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Fortuna Smukler, Crime Watcher of the Year!

Our very own Fortuna Smukler of the Eastern Shores Crime Watch, was honored last week as Crime Watcher of the Year.  Read all about it in this Miami Herald article: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/29/2431119/annual-dinner-honors-crime-watch.html Posted on Thursday, 09.29.11…

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Happy New Year!

I want to wish all my friends a very happy and healthy Jewish New Year.  Shana Tova! Tonight begins the holiday of Rosh Hashana, which is Hebrew for head (“rosh”) of the (“ha”) year (“shana”). …

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“Manufacture” This!

Just a couple of weeks ago, as I was walking into the CVS store on Miami Gardens Drive I saw a young woman and a small child sitting up against the wall near the door. …

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COUNTY 14, PBA 0

You would think the UNIONS haven’t been smacked down enough, but just in case anyone believes they are still relevant, have a dose of this.  Just posted on The Miami Herald’s website is Miami-Dade County…

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Cracking Down on Absentee Ballot Fraud

The problem with absentee ballot fraud is that we know it’s rampant and yet we can’t seem to do anything about it.  The group known as ACORN turned voter fraud into a science and elevated…

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We Won’t Get Fooled Again!

How can you tell when North Miami Beach Police UNION president Mike Pons is lying?  DUH!  When his lips are moving! According to an article from NBC Miami/Channel 6, North Miami Beach Police Facing Layoffs…

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And the Winner is…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for finally arrived last night at North Miami Beach City Hall – the Final Reading and Vote of The Budget.  It was a night filled with drama, suspense and…

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Running a Tight Ship

Okay, so we’re not Aventura.  We get that.  Oh, boy, do we get that!  But what I find extraordinarily interesting is the fact that with all of Aventura’s expensive high rises, two malls (including the…

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Cut the Crap Already!

Most people inherently know that the best way to get something you want is to not piss off the person who can give it to you.  Kids who make it past the terrible twos stage…

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The Bigger Picture

Here we go again.  Last night there was a shooting in North Miami Beach.  While it wasn’t technically within our boundaries but in the area known as the “doughnut hole,” most people outside NMB don’t…

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