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EYE ON MIAMI (10 unread)

• Report from the Gables. Guest Blog by Gabler

  Genius here - I asked a friend to fill us in on what is going on with the Coral Gables election, specifically I asked: How is Ross Hancock doing...
  
  The stately city of Coral Gables is having an election next week that has attracted the greedy eyes of [...]
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• Happy Easter. By Geniusofdespair

  
  The best book I ever read about Jesus was "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith" by Marcus Borg (I have seen him speak as well. And the book did change my perception of Jesus and organized religion. [...]
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• A Little Bit of Nothing. By Geniusofdespair

  EveI might be a person with questionable musical taste, besides liking some Opera and being a fan of Lang Lang, I like to listen R. Kelly, Sean Paul and Shaggy. I just counted, I own 6 Shaggy songs. I have a hip-hop song by Eve and a song by [...]
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• It is Official: Lynda Bell is Running for County Commissioner in 2014. By Geniiusofdespair

  Lynda Bell is running for County Commissioner, she filed her documents on March 25th. Why is this important? She can raise money now and I bet she has a bundle after only a few days. Jose Alcaraz is her deputy treasurer and Adam Cedtrati is her treasurer.
  
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• Florida: The Sinkhole State ... by gimleteye

  In "Lousy water, lousy press for business," (Tampa Bay Times, March 26, 2013), Writer Jack Davis appeals to the Chamber of Commerce and business leaders with the argument that bad environmental stories from Florida undermine their self interest. Good luck with that. There is no helping the stewards of [...]
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• Bill O'Reilly on Gay Marriage. By geniusofdespair

  Fox News...This is sort of unusual for both Fox News and O'Reilly taking on the bible thumpers.
  
  
  
  I wish they didn't cut him off in the video, I suspect what he said after this was the Bill O'Reilly we know and love...to hate.' [...]
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• 'No cause determined': Why can't Florida stop shitting its own bed ... By gimleteye

  
  Subject: Manatee, pelican deaths suggest serious problems for Indian River Lagoon
  
  Gov. Rick Scott and the radical GOP right are literally blind to the pollution caused by their biggest campaign contributors from Big Sugar, Big Ag, and the Growth Machine. It is all about shifting the costs of [...]
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• The Christian Family Coalition's Attack on Congresswoman Ilena Ros-Lehtinen. By Geniusofdespair

  You have to hit on this press release to read it. It really should be read by every friggin' politican in Miami Dade County who goes to this group for an endorsement. You should be ashamed, Democrats and Republicans alike. This press release is a travesty.
  Yeah, I really [...]
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• SUPREME COURT: Good Doll - Bad Doll. By Geniusofdespair

  Facebook Symbol that people are using to voice solidarity that everyone is equal.
  
  The Miami Herald, reported that the swing voter on the Supremes,  Justice Anthony Kennedy said:
  

  In a positive sign for gay marriage supporters, Kennedy voiced strong sympathy for the approximately 40,000 California children who [...]

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• Droning of America ... by gimleteye

  How to dial back the national security empire, created from the war against terrorism? The mis-steps of the Bush administration have not been addressed by the Obama White House. To the contrary. President Obama, who committed to ratcheting back the trillion dollar investments in Iraq and Afghanistan, needs to send [...]
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