Miami-Dade Commission budget cuts are affecting more than the bottom line.
Michael Sallah is investigations editor and author of ''Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War'' (2006: Little, Brown and Company). He posed this question to Doug Stanton, author of ''Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan'' (Scribner, $28).
Ralph Nader, 75, has been an outsized figure in American political and civic life for more than four decades. Consumer advocate, lawyer, citizen activist and former presidential candidate -- perhaps most notably in 2000, when as a candidate for the Green party, he received nearly 3 percent of the vote -- he has also written or co-authored 34 books. Among them: the influential ``Unsafe At Any Speed,'' the 1965 best-selling indictment of the auto industry and its lax safety standards. In his latest book, ``Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!'' (Seven Stories Press, $27.50), Nader envisions what could happen if some of the country's richest people pooled their resources and led a drive to get many changes Nader has long sought -- curbs on corporate power and big insurance companies, for instance, and third-party victories. In the novel, characters based on real people such as Warren Buffett and Ted Turner in fictional roles mobilize the people for fairness and justice.
Jaweed Kaleem is a religion and general assignment reporter for the Miami Herald. He asked this question Joe Starita, a journalism professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a former Miami Herald investigative reporter, who has has written ''I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice'' (St. Martin's Press, $26.95).
Business Monday editor Brenda Krebs was a soloist with the Kansas City Ballet before completing a Ph.D in Spanish literature. Her interest in dance, literature and the media inspired her to ask this question of Zeida Cecilia-Mendez, co-author of ''Fernando Bujones: An Autobiography '' (Higher Education and Technology Consultants, $35).
Ellen Osterblom, a copy editor on The Miami Herald's features desk, asked this of Jeff Leen, who wrote ''The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend'' (Grove/Atlantic, $25). Leen, the assistant managing editor for The Washington Post's investigations unit, worked at The Miami Herald for 15 years, 10 of those as an investigative reporter.
Alfonso Chardy is transportation and immigration reporter at El Nuevo Herald. He asked this of Lars Schoultz, who has written ''That Infernal Little Cuban Republic: The United States and the Cuban Revolution'' (The University of North Carolina Press, $35).
Today we reach for the mailbag to answer questions, quips and complaints. It's not so much a mailbag as a wide assortment of messages, comments, phone calls, tweets and letters that have helped transform our work into a two-way street.
Ronnie Greene, The Herald's urban affairs editor, is author of ''Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air, And Margie Richard's Fight To Save Her Town'' (HarperCollins/Amistad, 2008), honored as a Harry Chapin Award finalist. He asked this of John Dufresne, the acclaimed Dania Beach author of seven books, including ''Requiem, Mass.'' (Norton, $24.95; $13.95 paperback).
David Diaz is a copy editor for The Miami Herald. He asked this of Gerald Martin, who has written ''Gabriel García Márquez: A Life'' (Random House, $37.50).
Jonathan Dubin, a page designer and copy editor for The Miami Herald, asked this of Aryeh Rubin, the editor of ''Jewish Sages of Today'' (Devora Publishing, $16.95).
Diana Moskovitz is a staff writer for The Miami Herald. She asked this of Norman Podhoretz, who has written ''Why Are Jews Liberals?'' (Doubleday, $27).
Adam H. Beasley writes about sports and breaking news for The Miami Herald. He asked these questions of S.L. Price, author of ''Heart of the Game: Life, Death and Mercy in Minor League America'' (HarperCollins, $24.99), about a minor-league coach killed when a batted ball struck him in the neck during a game.
William McGee is a veteran copy editor on The Miami Herald's universal desk. He asked this of Melvin Van Peebles, the novelist, musician and father of actor Mario Van Peebles, who has written ''Confessions Of A Ex-Doofus Itchy-Footed Mutha'' (Akashic, $17.95).
Fabiola Santiago, visual arts writer for The Miami Herald, is the author of ''Siempre París'' (Simon & Schuster, $15), a novel set in contemporary Cuban Miami. She asked this question of Gina Montaner, author of ''La mala fama'' (Plaza & Janés, $16.95).
Trenton Daniel is a staff writer for The Miami Herald. He asked this of Benjamin Moser, author of ''Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector'' (Oxford University Press, $29.95).
Jeff Kleinman is night news editor at The Miami Herald and blogs on family issues for MomsMiami.com. He asked this question of David Wolman, author of ''Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling'' (HarperCollins, $24.95).
Cory Nightingale is a copy editor on The Miami Herald's sports desk. He asked this of Peter Golenbock, who wrote ''George -- The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire'' (Wiley, $26.95).
Kathleen McGrory is an education reporter for The Miami Herald. She asked this of Carolina De Robertis, who has written ''The Invisible Mountain'' (Knopf, $24.95).
Al Gore's new work -- ``Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis'' (Rodale Books, $26.99) -- is a culmination of 30 ``solution summits'' that Gore convened around the world. Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his environmental advocacy. Beth Reinhard, political writer at The Miami Herald, spoke to him recently about this book.
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