in Key West, a place he loved and where he retreated. We both lamented what had been lost, there. He [...]
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• Alex Diaz de la Portilla: Taking a Vacation with Campaign Funds? By Geniusofdespair

  Campaign funds are about paying for things like radio and TV air time, flyers, mailings, call service centers and paying for consultants. Not for Alex Diaz de la Portilla.
  
  His campaign account is mostly about staying in hotels and eating. Of course you need that new Apple computer too. [...]
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• Meet The Judicial Candidates July 30th. By Geniusofdespair

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