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Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen was born and reared in South Florida. He joined The Herald in 1976 and worked as a general assignment reporter, magazine writer and award-winning investigative reporter before starting his column in 1985. He is also the author of many novels, including Basket Case, Sick Puppy, Tourist Season and Strip Tease, which was made into a feature film starring Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds. Hiaasen's column appears regularly on the Other Views page.
Visit Carl's website at www.carlhiaasen.com.

RECENT COLUMNS

  • IN MY OPINION | CARL HIAASEN

    White politicos have their own pulpit gasbags

    If Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright were white, he'd probably have his own church show on television. Maybe even his own network. He could promise fantastic miracles that never come true and predict terrible disasters that never happen, and he could fleece millions of dollars from poor, gullible viewers.

  • IN MY OPINION | CARL HIAASEN

    Firearm law adds danger to workplace

    Happiness is a warm gun in a steaming hot car. After years of wimping around, Florida lawmakers finally passed a law that will allow you to bring your favorite firearm to work, providing you leave it locked in your vehicle.

  • Don't trust this gang with our state's future

    The panel of wizards assigned to fix Florida's gross tax inequities has impulsively broadened its scope to a social issue in which its expertise is even more dubious.

  • Iraq: No light at the end of the tunnel

    On the five-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, President Bush declared that the United States is on the way to winning the war.

  • What can go wrong in the 're-do'? Only everything

    Ten most-asked questions about a possible re-do of the Florida Democratic Primary. 1. This whole thing is just a gag, right? Somebody's lame idea of a joke?

  • What is the dictator doing right now?

    A Day in the Life of a Retired Dictator: 7:30 a.m. For breakfast it's my usual bowl of Mueslix with plantains. Then I call Raúl to get the latest numbers on the sugar cane crop, which haven't improved by one lousy hectare since yesterday.

  • Our reputation for flakiness is at stake

    In a move that could endanger Florida's flaky backwater reputation, the state Board of Education is poised to endorse the teaching of evolution as a science.

  • We should all have an ex like this one

    Every divorced guy would love an ex-wife like Barbara Gomez. As the chief of Miami's public housing agency, she helped funnel more than $1 million in city contracts to companies employing one of her former husbands.

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