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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is Florida's most morally bankrupt politician
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Click here to enlarge. Despite the fact that an "animal-welfare plan was given a thumbs up by nearly 65 percent of Miami-Dade voters last November," on Wednesday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez told the Miami Herald that he "will drop his request to raise a portion of the tax rate to fully" [...]
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Cuban dictatorship torturer back in the U.S.
Number of comments: 1It is bad enough this criminal thug who tortured countless people in Castro gulags was allowed into the U.S. the first time. That the U.S. State Department allowed him to return is outrageous.
Cuba’s ex-prisons chief — accused of human-rights abuses — is back in the U.S.
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County Mayor Carlos Gimenez Proposes an even Higher Property Tax Hike!
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County Mayor Carlos Gimenez first proposes an overall property tax increase of 4.06% now it turns out it was actually higher at 5.37%, but he's supposedly made a "U-TURN" according to the Miami Herald and reduced the increase to 4.34%. The beastly county government just can't get small enough [...]
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Dan Grech, News Director at WLRN-Miami Herald News gets the axe
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Click here to enlarge. WLRN Radio and TV general manager John Labonia sent out this tersely-worded email late Monday night: From: Labonia, John D. Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:11:34 PM To: 9606 WLRN; Rick Hirsch; Gary Knell; Emma Carrasco; Victor Kendall; Jorge Perez-Alvarez; JoAnn Urofsky; Jo Asmundsson; Barry Schwartz; Charles Michaels; Michaels, [...]
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Dolphins Yet To Discuss New Deal With Jones
Oct 7, 2012; Columbus, OH, USA; Miami Dolphins free safety Reshad Jones (20) intercepts a pass n the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald is reporting that the Miami Dolphins have yet to [...]
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So guess who fell off the truth-telling bandwagon and got back to his familiar logrolling ways in the Miami Herald? Yes, Maurice Ferre of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority; FL state Rep. Jeanette Nuñez is 100% correct -the MDX is overstepping its boun
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View Larger Map So guess who fell off the truth-telling bandwagon and got back to his familiar logrolling ways in the Miami Herald? Yes, Maurice Ferre of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority; FL state Rep. Jeanette Nuñez is 100% correct -the MDX is overstepping its boundaries. Facts show they are arrogant and [...]
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Cuba’s slave master Raul Castro scolds his slaves
In a speech yesterday, Cuba's slave master Raul Castro made it clear that he will not tolerate misbehavior from his 11-million+ slaves.
Castro speech scolds islanders for bad behavior
HAVANA -- Raul Castro spent the lion's share of a prominent speech Sunday scolding his countrymen for [...]
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The Miami Herald takes a position on sea level rise, slowly ... by gimleteye
Reading the slow conversion of the Miami Herald OPED board to the consequences of climate change in South Florida reminded me of the Three Stooges routine, "Slowly I turned, step by step, Niagara Falls!"
It requires a certain age to summon memories of the original Three Stooges.
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Tampa business leaders salivating over prospect of future business with Cuba’s slave masters
Number of comments: 1It would appear that the cheap slave labor and closed markets Cuba's Castro mafia offers foreigners is too great a temptation for these Tampa businessmen and elected officials to resist.
Tampa looks to capitalize on tomorrow’s Cuba
A Cuban band plays in the main terminal of the Tampa [...]
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PolitiFact Florida Checked Congresswoman's Facts. By Geniusofdepsair
Here is some bad news to start your day:
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston said:
"We’ve had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s."
Politifact Fact Florida said, as reported in the Miami Herald:
"Her claim essentially matches the data collected by the National" [...]
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Miami Dolphins News You May Have Missed - 7/4/13
DOLPHINS DEFENSIVE LINE:Report: No contract talks for Randy Starks or Paul Soliai | ProFootballTalk
Last weekend, we shared Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald's report that impending Dolphins free agent safety Reshad Jones has yet to have any substantive contract talks with the team. He's not [...]
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'Thank God we got penitentiaries...'
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The Miami Herald's David Ovalle has a jaw-dropping piece on a major snafu that occurred last month at the Turner Guilford Knight jail out on 41st Street. In a major breach, a control panel at Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight jail malfunctioned, causing the electronically controlled cell doors to slide open in [...]
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How Cuba became the newest hotbed for tourists craving sex with minors
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How Cuba became the newest hotbed for tourists craving sex with minors
HAVANA -- These stories are the result of a joint investigation by Toronto Star reporters Robert Cribb, Jennifer Quinn and Julian Sher, and El Nuevo Herald reporter Juan O. Tamayo.
The 50-something Canadian steps inside a [...]
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Homestead Mayor Steven Bateman's Top Shadiest Moments
Boy, Steven Bateman doesn't know when to quit. Today, the Miami Herald published an article about another suspicious deal involving the Homestead mayor that appears riddled with conflicts-of-inte...
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Quote of the day – A message to America’s LGBT community from two Cuban gay activists
Number of comments: 2A message to America's LGBT community from Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada Cepero, two gay activists in Cuba (via The Miami Herald's Gay South Florida blog):
"I want to say to the LGBT community of the United States, don’t let Mariela fool you. Don’t let the American community be used, as" [...]
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Ecuador laundering billions of Venezuela’s dirty money
Number of comments: 1It is no coincidence that the further left South America's despots lean, the more corrupt they are.
Ezequiel Vazquez-Ger in The Miami Herald:
Laundering Venezuela’s dirty money
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has not addressed a scheme of fictitious trade transactions between his country and Venezuela.
" src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/06/28/16/41/qQJlC.Em.56.jpeg" width="193" height="256" border="0" />Drug trafficking, government" [...]
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Castro dictatorship’s ‘reforms’ have done nothing to improve Cuba’s economy
Oh well, it's not like these farcical reforms were designed to improve the Cuban economy. They were designed as propaganda tools, and in that capacity, if the drooling media and "Cuba Experts" are any indication, they were mostly successful.
Report says Cuban economic growth hasn’t quickened despite [...]
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Why do so many Miami-Dade elected officials skirt the edge of the law? ... by gimleteye
Here are a few tart observations on the Miami Herald report that Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman is under investigation by the state attorney's office for public corruption -- involving undisclosed compensation from a "non-profit" hospital corporation whose expansion plans depend on taxpayer investment in water infrastructure.
One hand washes [...]
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Gay nominee for U.S. ambassador criticized, praised in Dominican Republic
BY EZRA FIESER, SPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALD
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- President Barack Obama’s choice for ambassador to the Dominican Republic is part of an historic class of nominees that would more than double the number of openly gay top [...]
From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at July 01, 2013, 9:24pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs
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Genting Casino's Comes Up With A Day Trip Hard to Beat. By Geniusofdespair
I have never been to Bimini. If there is anything to do there, besides gamble, I would be tempted to take this trip that was advertised in a full-page ad in the Miami Herald. $49 for a day cruise including brunch and dinner seems like a good deal, that is, [...]
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Jonathan Eismann Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run
The Miami Herald is reporting that chef/restaurateur Jonathan Eismann is being charged with a felony in connection with a car crash that occurred this past October, resulting in a pedestrial fat... [...]
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Former Miami-Dade commission chairman shows off namesake cologne at GOP fundraiser
A gift sat on each table at the Miami-Dade Republican party's annual fundraising dinner Friday night: a bottle of men's cologne, encased in a white box wrapped in shiny cellophane.
The eau de parfum: "The Commissioner." As in, former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez.
"Did you see?" he asked a Miami Herald [...]
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Hey, David Landsberg...your pants are on fire!
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Miami Herald Publisher David Landsberg. Miami Herald publisher David Landsberg sent this email to newsroom staffers on Thursday. From: Landsberg, David Date: Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 4:46 PM Subject: 2nd Half Furlough To: MIA All Herald Users To all Herald staff: Today we are announcing a one-week furlough program for most full-time employees who [...]
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Ending the Fleecing of Taxpayers with Red Light Cameras
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Excerpt from Miami Herald "The mayor of Doral said Wednesday that he will submit to the city council a proposal to eliminate the cameras used to identify and fine traffic-light violators because he considers them an unnecessary mechanism for tax collection. “These cameras have become a nightmare for the people" [...]
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Two Americans imprisoned in Cuba, six others held by dictatorship over traffic accidents
Number of comments: 1It seems those "cultural" and "educational" exchanges Americans are enjoying in Cuba can also include a "hostage" experience as well.
US issues warning on driving in Cuba
The U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana issued a warning Friday that traffic accidents involving U.S. citizens are on the rise, and [...]
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The Old Miami Herald Building Is Already Falling Apart
With the iconic Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald neon sign torn down, the parking lot locked up and barren, and the building abandoned, it's amazing how quickly 1 Herald Plaza has faded into history. ...
Continue reading "The Old Miami Herald Building Is Already Falling Apart UPDATE: Or Maybe Not" > ' [...]
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After fourth child dies despite DCF's watch, judge concludes: 'the system is not working'
Despite claims of Secretary David Wilkins and Gov. Rick Scott that the state is doing a good job managing the troubled child welfare system, critics of the Department of Children & Families told the Miami Herald on Wednesday that the recent “cluster” of child deaths suggests the agency is in deep [...]
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Attorneys Elizabeth Schwartz, Lavi Soloway discuss DOMA decision in WLRN/Miami Herald web chat
BY ELAINE CHEN, WLRN
What do the rulings from the highest court in the United States mean for Florida's same-sex couples?
Florida provides no [...]
From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at June 27, 2013, 8:31am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs
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In wake of four child deaths, Gov. Scott stands by DCF chief
Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday said he supports child welfare secretary David Wilkins, following the fourth case in the past six weeks of the death of a child who had drawn the interest of administrators in the agency headed by Wilkins, the Department of Children and Families.
The Miami Herald reported [...]
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Is working harder the answer, or the problem? Ask a workaholic.
Should some of us forget about work life balance and go for financial success?(My answer to that question as it appeared in today's Miami Herald!)
As summer begins, some workers look forward to kicking back a bit. But don’t even think about it if you work at a [...]
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