Month: July 2011
If it bleeds, it leads
Make no mistake about it. Nothing sells news like murder and mayhem. The same principle is involved when traffic slows to glacial speed even if the accident is well off to the side of the…
In Defense of GOP Principles, by a Common Sense Republican
For those of you who are leery of the fact that I am a Republican, I thought I’d try to give you a better idea of my personal political beliefs. You’ll find I’m not so…
Roosting Chickens
As far back as December of 2009, I started warning the North Miami Beach City Council and then City Manager, Kelvin Baker, that the economy was on the verge of collapsing. I sent them an…
“Making Friends and Influencing People?” I think not!
My parents were honest-to-goodness hippies. My father was the more staid of the two, never quite leaving the fifties, with his Fonzie haircut and his “gang” of fellow New Yorkers. But my mother embraced the…
Bad Apples?
Somewhere amidst all the rhetoric being spewed over North Miami Beach’s budget crisis there is the truth. Reasonable people know this. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be enough reason to go around these days. Panic,…
Spelling Counts!
Some people warned me that if I spoke my mind about unions there would be repercussions. They also warned me that no matter how much I supported our North Miami Beach Police Department, in word…
SCAM ALERT!
SCAM ALERT There appears to be a resurgence of telephone scams that involve persons being called on the phone and advised either a relative of theirs, usually a grandson or granddaughter, is in jail and…
“To Protect and Serve”
When our kids were young, my husband tried his best to convince at least one of them to follow in his footsteps and become a firefighter. Although he never said it, I’m sure he was…
Happy Independence Day!
As we approach our country’s birthday on the fourth of July, please keep in mind that our independence was won by fighting for the right to be free. Thanks to our men and women in…
