Month: February 2014
My Favorite Political Quotes
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by
The Meeting (Updated 02-24-14)
I sat through yesterday’s North Miami Beach Emergency Council Meeting with an odd combination of amusement and disgust, unable to shake the deepening sense of unease I’ve been feeling since Tuesday night’s unceremonious firing of…
The Moral of the Story
There are so many morals to the latest story out of Miami Gardens that I don’t even know where to begin. But, here goes anyway. The headline, Exclusive: Video shows shooting of Miami Gardens police…
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
An Emergency Special Meeting has been called for the North Miami Beach City Council tomorrow afternoon, Friday, February 21, 2014 at 3:00 PM. I was advised by the City Clerk that “per charter the meeting…
“That Ship has Sailed”
First there was the whole “Street Furniture” debacle during the 2011 North Miami Beach mayoral race when I tore City Attorney Darcee Siegel a new one … make that several of them … for her…
WTF? Darcee FIRED?
While ten out of 42,000 North Miami Beach residents showed up for a demonstration demanding better public safety, four out of seven Council Members decided that the City Attorney must go. I see we all…
Pet Peeve of the Day: You Didn’t Earn That!
Sometimes I really do feel like I’m living in an alternate universe these days. When I was a kid, competition – and winning – was a good thing. The kids who put forth the effort…
NMB: 2014 Tour da ‘Hood
A friend of mine sent me a Miami Herald article dated February 13, 2014 and entitled, Nova Southeastern breaks ground on $80 million research center, which reported: “On what is now a parking lot at…